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Post Grad Campus Internet

  • 10-10-2011 04:11PM
    #1
    maygitchell
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 843 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,
    Hoping to get into post grad res next year (i know its early etc) having never been a DCU student I am wondering what internet in the post grad residences is like ie. is it restricted against online gaming, streaming etc?


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  • #2
    XPS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭XPS


    Well its free, that's a start...

    Java enabled scripts are blocked. FTP client access blocked. Not sure about gaming to be honest. I was able to play a few games on my mac no problem.


  • #3
    maygitchell
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 843 ✭✭✭maygitchell


    I thought there was a fee per semester though? Sounds good, what kinda games eg. steam etc? And torrents blocked I assume?


  • #4
    XPS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭XPS


    maygitchell wrote: »
    I thought there was a fee per semester though? Sounds good, what kinda games eg. steam etc? And torrents blocked I assume?

    No fee if you are living in postgrad accomodation its free.

    Also yes Steam, that's the one! Torrents aren't blocked I don't think, I don't use them to be honest. But I have used Steam on campus.


  • #5
    maygitchell
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 843 ✭✭✭maygitchell


    XPS wrote: »
    No fee if you are living in postgrad accomodation its free.

    Also yes Steam, that's the one! Torrents aren't blocked I don't think, I don't use them to be honest. But I have used Steam on campus.

    Nice one! Any idea what the speeds are like? I know all this sounds really early of me seeing as its 11 months away but I want to decide if I should save up for a self build for next year, not much point if online access is restricted though.


  • #6
    TheChrisD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,816 ✭✭✭TheChrisD


    If you have something that you'd like to connect to that's normally blocked, just e-mail CSD with your port number and the ports you need open and they should do it (eventually) with no hassle.

    It's how I survived with Xbox Live during that one year I stayed on campus ;)


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  • #7
    XPS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭XPS


    TheChrisD wrote: »
    If you have something that you'd like to connect to that's normally blocked, just e-mail CSD with your port number and the ports you need open and they should do it (eventually) with no hassle.

    It's how I survived with Xbox Live during that one year I stayed on campus ;)

    I tried that, they wouldn't do it for me :-/


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