digiweb or IBB?

CyberGhost

hey guys!

so after some researching, I narrowed down to 2 isps, Digiweb and IBB

can you guys help me with some things?


First of all I'm going with these packages:
digiweb business enhanced - 1meg/256kb
IBB - breeze plus - 512/512 8:1

1. can you(IBB and Digiweb users) please post your pings? www.boards.ie

2. who do you think will throthel(if they will, they both told me, they won't) the least? IBB or Digiweb?

3. who has better service? least down times?

4. which ones keeps their speeds at the levels they should be? in other words , are your speeds constantly high? contention ratio?

5. which one would you go with, why?

Thanks!

n1ck

Are you a gamer or a downloader?

Sztraik

Hi,

apparently IBB offer has recently changed and Home Breeze Plus does not exist anymore. Checke their website for the new products!

Bye.

statto

You can now get Breeze 1mb Lite for 87.70 inc. vat (1024 Kbps, 20-1) or you can go to the business section and get Breeze 1mb for 40 ex. vat ( 1Mbps, 20 -1). Not sure the difference between the two products is or why the residential product is twice the price of the business produce when business customers get better equipment and priority. By the way for you go to the pricing pages on the IBB web site you get the old products and prices. Confusing!

gsand

Seems they have fixed the above problem u mention...

Im wondering what this means for exiting breeze home plus customers though...

Ripwave

CyberGhost wrote:

so after some researching, I narrowed down to 2 isps, Digiweb and IBB

Where are you that you can chose between them - as far as I know, IBB aren't available anywhere that Digiweb is, and vice-versa.

Blaster99

It's Digiweb's DSL reseller jobbie.

Adey2002

I use IBB Breeze Plus 8/1 contention in Clondalkin.

These results are from late (after peak time) last night.

Downloading their 10Mb iso file (the one they use to test speeds within the IBB network) at 14K (TOTAL CRAP)

My pings just to my pop! on the SIAC building. (again same time late last night). Make note of maximum ping time!!

Conclusion:
The Service - Crap to non-existent
The Support - A very consistent non-existent.

Request timed out.
Reply from 62.231.33.33: bytes=32 time=247ms TTL=255
Reply from 62.231.33.33: bytes=32 time=190ms TTL=255
Reply from 62.231.33.33: bytes=32 time=190ms TTL=255
Reply from 62.231.33.33: bytes=32 time=337ms TTL=255
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 62.231.33.33: bytes=32 time=105ms TTL=255
Reply from 62.231.33.33: bytes=32 time=487ms TTL=255

Ping statistics for 62.231.33.33:
Packets: Sent = 145, Received = 134, Lost = 11 (7%
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 12ms, Maximum = 3316ms, Average = 247ms

CONMIKE12

I agree with Adey2002.I was with ibb off the siac tower in clondalkin for the last seven months.About a month ago i cancelled my contract.
My pings were always good , but d load speeds were brutal(anywhere between 40kb to 300kb).
Tech support was friendly but useless.
I had breeze home 512 20:1
absolutely terrible service.

Adey2002

CONMIKE, who are you with now? whats the alternative in Clondalkin?

CONMIKE12

adey,i took up the iol 3 month trial offer ,and after my torturous experiences with Ibb ,it is a breath of fresh air.
d load speeds are very consistent ,between 50 and 55KB...i'm always checking them...probably still paranoid after the other so called bb provider
Pings are good,although i've only checked them a couple of times(not a gamer).
So far,i'm really pleased with iol.I haven't had any problems.
I'm down here near the canal at the lough & quay pub and i have the option of eircom,iol and utv as far as i know. i presume you'd be the same.
Just hoping and waiting like many others that ntl will come a knockin' !

CyberGhost

Ok guys, you convinced me, I'm going with digiweb, n1ck, I'm a heavy downloader, and an occasional gamer, speed and no cap are very important to me, but I do need average pings too!

the only fear(warez) I have is if digiweb will control my traffic?

Off the 3rock tower on homebreeze plus 512k 8:1.
Ping statistics for 82.195.131.128:
Packets: Sent = 36, Received = 36, Lost = 0 (0% loss)
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 12ms, Maximum = 64ms, Average = 31ms

Ripping download speeds, good pings, no complaints.

Adey2002

It's a real shame because when IBB actually works, it is perfect and well able for gaming that requires low pings. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be very often. I don't like slating Companies, I would much prefer to recommend them but in this case I cannot.

gsand

Yep-as you say when they are good they are very very good-im on breeze home plus and will go thru weeks of great speeds and low pings but last couple of weeks have been very poor

Hellraiser

Well i have IOL at the moment and im am having terrible problems with regards to pings and downlaod speeds.

I have been mailing them back and forward and still nothing do about it.

I did have a great time at the start but then it got crap basically.