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Ripwave Latency

  • 12-12-2005 5:14pm
    #1
    djmarkus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm considering getting ripwave(basically because i have NO other options), im based in the city centre,

    I'm just wondering what latency i could expect from ripwave, so if you are using ripwave just do a ping to www.boards.ie and post up ur result.


    cheers.


Comments

  • #2
    paulm17781
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,858 ✭✭✭paulm17781


    I've heard ripwave is awful. Where in the city centre are you? Why do you say no other options.


  • #3
    pointofnoreturn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 285 ✭✭pointofnoreturn


    Get Clearwire, if your out for good pings you won't see it on a ripwave unit, i've tested it!

    Got it for a week but sent it back as i couldn't get a green signal at home, didn't cost anything because i sent it back in time

    20662.JPG

    Speed test if you get a good green signal
    https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/57422/20663.JPG


  • #4
    ecodub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 79 ✭✭ecodub


    I wouldn't recommend it, I've had it for a few months and at first it was resonably good but slow in comparsion to other DSL options. The best I ever got was 320k normally 180-220k (yet IBB list Ripave as a 512k speed).

    In the last few weeks my data speed has ground to a hault, with very bad speeds (see attachment) worse than dial-up. As regards support is almost a waste of time trying to contact them.

    And for your information, I'm close to the city centre.

    I would suggest to go for either - Smarttelecom.ie, Imagine.ie, U.TV or anything else


  • #5
    djmarkus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭djmarkus


    Well these are the reasons i have no alternatives,
    1: I’m not in student accommodation so no phone lines are allowed to be installed, nor are any aerials allowed to be erected.
    2: NTL have told me that the signal strength for NTL bb is too weak so that isn't an option.


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