Wireless broadband in Charlesland?

bloggj

Hi

has anyone been able to get wireless broadband in charlesland.
i know new ntl service is not available yet, and Ripwave by irishbroadband
which are the most competitive on the market and neither need phone line
or the aerial on roof.
If anyone has any expereiences with it, can you let me know.

Many thanks

Plenty

I have Eircom Broadband and use their wireless modem. You would be better off getting your own wireless modem and adaptor (as Eircom don't supply the adaptor). The wireless modem they do have isn't great! Having said all that I have a land line as well with Smart.

Hope this helps

Eoin

Plenty wrote:

I have Eircom Broadband and use their wireless modem. You would be better off getting your own wireless modem and adaptor (as Eircom don't supply the adaptor). The wireless modem they do have isn't great! Having said all that I have a land line as well with Smart.

Hope this heps

I think bloggj means wireless to the house, rather than an internal wireless network.

I don't think there is anyway (yet) to avoid some sort of landline or ariel in Charlesland. As far as I know, the NTL broadband depends on a proper cable connection to the houses, and we don't have that. We have a cable only as far as a central dish (MMDS). Shame, their broadband speeds are supposed to be very fast.

The Ripwave coverage is still quite poor, and extends nowhere near Charlesland. It is not a 100% reliable service, as even the router's proximity to a window can affect the connection.

Ru

Ripwave will not be available to Charlesland in the near future. I have their standard Broadband service with the lovely Ariel on the roof and i have to say that I’m not overly impressed with the quality. It's constantly slowing down and on several occasions has stopped working altogether.
That said.....when it does work it's great.

As for NTL Broadband, this service is reserved for those who have Optical cables running to the area. This is never going to be anywhere in Wicklow, so I’m afraid it’s antenna or phone line only for us.

loyatemu

BT - 2 mb DSL + line rental for €40 per month. AFAIK this is cheaper than IBB breeze. its very reliable and the speeds are consistent (though it is only 256k upstream).

bloggj

thank you.
disappointed cant get ntl. its very quick and one of the most competitive.
havent got a landline so wanted something that would not involve the phone!
does anyone know if your landline isnt connected can you still install the likes of the BT broadband or Imagine....or do you need to actually have your phone hooked up!! (im not the most technical thing on the planet!):)

ChickenBalls

u need a phone line for bt\imagine

try www.magnet.ie