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  • 17-12-2006 11:49pm
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    eezarthegreat
    Registered Users Posts: 353 ✭✭


    Hey people, Hope somebody can help me...

    I'm with eircom (i know...) but i'm looking to buy that portable "ripwave" or whatever it's called. Is it any good?

    Any advice on broadband would be welcome
    I play xbox live and have my pc hooked up to wireless through my eircom wireless key.

    So obviously I need to maintain those connections.

    Thanks,
    Joe


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    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,448 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    eezarthegreat wrote:
    Hey people, Hope somebody can help me...

    I'm with eircom (i know...) but i'm looking to buy that portable "ripwave" or whatever it's called. Is it any good?

    Any advice on broadband would be welcome
    I play xbox live and have my pc hooked up to wireless through my eircom wireless key.

    So obviously I need to maintain those connections.

    Thanks,
    Joe

    Dont!


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    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    If you can afford to change your phone number, get Smart Broadband's package; by far the best/fastest/cheapest.

    Otherwise, depending on where you are, you might have the option of Chorus/NTL's cable offering.

    From personal experience, Ripwave is rubbish; people have said that IBB's Breeze is a lot better, but I can't advise one way or the other as I never bothered upgrading to that, I just happily dumped the Ripwave rubbish as soon as Smart became available.

    Other than the above, you're looking at a reseller of eircom's offering or a localised wireless operator.


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    eezarthegreat
    Registered Users Posts: 353 ✭✭eezarthegreat


    Ok guys thanks for the reply...I love boards...

    MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL :P


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    Rozie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,511 ✭✭✭Rozie


    From what I gather, IBB have improved immensely over the course of this year. However, I'm pretty sure Ripwave is still stuck at the same speeds "broadband" was when it first came about.


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