Eircom fwa questions ,advice really needed

Headshot

im considering getting eircom FWA

dsl isnt in my area

just a few questions for wireless newbie

'You get upstream of up to 64k (64 kilobits per second). You get download speeds of 512k (512 kilobits per second)'

is that good for playing ps3 online or pc

and is it good for downloading demos etc

also

'The antenna dimensions are: Length - 22cm, Height - 22cm, Depth 15cm.'

anybody have a pic of what the antenna looks like

Headshot

any help lads

ethernet

{(-_-)}HeadShoT** wrote:

im considering getting eircom FWA

dsl isnt in my area

just a few questions for wireless newbie

'You get upstream of up to 64k (64 kilobits per second). You get download speeds of 512k (512 kilobits per second)'

is that good for playing ps3 online or pc

and is it good for downloading demos etc

also

'The antenna dimensions are: Length - 22cm, Height - 22cm, Depth 15cm.'

anybody have a pic of what the antenna looks like

Those speeds are quite slow. While an improvement over dial-up, they really could be regarded as entry-level broadband speeds. Just as important for gaming is your ping. You'll want this to be rather low as a higher ping will induce delays in your gaming and detract from the experience. The general viewpoint is to stay away from eircom's fixed wireless unless you have to. I suppose it is better than satellite in some ways but still not an ideal solution.

You say you can't get DSL in your area. What about fixed wireless from the likes of Digiweb, Irish Broadband, etc.?

Little-Devil

{(-_-)} wrote:

is that good for playing ps3 online or pc

Nope

{(-_-)} wrote:

and is it good for downloading demos etc

Nope

1MB is faster then your dial up, but for gaming and downloading, you would really need 3MB.

DemonOfTheFall

512k download is fine for any game, the 64k upload will be an absolute killer though. Forget using voice chat in any game, if they work.

Headshot

i live in Tipperary

in a small village of golden

any wireless companies in tipperary

Xennon

Have a look at www.wirelessconnect.eu

And no Im not affiliated. Good lads to talk to tho.

Headshot

Xennon wrote:

Have a look at www.wirelessconnect.eu

And no Im not affiliated. Good lads to talk to tho.

thanks mate

sent them a email but there north Tipp, im south Tipp but who knows

any way i found out that theres alot of people in my locality who wants broadband and a employer who employes 12 people wants it too

and theres a site being given for the for
the necessary equipment.


so is there anything i can do to get wireless companies interested