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Exchange just got enabled

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  • 24-06-2008 4:45pm
    #1
    glineli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    The local exchange just got enabled and i can now get dsl.

    Who would people recommend, eircom, ibb, bt?

    i am going to go with the 3mb package. I want to be able to video call family in the US using skype and then just live streaming on the rte website. Will the upload speed affect my video call rgeatly?

    Any advice would be great.

    cheers


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,490 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Depends what you want it for,
    - Do you plan on downloading alot?
    - Is price a big factor for you

    I'd personally recommend BT or UTV, stay away from Eircom as their expensive when compared to others.


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    #3
    glineli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭glineli


    Cabaal wrote: »
    Depends what you want it for,
    - Do you plan on downloading alot?
    - Is price a big factor for you

    I'd personally recommend BT or UTV, stay away from Eircom as their expensive when compared to others.

    Price isnt a factor as work will be paying for it. I wonder will the exchange have the benefit of the upgrades in a few weeks also??

    I will do some downloading but not a lot.
    As i said, skype video call i will use a good bit.


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    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    grats on your exchange getting enabled :D

    personally i`d recommend eircom even tho there a bit pricey. If something goes wrong with another isp that you`ve subscribed to your in a big mess and ALOT of downtime;)


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    glineli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭glineli


    nuxxx wrote: »
    grats on your exchange getting enabled :D

    personally i`d recommend eircom even tho there a bit pricey. If something goes wrong with another isp that you`ve subscribed to your in a big mess and ALOT of downtime;)

    Thanks for the feedback

    Any experience of skype on it??


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,490 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    The likes of skype will be fine on any ADSL providers services, however I would recommend you go for a package with a 256K upload or higher as many of the lower priced packages offer only 128K upload which will affect the quality of skype calls depending on what else your doing.

    If work is paying for it maybe aim for one of ther Eircom business packages?
    http://business.eircom.net/broadband

    Or one of the higher end home packages
    http://www.eircom.ie/broadband

    Otherwise perhaps one of UTV's Business Broadband packages or BT's which seem to be better value imho...only by a few euro';s in cases though.


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


    Cabaal wrote: »
    Depends what you want it for,
    - Do you plan on downloading alot?
    - Is price a big factor for you

    I'd personally recommend BT or UTV, stay away from Eircom as their expensive when compared to others.

    In the light of the almost daily accounts on here of BT's 'incompetence' to put it mildly, it is irresponsible to recommend BT without a very strong warning about their past and present behaviour.

    As I have put it elsewhere what price your 'sanity'?


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


    glineli wrote: »
    Hi

    The local exchange just got enabled and i can now get dsl.

    Who would people recommend, eircom, ibb, bt?

    i am going to go with the 3mb package. I want to be able to video call family in the US using skype and then just live streaming on the rte website. Will the upload speed affect my video call rgeatly?

    Any advice would be great.

    cheers

    It might be wiser to start with a lower speed package - not all lines will handle the 3Mb. If your line is ok you can then upgrade later. Do you have any idea how far you are away from your local exchange?


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    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    glineli wrote: »
    Thanks for the feedback

    Any experience of skype on it??

    yes works fine for me
    Go for at least 2mb package or if u want to be totally safe get the 3mb deal(if u can afford it)


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    lucernarian
    Registered Users Posts: 9,235 ✭✭✭lucernarian


    Congratulations. What exchange is it?


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    #11
    glineli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭glineli


    dub45 wrote: »
    It might be wiser to start with a lower speed package - not all lines will handle the 3Mb. If your line is ok you can then upgrade later. Do you have any idea how far you are away from your local exchange?


    i am about 500m from the exchange, its just down the road.


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    glineli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭glineli


    To_be_confirmed wrote: »
    Congratulations. What exchange is it?

    Its great!!

    Its crusheen, clare, so happy days!!!:D


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    #13
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,490 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    dub45 wrote: »
    In the light of the almost daily accounts on here of BT's 'incompetence' to put it mildly, it is irresponsible to recommend BT without a very strong warning about their past and present behaviour.

    As I have put it elsewhere what price your 'sanity'?

    True perhaps, however as for all the ISP's listed I';d recommend people search the forum for what kind of problems people have had with these ISP's


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