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Digiweb - current opinions?

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  • 25-05-2009 1:47pm
    #1
    Blitzkrieger
    Registered Users Posts: 6,660 ✭✭✭


    I did a seach but didn't seem to come with anything recent. Are people still having grief with speeds on Digiweb? Specifically with pings to gaming servers. Are they still strangling P2P too?

    Am thinking about getting their DSL xtra package...

    Monthly Price €39.95
    Download Speed* 7.6Mb
    Upload Speed* 672k
    Traffic Allowance 40GB
    Contention Ratio 24:1
    4 Port Wireless Router Free
    Activation Fee €49.95 or FREE with annual payment


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    #2
    helimachoptor
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    I find it fine, the only issue I have is the cap.

    3 Different laptops in the house and a Xbox so regularly hit the cap.


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Digiweb never strangled p2p

    DSL pings depend on eircom technology.

    Metro pings (depending on mast) can be better. Metro works out cheaper too, if you ditch the phone line.


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    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,656 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    Watty, are there any plans to increase the DL cap?


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Please! 20 GB should be the miniumum in 2009


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    Jumpy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    Well metro can be a bit hit and miss. I have cancelled with them over some "adjustment" that was made in the Limerick area which resulted in my connection no longer syncing. Its been down over a month. Two aerial replacements and a down converter had no effect.


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    Blitzkrieger
    Registered Users Posts: 6,660 ✭✭✭Blitzkrieger


    Cheers for the info. Still not sure. Eircom give a 50GB limit and first month free, so work out cheaper overall. They're a bit sketchy on details and I hate the idea of giving those bastards more money than I have to....

    watty wrote: »
    Digiweb never strangled p2p

    Was reading an old thread were several people said it was, and one person said the digiweb customer service person even admitted to it.


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    helimachoptor wrote: »
    Watty, are there any plans to increase the DL cap?

    I wouldn't know as I have no connection other than as a customer.

    Yes, the "adjustments" in Limerick totally messed me up too, jumpy. Changing / radios/modems /cables etc won't fix it.

    If you go over cap due to p2p or ANY other reason, then everything is throttled to under 100k till you are < 80% of cap. I still don't beleive p2p was targeted.


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    Moriarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,007 ✭✭✭Moriarty


    Digiweb don't shape/throttle/meddle with any traffic, p2p or other.


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    helimachoptor
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    watty wrote: »
    I wouldn't know as I have no connection other than as a customer.

    Apologies watty, I thought you worked for them:o


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    Dardania
    Registered Users Posts: 3,612 ✭✭✭Dardania


    helimachoptor wrote: »
    Apologies watty, I thought you worked for them:o

    i thought so too - you did a few months ago right, or am I imagining it?


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    bottletops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 160 ✭✭bottletops


    Grrrr :mad::mad::mad:

    Just got a letter from a debt collection agency acting on behalf of digiweb. Let me print an email I had sent them.....
    Hi there,
    I need to cancel my account WIRxxxxxx as I am moving out of the
    country. The residence has no new tenants as yet so I am unsure about
    the future requirements.

    The account details are:

    Acc No: xxxxxxx

    Full name
    and address

    Please bear in mind that I only have a roaming phone here in Holland
    so please try to communicate VIA email.
    If you do need to contact me my mobile is 087xxxxxxx

    I have canceled the direct debit for digiweb. Please terminate the
    account once the prepaid amount has been used.

    Many thanks for the great service.
    xxxxxxxx

    I got a nice email back saying that was fine etc etc. All was good.

    Next thing I know is that the landlord rings me about a debt collection letter. :eek:

    I rang digiweb and got the bla bla about it being automated system... so beware anyone else.

    Such a pity because I had great service from them for so long but the last thing I want is my name appearing in some credit agency as an unreliable.


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    Lafortezza
    Registered Users Posts: 8,806 ✭✭✭Lafortezza


    Blitzkrieger wrote: »
    DSL xtra package...

    Monthly Price €39.95
    Download Speed* 7.6Mb
    Upload Speed* 672k
    Traffic Allowance 40GB
    Contention Ratio 24:1
    4 Port Wireless Router Free
    Activation Fee €49.95 or FREE with annual payment
    I'm on this package in the D11 area. Very happy with it, its very reliable, consistant performance throughout the day.
    Pings for online games like CSS aren't great compared to other Irish ppl I know on different providers, I get 60-80ping to EU servers, others are 30-50, still playable though.
    I really wish the download cap was bigger than 40GB per month though.


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