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Best (preferably wireless) ISP for Bittorrent et al?

  • 29-06-2010 12:56am
    #1
    unreasonably
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi,
    Which is the best ISP for Bittorrent (i.e. don't block/taper torrent files/sites etc.):

    At the moment I'm considering either Imagine Wimax 5mb or Digiweb Metro...Or possibly Breeze, though it's a bit expensive for me really, i'd really like to spend no more than €35 euro...I couldn't get UPC and I don't have a phone line (I reckon it's not worth getting one installed and line rental and all that; unless someone has a good complete package they recommend?) so I reckon some sort of wireless is the best bet...

    Thanks for any help.
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  • #2
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Oh yes... go for Imagine :) Or maybe 3 Ireland.

    All wireless has strict caps.     Even if people "claim" it's unlimited.
    Imagine's Wimax Unlimited data is 30Gbyte. (It's not really Broadband as it's a Mobile/Nomadic system. See http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1147 )
    Digiweb's Metro cap depends on package, the best value package is 30G byte.

    I've read people say that Clearwire and Imagine "throttle" Torrents. I don't know.

    Unless you are using Torrents only for occasional ISO download, forget ANY Wireless.

    You are better with a phone line if you want Torrents and can't get UPC.


  • #3
    unreasonably
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭unreasonably


    Really are you sure Imagine cap@30GB? what happens, will they cut you off or just slow down your connection? That'd really suck, the unlimited thing was what attracted me...I could easily be in the 60–90GB a month range, particularly with streaming HQ videos and radio and stuff...what about Breeze then, are they lying about "unlimited" too?

    Maybe I should go DSL...do you recommend anyone?


  • #4
    Dublin_Gunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,692 ✭✭✭Dublin_Gunner


    unreasonably wrote: »
    Really are you sure Imagine cap@30GB? what happens, will they cut you off or just slow down your connection? That'd really suck, the unlimited thing was what attracted me...I could easily be in the 60–90GB a month range, particularly with streaming HQ videos and radio and stuff...what about Breeze then, are they lying about "unlimited" too?

    Maybe I should go DSL...do you recommend anyone?


    Eircom or Magnet probably.


  • #5
    johnciall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 445 ✭✭johnciall


    watty wrote: »


    All wireless has strict caps.     Even if people "claim" it's unlimited.

    I've said it before i'll say it again, I had a breeze before and never ran into any issues with download limits, between me & my house mate we weould regularly managed to transfer in excess of 200Gb a fornight


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