[ILUG] Best non-DSL broadband service in Dublin?

[Tony Groves]

Tony Groves wrote:
> I switched my domestic internet connection from Eircom ADSL to Irish
> Broadband Ripwave about 6 months ago because taking into account the
> cost of the phone line which I don't need, the IBB option is far
> cheaper, and an NTL connection was not available.
>
> My bill has dropped from about €15 a week to a fiver now, but
> unfortunately the quality of service is not reliable at all. When it's
> connected the speed is fine, but almost every day (at unpredictable
> times but always when I need it) the connection drops and I'm left to
> twiddle my thumbs for two hours or more waiting for it to come back.
>
> So, I want to change again. Can anybody recommend a better service in
> Dublin at a reasonable price?
>

Rachael Holt wrote:
> Is their fixed wireless offering an option?
> 
> It is  better then ripwave and still no need for a phone line.

Thomas Pedoussaut wrote: 
> WEP-cracking your neighbours AP ?
> 
> I mean, knocking at the door, and ask if you can share their BW from 
> time to time when your own access fails. In return, you volunteer to 
> mind the cat when the go to Spain for a week.

Michael Watterson wrote:   
> http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=259
> 
> NTL Cable (some areas bad), IBB Breeze (Ripwave is a Wireless  ISDN 
> replacement,  not Broadband at all),  Digiweb  Metro  (DSL/Cable like  
> with  phone ports QOS private IP VOIP built  in with real phone number & 
> sockets) , Digiweb  Wireless (Like  Breeze).
> 
> Magnet fibre or Smart fibre (The DSL LLU / GLUMP  is still 17 Euro a 
> month to eircom)
> 
> Your own connection to enet MAN :-)
> 
> Avoid Clearwire, Satellite,  Ripwave, Ripwave  Plus , eircom  FWA.

Paschal Nee wrote:
> I'm using DigiWeb Metro and have had no problems with it.  I'm not at home
> every day though so it's not getting continuous use.  And when I am home
> it's email, web, ssh - no games or large downloads  That said when I had an
> open wifi router (ah the philanthropy of it) my neighbours had no trouble
> downloading my 30gb cap worth of god knows what Internet depravity.  Just
> looking at it now, the base package seems to have lowered the cap to 10gb of
> Internet depravity.
> 
> Best of all the price - 20 a month for the 1mb package.  You get a phone
> number with that although the quality of the phone service is not great -
> sometimes will not connect on first dial.  Still for the amount of time I
> use the land line that is fine.
> 
> You need line of sight to a mast from your roof - there's one in Finglas,
> Three Rock, and somewhere else I think.
> 
> The Vodafone 3G data product might also be an option for you - not cheap
> though.
> 
> More here http://callcosts.ie/


Thanks for those replies. One of the roof-aerial options would seem to be the
best, but I've a feeling that I'm not allowed put anything on the roof of my
block of flats; I'll check that. Digiweb Metro sounds a lot better than Ripwave
at the same price, and seems to involve a small wall-mounted box, which I might
get away with. I'd be happy with that as long as the uptime is reliable.

Thanks.

Tony.