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    rip wave broadband

    whats the deal with this? no landline needed at all?

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    ah come on! all the computer wizzards on here must know something!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pablo
    all the computer wizzards on here must know something!
    She's a witch and he's a wizard!

    There's at least two instances of RIP in networking that I know of. One is simply the widely used Internet routing protocol.
    Doubt that's what you're talking about since it's just a protocol and secondary to the actual broadband.
    The other is Refractive Index Profiling which is used when determining the propagation properties in a fibre core or in an optical waveguide.
    It essentially lets you know how effective a fibre cable is.
    Really don't know how any of this applies to a toby home user looking for broadband. It's relevant to the companies laying the cable though.
    If you want broadband without a fixed line you'll need to get in touch with a wireless broadband supplier.
    Not familiar with the companies in Ireland but an example of such a company in the UK would be Netvigator.
    Wave broadband is wireless though as it uses radio waves as opposed to cable. Perhaps it simply uses the protocol RIP instead of TCP/IP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peadar
    She's a witch and he's a wizard!

    There's at least two instances of RIP in networking that I know of. One is simply the widely used Internet routing protocol.
    Doubt that's what you're talking about since it's just a protocol and secondary to the actual broadband.
    The other is Refractive Index Profiling which is used when determining the propagation properties in a fibre core or in an optical waveguide.
    It essentially lets you know how effective a fibre cable is.
    Really don't know how any of this applies to a toby home user looking for broadband. It's relevant to the companies laying the cable though.
    If you want broadband without a fixed line you'll need to get in touch with a wireless broadband supplier.
    Not familiar with the companies in Ireland but an example of such a company in the UK would be Netvigator.
    Wave broadband is wireless though as it uses radio waves as opposed to cable. Perhaps it simply uses the protocol RIP instead of TCP/IP.
    i just about know how to turn on my PC Peadar Here is the bad boy i was thinking of getting

    the ol 56k is a bit of a pain but i've heard bad things about eircom. i just dont know really

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    Ripwave is a proprietary wireless product that apparently doesn't need LoS (Line of Sight) to operate. Since it's wireless, no, it doesn't need a landline.

    adam

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    Quote Originally Posted by dahamsta
    Ripwave is a proprietary wireless product that apparently doesn't need LoS (Line of Sight) to operate. Since it's wireless, no, it doesn't need a landline.

    adam
    i dont have a landline in my house so i was gonna get one in and then saw this.

    amazing. it cant be as fast as a landline connection though can it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pablo
    amazing. it cant be as fast as a landline connection though can it?
    They're offering Download speed of 512 Kbps and an upload speed 128 Kbps.
    That's relatively fast for a home user doing the bare minimum.
    I think eircom are offering something similar on their ADSL contracts but you could get 1Mb download speeds.
    Irish Broadband don't mention montly download/upload quotas.
    All I'll say anyone considering broadband is, ask about security.
    You could leave yourself very exposed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dahamsta
    Ripwave is a proprietary wireless product that apparently doesn't need LoS (Line of Sight) to operate. Since it's wireless, no, it doesn't need a landline.

    adam
    This being the same RIP that I was talking about before.
    j'accuse!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pablo
    amazing. it cant be as fast as a landline connection though can it?
    I'm not familiar with Ripwave, but wireless connections can run as fast as, or faster than DSL, depending on the technology used. A search for "Ripwave" on the Broadband forum on Boards.ie might be useful to you.

    adam

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    Quote Originally Posted by ccfcman
    This being the same RIP that I was talking about before.
    Eh? Before when? Are you Peadar in disguise?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dahamsta
    I'm not familiar with Ripwave, but wireless connections can run as fast as, or faster than DSL, depending on the technology used. A search for "Ripwave" on the Broadband forum on Boards.ie might be useful to you.

    adam
    nice wan Adam cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by dahamsta
    Are you Peadar in disguise?
    I'm someone else in disguise!

    Don't remember Ripwave being discussed before.
    I like the sound of their product, Breeze 1MB Lite.

    Quote Originally Posted by Pablo
    nice wan Adam
    WAN
    A pun and you didn't even know it Pablo.
    I'm easily amused!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peadar
    WAN
    A pun and you didn't even know it Pablo.
    I'm easily amused!
    ive just laughed at a computer joke that peadar laughed at too.
    my transition from norrie to nerd is now complete

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShedEnd.com
    my transition from norrie to nerd is now complete
    Your Welcome Kit is in the post.
    Jam Jars and anorak included
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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Vito
    Irish Broadband
    You might save yourself a lot of time and trouble if you read through the other posts before contributing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dahamsta
    I'm not familiar with Ripwave, but wireless connections can run as fast as, or faster than DSL, depending on the technology used. A search for "Ripwave" on the Broadband forum on Boards.ie might be useful to you.

    adam
    Must check that out. They're really pushing the Ripwave and Satellite broadband on the radio. Every ad break on Newstalk seems to have an ad for either one. Certainly the only broadband options I have, as eircom continually say there isn't demand in the village I'm in (despite it being raised by the community council )
    If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.

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    Does anybody know if this service is any good? Seems to good to be true-€30 a month for broadband access. Says that it has "always on-unlimited usage".
    "In life, it aint about how hard you can hit, it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep on moving forward"

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