Which ISP for playing ps3 online?
Which ISP for playing ps3 online?
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Allyc85

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7,225 posts

215 months

Sunday 6th September 2009
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At the moment im on Orange broadband which is being a nightmare for setting up my ps3 online. Ive tried loads of guides but none have worked so far and usually end up with me losing my connection. So with my phone contract coming to an end im thinking of changing providers so which one is recommended for speed and ease of set up with the ps3?

Cheers smile

MondeoMan1981

2,457 posts

212 months

Sunday 6th September 2009
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I'm with AOL/CPW/Talk Talk, and got my Ps3 connected up within no more 30 secs, pop in wireless password and that was it.

02/BE broadband has a good reputation, unlimited and cheap.

Ian Davidson

4,506 posts

225 months

Sunday 6th September 2009
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My O2 connection suffers from consistent drop-outs.

I think their "Unlimited" system is a load of nonsense. I suspect they throttle the more frequent users. Sunday's are the worst.

Stu R

21,636 posts

244 months

Sunday 6th September 2009
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I'm with Be, can't fault it so far, leagues faster than any other ISP I've had and no complaints so far.

Allyc85

Original Poster:

7,225 posts

215 months

Sunday 6th September 2009
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Ideal, cheers for the replys so far biggrin

Should add with my internet set up ive got the live box next to the phone down stairs and then got a wireless adaptor for my pc and my ps3 will be connected via the wireless if that makes any difference?

WeirdNeville

6,049 posts

244 months

Sunday 6th September 2009
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I'll probably get flamed for this, and I know that they supposedly went under a few months ago but I'm on Tiscalis cheapest "£14.99 including line rental" package and I absolutely can't fault it.

I use about 3 hours a night online PS3 gaming, and Xbox live (till it died), and perhaps 10Gb/month torrenting, sometimes much more, and internet 4 hours a day and it never drops, never gives up, never sends any usage warnings and is generally brilliant.

It's even better at hosting 10+ person CoD4 matches than friends who have £50+ Per month virgin or sky packages, and all this after being told I was too far from the exchange to have broadband in the first place!

There are numerous online broadband comparison sites, so why not give them a look?

Bungleaio

6,587 posts

231 months

Sunday 6th September 2009
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I used tiscali before I moved house and I'm now with Be, I can't fault either of them apart from tiscali's call centre's are a nightmare. Be's customer service has been very easy everything has been dealt with online.

GG89

3,693 posts

215 months

Sunday 6th September 2009
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I'm with BT always a strong fast connection no problems with LAG or disconnections at all, but you only get what you pay for i guess as they are not cheap.

Darkdice

3,496 posts

219 months

Monday 7th September 2009
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Wads with Talk talk now with Sky. Both great connections never drop out, unless Mrs kicks the router that is.

Allyc85

Original Poster:

7,225 posts

215 months

Monday 7th September 2009
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Cheers for the suggestions, will have a look around. Sky is a possibility as we are already with them for their TV package.

Zad

13,007 posts

265 months

Monday 7th September 2009
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If possible, go with one of the unbundled providers. They seem to have better 'backhaul' capacity (the stuff that gets your data from the exchange to the ISP) than the ISPs that share the BT ADSL equipment.

The_Jackal

4,854 posts

226 months

Monday 7th September 2009
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Get cable rather than ADSL if possible. Upload speeds are more relevant for online gaming.