All ISDN People.....

[jay in london]

Please be kind enough to spare 20 seconds ......

I'm just about to have Home Highway installed (after failing adsl line tests) I need to get an internal or external TA .... Can anyone suggest which is the BEST one to get - BRAND and MODEL. Price is not (too within reason) much of an issue.

I understand some of them allow u to add a normal modem for faxes etc. I dont need a rolls royce, but i would at least like to have the BMW of TA's.

Any comments on internal/external? Please give a specific model if possible ... and not just 'Asus' in case i end up getting the worst they have ... knowing me!

THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, IN ADVANCE.


Jay-uk

[P*ssyHunter]

Gone for HH too eh?

Was a little worried when they said I needed a line test 1st. But fortunately I passed and it's due for install Friday :)

I've gone for an ASUS jobby, £20 + p&p from http://www.insight.com. I've heard that the ASUS one is second best only to the DIVA, but the DIVA costs £50+.

[SGT BLADE]

Well looks like I have to go HH route to if I want lower gaming pings! Openworld chaps says I should ask for a re-route but no one else seems to have been able to get this done! So are they gonna drop the monthly cost of ISDN, I mean why should we pay the same monthly rate as those lucky few ADSL'ers??? Should I dip my feet in the HH pond or should I wait until :- (a) HH gets cheaper? (b) They improve ADSL distance, and can connect me?

Your thoughts would be helpfull...

[X Cell]

Yer the Pussy is right. I have a Asuscom TA and is not only one of the cheapest but also one of the best.

In Quakeworld via BW into a WP server

I have managed to get a 37 ping on a 0845 ISP and 42 ping on a 0800 ISP.

[jay in london]

Oh my tiny brain !

I just dont know whether to go for the Asus or Elcon.

I know I'll use the SCIENTIFIC APPROACH now, let me see..

'Dip, Dip, sky blue , who's it not you?


Jay-uk


Slowly, but surely, cracking up.

[spider1]

You should look at the Eicon Diva 2.01 Internal card.
It is what I have, most of my m8es have ASUS internals and I get much better pings than them on same ISP, sometimes as much as 15-20 m/s betta :)

U should also look into getting hold of a libertysurf CD.
They are a great ISP for games, they don't support MLPPP, but you get fookin good pings with em', and only £20 a year for unmetered off-peak access, £50 for 24/7!!!!

hope that helps

[jay in london]

Thanks very much spider ...... you would be good in exams, You understood and answered my question fully!

Now, just one more piece of info needed .... What are the winning numbers - for this week's lottery?

THANKS TO ALL THE LOVELY GUYS, WHO HAVE BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO POST AND HELP. If you have any further comments - dont be shy.


Thanks again,


Jay-uk

[[KoTR]WIIIJA*]

Eicon Diva internal pci..........no contest,its fantastic :)


Regards

WiiijA

[kalimera]

Hi jay, I believe I recommended you the eicon diva as I have it already, maybe I didnt sound knowledgable or whatever but I really can recommend it and, yes it is slightly better than the asus, but is offset by being £50 instead of 30 includng delivery, but hey? BMW well the choice is clear to me...hehe, tam8 kalimera...

[jay in london]

Thanks for your input kalimera,

Yes, you did recommend the Elcon diva , what confused me was - when I logged on to the pc world site to view the models, they had EIGHT of them !

There were a few I could ignore such as External, USB, or ISA, but it still left a few choices.

Also I think u mentioned 1.1 whereas the current model I believe is 2.1 which of course is newer, but I couldn't be sure its as good.


I remember when things were easier, and the only form of recreation was Ludo or Snakes & Ladders!

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP anyway, mate!


This is a lovely forum, filled on the whole, with kind, helpful people. I hope to meet some of you in games .... but don't expect me to be soft with you!


I feel like hugging you all,


Best regards,


Jay-uk

[kalimera]

Hehe him8, yeh i agree with you in that most peeps here are very friendly and when i have needed help someone knew something! But anyway, yes the card version is 2.01 and is £49.99 from pc world, (have they still got any?) lol, ok m8 i believe that wraps this one up so Case Closed!!! Kalimera...