Cloud computing (Xero)

[bravheart]

MTD now round the corner, have an accounts package but not yet registered. Mrs.B has been using an online package for some work on my pc which kept freezing. Naturally it was my puters fault till she borrowed a neighbour's netbook which also kept locking up. Seems our broadband may not be very stable (certainly on WiFi) .
Will this make Xero unworkable as this is what the Accountant wants us to use?

 

[Boysground]

Can you do a speed test and let us know. Some of the Xero users on here have said in the past that they don’t have great broadband speed,

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[bravheart]

Will do one later but is normally around 2.2-3
Not great but usually manageable for normal browsing.

 

[Boysground]

Will do one later but is normally around 2.2-3
Not great but usually manageable for normal browsing.

https://central.xero.com/s/article/Your-internet-connection-and-Xero

Unfortunately this does not say a min speed requirement. I would have thought that if you can run something like you tube Xero should work.

I am no expert though.

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[Pheasant Surprise]

MTD now round the corner, have an accounts package but not yet registered. Mrs.B has been using an online package for some work on my pc which kept freezing. Naturally it was my puters fault till she borrowed a neighbour's netbook which also kept locking up. Seems our broadband may not be very stable (certainly on WiFi) .
Will this make Xero unworkable as this is what the Accountant wants us to use?

No it will be fine. Xero doesn’t require diddly squat in terms of bandwidth and should put up with heinous amounts of latency like on a satellite broadband service.

Crack on.

 

[Timbo]

Xero would be fine at 2meg. Check your router and wifi strength. Use a cable !

 

[bravheart]

Thanks all, just ran a few speed tests and download has varied from1.26 to3.34 meg, upload from 0.19 to 0.57 meg, along with a couple of times ookla not able to run the test, that was trying it right next to the router. I don't have a cable to hand to try, will it be quicker and more stable given a fair length will be required to run round the rooms from the BT plug, or would it be better moving the router next to the P C and running a phone cable extension?

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

or would it be better moving the router next to the P C and running a phone cable extension?

No. Keep the analogue part (phone line) as short as possible - more extensions will just deteriorate what is already (as you know) a crap DSL service.

Best to get the router situated as close as possible to the master socket and then distribute via Ethernet/Cat 5 cabling from there.

 

[Timbo]

As above - router as close to a nte5 master socket with the bell wire disconnected to any phone extensions.

 

[Still Farming]

Lots of Farmers don't like cloud based programs alledgedly.