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I connect at 40k which is pi#$ poor :( with freeserve i was wondering if anyone can sujjest a better isp?
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I have a very good modem for Freeserve broadband, says it runs at 260Kbs on the side.
cookie monster wrote:
> I live in a small village, its crap for playing online in general.
> Depends on the game though.
Well it will depend on the game, Half Life for instance has a pretty good net engine, but then something like MOHAA can give some dodgy pings even on broadband.
Plus you're on AOL, and I know they can be rubbish for gaming. As I said earlier, you can connect fast, but if the pings are jumpy, it's not going to help. Plus a faster connection can lead to errors, leading to having to resend packets, slowing everything down. I always found HL & Tribes were easily playable at 44,000 and 45,333bps, but that will be dependant upon your modem and phone line condition. Might be an idea to unplug anything unneccessary from your line to reduce noise while connecting; extra phones, answering machines etc.
> I live in a small village, its crap for playing online in general.
> Depends on the game though.
Well it will depend on the game, Half Life for instance has a pretty good net engine, but then something like MOHAA can give some dodgy pings even on broadband.
Plus you're on AOL, and I know they can be rubbish for gaming. As I said earlier, you can connect fast, but if the pings are jumpy, it's not going to help. Plus a faster connection can lead to errors, leading to having to resend packets, slowing everything down. I always found HL & Tribes were easily playable at 44,000 and 45,333bps, but that will be dependant upon your modem and phone line condition. Might be an idea to unplug anything unneccessary from your line to reduce noise while connecting; extra phones, answering machines etc.
J Nash wrote:
> 576kbs
Snap!
> 576kbs
Snap!
Seymour Guado wrote:
> cookie monster wrote:
> I connect at 49,333 with AOL.
>
> That sounds pretty good, where abouts dya live m8. Dya reckon thtll
> be good enough to play online
I live in a small village, its crap for playing online in general. Depends on the game though.
> cookie monster wrote:
> I connect at 49,333 with AOL.
>
> That sounds pretty good, where abouts dya live m8. Dya reckon thtll
> be good enough to play online
I live in a small village, its crap for playing online in general. Depends on the game though.
Thanks for those sites, they are pretty handy :D
Seymour Guado wrote:
> That sounds pretty good, where abouts dya live m8. Dya reckon thtll
> be good enough to play online
Connection speed has little to do with online playing. It's all down to latency.
Great tweaking site is the Upset Chaps:
http://ucguides.savagehelp.com/ [space] ConnectionFAQ/ConnectionFAQ.htm
And for specific games:
http://ucguides.savagehelp.com/ [space] ConnectionFAQ/GameSpecific.htm
> That sounds pretty good, where abouts dya live m8. Dya reckon thtll
> be good enough to play online
Connection speed has little to do with online playing. It's all down to latency.
Great tweaking site is the Upset Chaps:
http://ucguides.savagehelp.com/ [space] ConnectionFAQ/ConnectionFAQ.htm
And for specific games:
http://ucguides.savagehelp.com/ [space] ConnectionFAQ/GameSpecific.htm
My 128k Broadband connection with NTL, always gives 31kb/sec which I'm told is very good :)
Cookie lives in the middle of nowhere, hence no Boradband yet.
cookie monster wrote:
> I connect at 49,333 with AOL.
That sounds pretty good, where abouts dya live m8. Dya reckon thtll be good enough to play online
> I connect at 49,333 with AOL.
That sounds pretty good, where abouts dya live m8. Dya reckon thtll be good enough to play online
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