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"USB Modems"

I have been told that USB Broadband Modems are not very good. Is this true? Would I be better off with a router?

If I used USB on a 512kb/s connection, what sort of Pings should I expect playing on a UK Server?

I am getting my broadband from Force9.

Well I was bored so I tried it out...

Ping of 6ms! W00t

O yeah! I have 10 USB Ports. There is 2 in the front of my case. lol. Forgot about those.

I use 4 of my 6 USB ports:

1. Broadband Modem (self ping latency at <1ms for those who don't trust USB modems)
2. Net MD player cradle
3. Digital camera
4. Flatbed Scanner

I think most things a few metres away will be 1ms, considering its electrical, so pretty close to the speed of light.

o yeah. And I have most things to plug into my PC :D Me = Sadddddd

cookie monster wrote:
> phi11ip wrote:
> You can easliy fill 6 of them...
>
> Mouse
>
> I use the PS2 port like everyone else...

With a 40hz sample rate, I don't think so.

danieldone wrote:
> I think most things a few metres away will be 1ms, considering its
> electrical, so pretty close to the speed of light.

Well, my network latency to this computer - through about 20m of cabling an a 10/100 switch - is about 0.2ms. So less than that :-)

Turbonutter wrote:
> cookie monster wrote:
> phi11ip wrote:
> You can easliy fill 6 of them...
>
> Mouse
>
> I use the PS2 port like everyone else...
>
> With a 40hz sample rate, I don't think so.

Err...wha?