Hipster Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Plus DSL goes through your phone line correct? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpu killer Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Yes, Yes :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueJawa Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Yes and yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa83 Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Yes, i have Verizon Online DSL and i love it much better then the cable that i had in the past. Great consistent reliable speeds. Also, this summer verizon is offering 3/768 speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hipster Posted May 6, 2004 Author Share Posted May 6, 2004 Thanks.. Verizon DSL isn't available in my area yet...any other good providers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen1090 Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 i have telus...whats in ur area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultra Frosty Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 SBC Yahoo, I love my dsl. Acts a lot faster than most cable even though is 320Kbps/128Kbps. Plus I can host 8 people with pings less than 75 on a Rocket Area 3 (Quake3 version) gameserver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunjack Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 I have cox high speed internet here in san diego and quite often i get some wicked d/l speeds. Advertised is around 500k/b per sec but i have hit a tunnel or something but i hit 1.6 m/b per sec every now and then. WICKED FAST!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugi Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 I have cox high speed internet here in san diego and quite often i get some wicked d/l speeds. Advertised is around 500k/b per sec but i have hit a tunnel or something but i hit 1.6 m/b per sec every now and then. WICKED FAST!! yea with ie it dls slower so use fire fox ie i get about 100/kbs fire fox 1mb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chouzan Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 I am not sure why everyone is claiming to have such a drastic improvement in download speeds with Firefox since it is across the same protocol as Internet Explorer, it only renders pages more quickly. DSL is the preferred connection for casual gamers as it is essentially a dedicated line and you are guaranteed a fixed bandwidth allowance as opposed to cable which reflects on current network conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favvi Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 well considering that i have dialup :pinch: im sure DSL is just fine :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 I am not sure why everyone is claiming to have such a drastic improvement in download speeds with Firefox since it is across the same protocol as Internet Explorer, it only renders pages more quickly. DSL is the preferred connection for casual gamers as it is essentially a dedicated line and you are guaranteed a fixed bandwidth allowance as opposed to cable which reflects on current network conditions. with my 2mb cable, i get at least 1300k during busy times so, but that couls also be the speed tests, cuz im DL from ATI the cat 4.4 at 264KB/s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sukamusiru Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 SBC Yahoo, I love my dsl. Acts a lot faster than most cable even though is 320Kbps/128Kbps. Plus I can host 8 people with pings less than 75 on a Rocket Area 3 (Quake3 version) gameserver. http://www.planetquake.com/servers/arena/im/logo_part.gif (Y) I have SBC, too. No complaints here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chouzan Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 with my 2mb cable, i get at least 1300k during busy times so, but that couls also be the speed tests, cuz im DL from ATI the cat 4.4 at 264KB/s Yeah, that is the advantage of cable since it seemingly has no boundaries and can far exceed what a DSL line is capable of if the ISP is under friendly conditions. But there is an issue of reliability compared to a true dedicated line, but if you can look past that - cable is a great service for gamers. I actually had lower pings on my old cable connection than I do at the moment with my 512/256 DSL line (Soon to be 2MB) but I always had difficulty issues around up-times and bandwidth peeks when the ISP was busy with overloads. Then again, if I had the proper monthly income I would have a T1 line in my home. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverUnknown Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 i have sbc 1.5mbps/128kbps and it's freakin great!! i moved up from 56k in january and it's a huge difference in games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalN. Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 incase some people didnt know, when he says 2000kbps he means kilobytes persecond, not nits. so divide that number and you will have his theoretical maximum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 i have telus...whats in ur area :devil: Telus :devil: Shaw Cable all the way. I constantly got disconnected on ADSL. They said I was too far away from the servers. I know thats a lie because before they got bought off it worked. They over load the max capacity for each server and the lines became weak. I got mac 200K speeds. Shaw I get like 500-700K speeds. But yah DSL is fine for games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hankyone Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 i have tried both dsl and cable and i can say that cable is better for online play also if you have lowspeed cable bcuz the anser time is faster but its not a BIG difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hipster Posted May 7, 2004 Author Share Posted May 7, 2004 Do I have to buy a new modem for DSL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa83 Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 my verizon dsl provided all the equipement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAM Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 You should be getting the DSL modem from your DSL provider, if you have to pay then look for another DSL provider. Note that there are many different speeds available for DSL, and there are separate speeds for upload and download. Download speed is usually much higher than the upload speed, since most people retrieve more data than they post. I am using 2048 kbps download speed and 256 kbps upload speed, and that works great for my purposes even though it would be overkill for most peoples needs. I would not recommend any speeds (ul/dl) lower than 348 kbps, and I would recommend at least 768 kbps download speed --but it really depends on your usage pattern and needs... Note that you can not use a regular modem or ISDN modem, you need a DSL modem. An alternative to DSL modem is a cable modem from your cable TV company. Check web sites for your telephone company and cable company to see what is available, and do some Google searches too if you want more info (or just ask the neowinians). Good luck with your broadband plans --your life will never be the same, people will start to tell you to get one.... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlogank Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 I have Charter cable internet, and I pay for 2MB/s for $35 a month, but most of the time it goes @ around 3MB/s, I love it. Always have pings below 85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dashel Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 2000kbps he means kilobytes persecond, not nits. so divide that number and you will have his theoretical maximum No...he means kilobits(kb), not kilobytes (KB). So 2000kb is a bit less than 250KB/sec (8bits=1byte) Any form of broadband is perfect for gaming. Hosting is another matter however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propeller Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 I have found DSL to be more reliable than cable. But I recommend you do some research since some cable companies like Comcast recently upgraded their cable offering to be faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Socling Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 I am not sure why everyone is claiming to have such a drastic improvement in download speeds with Firefox since it is across the same protocol as Internet Explorer, it only renders pages more quickly. about:config Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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