What Kind of Games Can i Play Online With This Connection?


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Im currently on a 3G Dongle, im wondering whether i can still do the odd bit of Online Gaming, Do you think i will beable to play games such as-

CounterStrike 1.6 and CounterStrike Source.

Team Fortress 2

Starcraft 1 and Starcraft 2

Diablo 3 and 2

Guild Wars

Here are my speedtest results and such -

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I would love to beable to play Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 when they come out, so all opinions are appriciated :)

Thanks,

Cameron.

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You can play them however, the lag would be rather horrible, not to mention you cannot play Diablo 3 nor Starcraft II currently (Unless you are in the current StarCraft II beta)

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You can play them however, the lag would be rather horrible, not to mention you cannot play Diablo 3 nor Starcraft II currently (Unless you are in the current StarCraft II beta)

Hmm which of them could i run smoothly do you think? I mean, for example if i turned the graphics level down to minimum.. would that help?

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Are you using Mobile Broadband ?

I find I get a much faster connection with mobile broadband by ditching their connection software, and just using windows dial up connection it creates to connect with from network connections

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Are you using Mobile Broadband ?

I find I get a much faster connection with mobile broadband by ditching their connection software, and just using windows dial up connection it creates to connect with from network connections

Ahhh sorry guys, i forget my upload was being limited by FireThrottle, i will post the accurate speedtest in a few seconds, sorry guys :(

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You should be fine, but watch the bandwith. You don't want any huge contract bills.

T-Mobile isn't unlimited, as it is advertised. It depends how much you pay, but if you pay ?15 per month, you get 3GB, and if you go over slightly they just write it off, etc etc.

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You should be fine, but watch the bandwith. You don't want any huge contract bills.

T-Mobile isn't unlimited, as it is advertised. It depends how much you pay, but if you pay ?15 per month, you get 3GB, and if you go over slightly they just write it off, etc etc.

I updated the thread with more accurate tests..

Yea, i get unlimited web browsing and 3GB Data limit for torrents and stuff for ?15... apprently they dont financially cripple you though if you go over :p

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I used to sell those things, we had to actually change our wording from 'Unlimited' to 'Fair Use' instead. :p Lots of people complained about huge bills!

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To be honest all the millions of patches and updates are the biggest problem with online games.

In a busy gaming situation I'd say download is around 30kb/s.

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To be honest all the millions of patches and updates are the biggest problem with online games.

In a busy gaming situation I'd say download is around 30kb/s.

Hmm.. so does this mean in terms of download speeds i should be fine?

Also, how much bandwidth does these games take up?

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Download and upload isn't the issue (you've got more than enough of both), the issue is how long the data takes to get to the server (and from the server to you), and how much of that data gets lost.

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I use T-Mobile UK USB Broadband and while your on the 3G it's perfectly usable for anything, the lag isn't bad at all - when your in your throttle thought - your get limited to exactly web browsing, nothing else works. You can get around the lack of MSN n stuff by using Meebo or something similar

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I use T-Mobile UK USB Broadband and while your on the 3G it's perfectly usable for anything, the lag isn't bad at all - when your in your throttle thought - your get limited to exactly web browsing, nothing else works. You can get around the lack of MSN n stuff by using Meebo or something similar

They started blocking MSN when i first got it, i realised it was the content lock but it was the peerrfect excuse i needed to start using a VPN for all web-activitys :)

Anyway, thanks for the infomation guys, i appriciate. What does T-Mobile throttle you to once you go over your limit?

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They started blocking MSN when i first got it, i realised it was the content lock but it was the peerrfect excuse i needed to start using a VPN for all web-activitys :)

Anyway, thanks for the infomation guys, i appriciate. What does T-Mobile throttle you to once you go over your limit?

Nothing - you still get your same speed but they just must block stuff somewhere in the line.

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