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3G for gaming

  • 18-07-2006 8:06pm
    #1
    GoneShootin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,478 ✭✭✭


    So I'm looking at the possibility at finally getting a decent net connection via a vodafone mobile connect card. They promise "unlimited" - capped to 5gig - access. Assuming the 3G reception is decent enough, you could see rates of 300K down.

    So what's peoples' take on 3G for gaming? Is latency going to be a curse? I'm currently shelling out 30euro p/m for freaking 64k ISDN, which I gave up on for gaming a long time ago (waves to jarhedz/radox past). For an extra 20euro I could possibly have a decent connection at long last. Because where I live, there just is no hope for broadband :/

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  • #2
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Whats the upload rate?

    64K ISDN is poor enough but to be honest should still be ok on Irish game servers. I've seen people play modern games like BF2 with even 56k on Irish servers. Do you have the option of 128k isdn?


  • #3
    GoneShootin
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    HavoK wrote:
    Do you have the option of 128k isdn?

    No, because flat rate net access like Anytime does not handle two simultaneous connections.


  • #4
    TerrorFirmer
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    I can imagine 3g might be unreliable for gaming, plus with a 300k down rate I'm sure the upload rate would probably be something pretty measly added to that...


  • #5
    spank_inferno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,892 ✭✭✭spank_inferno


    downstream = 384kbps
    upstream = 64kbps


  • #6
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    I'd say with 64k up you should be able to play on Irish/UK servers relatively fine, provided the 3G coverage is reliable and not patchy leading to spikes or dropouts...


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