Anyone playing online with 1Mb DSL

Oreo · 10-26-2007, 07:23 AM

In an effort to sort out my highly inconsistent broadband i told the technician guy to lower the speed to 1Mb to see wether its more consistent and reliable, he's not done it yet though.

Any of you guys play with 1mb ? if so how is it online, does it lag etc etc ?

if we get over 15 members we could easily rent out a passworded server for just £31 a month, if you split that between 2 its just £2 a month, or $4. It would support 18 players.
It would be a UK server though for a few reasons, on average broadband in the america is twice as fast as Uk broadband, so its unlikely American players would lag anywere near as much as a British player on an american server.

Trotter · 10-26-2007, 07:59 AM

I have 1.5, but it runs around 1.25. no problems.

murdocsvan · 10-26-2007, 08:08 AM

i used to run at about 0.75Mbps and i could play CS1.6 fine, but downloads were about 25KB/s, and i hated it, because it wasnt far off 56K, which was about 5KB/s.

veedubfreak · 10-26-2007, 09:30 AM

My old dsl line was 1.5 before i moved and it was plenty. My current connection is comcraptic cable which hits upwards of 10mb

gurusan · 10-26-2007, 09:33 AM

online gaming doesn't require very much bandwidth. It's all about ping times.

How much noise is in your line? Your problem could just be bad wiring int he house that you can fix up yourself.

jonny_uk · 10-26-2007, 05:19 PM

I play battlefield 2142 online with a 1meg ADSL line and its fine, my pings are always low aswell(between 20-50)

The joys of living out in the country side

veedubfreak · 10-26-2007, 05:34 PM

Pings all depend on where you are in relation to the server you are playing on and how crappy the routing is to get there.

Preacher · 10-26-2007, 06:36 PM

1.5mbs
Download: 200kbs
Upload: 20kbs
Pings: 20-50

10-26-2007, 07:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
Oreo Trainee AudioDude Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,414	Anyone playing online with 1Mb DSL In an effort to sort out my highly inconsistent broadband i told the technician guy to lower the speed to 1Mb to see wether its more consistent and reliable, he's not done it yet though. Any of you guys play with 1mb ? if so how is it online, does it lag etc etc ? if we get over 15 members we could easily rent out a passworded server for just £31 a month, if you split that between 2 its just £2 a month, or $4. It would support 18 players. It would be a UK server though for a few reasons, on average broadband in the america is twice as fast as Uk broadband, so its unlikely American players would lag anywere near as much as a British player on an american server. __________________ For 7 seconds a day my brains cells align and provide me witha focus and certainty of knowledge that borders on prophetic wisdom E6850 @ 3Ghz ATI 4870 @ 900/1200 2GB Ram P35C-DS3R -=Headphone Supremus=- Thank me Last edited by K M A N; 10-26-2007 at 10:10 AM.

10-26-2007, 07:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
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10-26-2007, 09:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
veedubfreak Official DFI Bricker Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,672	Re: Anyone playing online with 1Mb DSL My old dsl line was 1.5 before i moved and it was plenty. My current connection is comcraptic cable which hits upwards of 10mb __________________ Gaming Rig Mountain Mods UFO Intel Q6600 g0 3.6ghz 1.4v Custom H2O 2x2gb Ocz Reapers@ 4-4-4-12 HIS 4870 Crossfire Asus Rampage Formula x48 Corsair 750TX 24" Acer + 24" Soyo #1 3dmark06 holder 21554 "U" is a letter, "you" is a word. Just say no to lazy typing.

10-26-2007, 09:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
gurusan Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 5,073	Re: Anyone playing online with 1Mb DSL online gaming doesn't require very much bandwidth. It's all about ping times. How much noise is in your line? Your problem could just be bad wiring int he house that you can fix up yourself. __________________ :: Antec P182 :: Asus P5Q Deluxe :: Intel E8400 @ 4.45gHz :: :: Thermaltake Toughpower 750w :: HD4850 512mb 880/1150 :: :: 4gb OCZ @ 1186mHz 5,5,5,15 :: 120.3+D4+XSPC Edge+Maze4 ::

10-26-2007, 05:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
jonny_uk Master Techie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: uk Posts: 2,355	Re: Anyone playing online with 1Mb DSL I play battlefield 2142 online with a 1meg ADSL line and its fine, my pings are always low aswell(between 20-50) The joys of living out in the country side

10-26-2007, 05:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
veedubfreak Official DFI Bricker Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,672	Re: Anyone playing online with 1Mb DSL Pings all depend on where you are in relation to the server you are playing on and how crappy the routing is to get there. __________________ Gaming Rig Mountain Mods UFO Intel Q6600 g0 3.6ghz 1.4v Custom H2O 2x2gb Ocz Reapers@ 4-4-4-12 HIS 4870 Crossfire Asus Rampage Formula x48 Corsair 750TX 24" Acer + 24" Soyo #1 3dmark06 holder 21554 "U" is a letter, "you" is a word. Just say no to lazy typing.

10-26-2007, 06:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
Preacher Master Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ra'anana, Israel Posts: 2,236	Re: Anyone playing online with 1Mb DSL 1.5mbs Download: 200kbs Upload: 20kbs Pings: 20-50 __________________

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