Jeraldo Posted January 5, 2005 CID Share Posted January 5, 2005 Hello fellow Direcway users. After 5 years of being stuck with a 28.8 kb connection, yesterday i purchased the Direcway satelite in hopes of a much faster connection. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/1297-direcway-and-gaming/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
xs1 Posted January 5, 2005 CID Share Posted January 5, 2005 Dialup upload speed: 5 - 6 kb/s ; Horrible for gaming. DW upload speed: 5-10 ; Better off with dialup. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/1297-direcway-and-gaming/#findComment-14778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanBuren Posted January 5, 2005 CID Share Posted January 5, 2005 also dial up has lower latency, a good 56k should have a latency between 100- 200ms on a server in same town. Sattelite is between 600-1000 ms (atleast thats what ive seen) most gameengines is not made for pings above 300 ms VanBuren Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/1297-direcway-and-gaming/#findComment-14786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xs1 Posted January 5, 2005 CID Share Posted January 5, 2005 also dial up has lower latency, a good 56k should have a latency between 100- 200ms on a server in same town. Sattelite is between 600-1000 ms (atleast thats what ive seen) most gameengines is not made for pings above 300 ms VanBuren hehe true that. Good stable dialup connection has 173 -> 283 ms Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/1297-direcway-and-gaming/#findComment-14791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJVageli Posted January 5, 2005 CID Share Posted January 5, 2005 Wow I never knew it was that bad for gaming.I had heard some rumors that it had horrible latency,but never that high Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/1297-direcway-and-gaming/#findComment-14796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLLL Posted January 5, 2005 CID Share Posted January 5, 2005 http://www.dslreports.com/faq/6166 Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/1297-direcway-and-gaming/#findComment-14814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2smart4u Posted January 5, 2005 CID Share Posted January 5, 2005 hey u knw what, ive played xbox live before, its good for like 5 minutes, then when it hits like 10 minutes it begings to pause a lot, then it begins saying ur not online. its to complicated i suggest u dont bother, trust me. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/1297-direcway-and-gaming/#findComment-14816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Posted January 5, 2005 CID Share Posted January 5, 2005 Ummm, I've posted this before, and perhaps it has to do with the fact that I'm using a Commercial Account with an upload factor (enhanced) of 256k, but my kiddos are able to play Graal and Starwars Galaxies (Sony) without any troubles (Using a DW6000, fast computers and a .98m dish). Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/1297-direcway-and-gaming/#findComment-14839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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