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Old October 10, 2002, 19:29   #1
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If you're on a 56K, is it gonna be worth it?
I'm on a 56K, I could upgrade to cable, but I have no reason to yet. If will try multiplayer on a friends fast connection to see what multiplayer is like, if I do like it, I will consider a fast connection, but before I jump ahead of myself I wanted to ask if 56K is fast enough?

I've tried a few CTP games, Unreal Tournament and Quake3 on this connection. For UT and Q3, it was OKAY most of the time. Seemed by bullets were 3 seconds slow though sometimes.

Yet CTP was no good, it was slow as hell, and you'd think it wouldn't be since it's not a fast game. Why was CTP so slow for me and UT and Q3 were not?

Is Civ3 gonna be good on a 56K I wonder?
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Old October 10, 2002, 19:38   #2
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Simultaneous and normal mode will be ok they say. Turnless may not be playable.
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Old October 10, 2002, 22:18   #3
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For the amount off time you seem to be on-line, me
thinks the money to upgrade to broadband will be well spend.
I know I never want to go back to my 56 modem, not even to adsl.

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no 56k for turnless, i can understand that
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Old October 11, 2002, 03:59   #5
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I know I never want to go back to my 56 modem, not even to adsl.
What's your connection?
I have a 400KB/sec ADSL connection....... sounds like something most people would die to go back to
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Old October 11, 2002, 10:11   #6
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400KB/sec are you sure thats not 400Kb/sec? Here at work I'm sitting on an ethernet 2 connection and the fastest actual download I've ever seen was >300KB/sec. Good ADSL or cable is usually rated at 1.5Mbps = 187KB/sec (which I have at home )

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I think its a mistake to not play online just because of 56K limitations.
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Old October 11, 2002, 11:17   #7
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400KB/sec are you sure thats not 400Kb/sec?
I wouldn't have used a capital if I were not sure about that

theoretical I can go up to 7Mbit/sec, but I have never get any higher than 400 KB. Which is at least satisfying
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Old October 11, 2002, 11:54   #8
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Drop the 56k modem, its outdated (and it sucks bigtime). Get an "always online" connection it will be very worth it. You'll probably save money too. I would NEVER go back to 56k modem, it's not real internet imo.
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I've never heard of ADSL at that speed before. You must be sitting on top of the junction. I looked and I've found "next generation ADSL" at 4 to 8Mbps (for around $200/mo) but I didnt see it advertised here in the US.
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My downloads are around 500 to 600 Mph (never know the difference between the KB &kB orkB thing).
Max: 10 mB?
I'm using cable btw

adsl here in practise is usully around 100-150 eug kB
(altough it was recently improved)
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I'm on Cistron ADSL for €99 per month.
www.cistron.nl it's a dutch website.
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That I can remember

But I alwayss get confused when in terms of "internet" speed

But I guess it's KB :P
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After playing Unreal Tournament with my 56kb modem against 12 other players with no lag, I am ready to take over the world! .................by culture flipping!
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