11-10-2002 04:29									#1
	If you're on a 56K, is it gonna be worth it? Get a bigger avatar today!

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?

	11-10-2002 04:38									#2
	Suffering from ads?

Simultaneous and normal mode will be ok they say. Turnless may not be playable.

	11-10-2002 07:18									#3
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

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.

ot: status is right, no turnless

	11-10-2002 10:54									#4
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no 56k for turnless, i can understand that

	11-10-2002 12:59									#5
	Increase the size of your Attachments

quote: 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

	11-10-2002 19:11									#6
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

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 )

EDIT: to the topic

I think its a mistake to not play online just because of 56K limitations.

	11-10-2002 20:17									#7
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

quote: 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

	11-10-2002 20:54									#8
	Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

Drop the 56k modem, its outdated (and it sucks bigtime).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.

	11-10-2002 21:40									#9
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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.

	11-10-2002 21:47									#10
	Got spare money?

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)

	11-10-2002 21:59									#11
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

8 (b)its to a (B)yte

	11-10-2002 22:40									#12
	Increase the size of your Attachments

I'm on Cistron ADSL for €99 per month.
www.cistron.nl it's a dutch website.

	11-10-2002 22:41									#13
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

quote: Originally posted by SpencerH 8 (b)its to a (B)yte

That I can remember

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

But I guess it's KB :P

	12-10-2002 01:47									#14
	Put an end to popups!

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!