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Thread ID: 52181 2004-12-12 02:08:00 Orcon vs Xtra - who's worse? Greg S (201) Press F1
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302222 2004-12-12 22:54:00 > Greg,Whats your average ping to a NZ gaming server?
>

Haven't played on a local server recently, but

300+ to Aus servers (used to be around 120)

400+ to USA West coast (used to be around 200) 		Greg S (201)
302223 2004-12-12 23:11:00 hmm..


I get 100 to 200 for aussie servers,anywhere from 200 to 800 for anything further away.

NZ servers are in the 80 to 170 range.

Thats using Orcon, And from Wanganui which adds a few hundred KM of extra cable to travel.

No idea if its relevant. 		metla (154)
302224 2004-12-12 23:20:00 > No idea if its relevant .

I think it is .

Considering that you're on the same plan I'm guessing the problem is with me . I think I'll uninstall/reinstall the games before I ***** anymore .

Cheers 		Greg S (201)
302225 2004-12-13 00:38:00 Growly,

Would that be like the hug and Kiss the mafia dons hand out, just before someone runs over you in a truck?

D. 		drb1 (4492)
302226 2004-12-13 00:53:00 I get the same ping times as Metla. I'm with Orcon but not Bitstream (2mbit/192k 10GB/mop plan "Jetstream Plus"). george12 (7)
302227 2004-12-13 00:55:00 > Honestly it was never intended to be a hate thread.
> All I really wanted to know was if people on Xtra's
> 256k plan were also having similar ping issues.

I think the subject line could have been a bit more specific Greg, that would have kept the responses reasonably relevant to the issue you wanted to explore.

There are some things in life that are pretty much immutable for individuals, and getting sufficient people to act in concert to effect change is virtually impossible unless the issue capture the mind and heart of the "ordinary man."

That is the stuff that the anti-big business (or Telecom) brigade rail against, but IMHO it is futile to rant about it, they should either seek out another supplier or make peace with themselves over the compromise to their principles and simply learn to live with it.
Ranting on PF1 is pointless.

Cheers

Billy 8-{)

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things
that cannot be changed, courage to change the things
that can be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish one
from the other"

Reinhold Niebuhr
(American theologian, 1892-1971) 		Billy T (70)
302228 2004-12-13 01:00:00 God, give us grace to accept with senenity the things that show our true age...

[/random] 		george12 (7)
302229 2004-12-13 01:07:00 > That is the stuff that the anti-big business (or
> Telecom) brigade rail against, but IMHO it is futile
> to rant about it, they should either seek out another
> supplier or make peace with themselves over the
> compromise to their principles and simply learn to
> live with it .
> Ranting on PF1 is pointless .
>
> Cheers
>
> Billy 8-{)
>
> God, give us grace to accept with serenity the
> things
> that cannot be changed, courage to change the things
>
> that can be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish
> one
> from the other"
>
> Reinhold Niebuhr
> (American theologian, 1892-1971)
>

Having Sought and found another satisfactory supplier, why is it wrong to:

A advertise this .

B repay the enemy for his evil .

C support others in the difficulties with the evil's .

As long as one makes an honest attempt to avoid the members of the unconvincable flock, whom will become personall and nasty about it .

D . 		drb1 (4492)
302230 2004-12-13 02:41:00 > The weird thing is that I get great download speeds,
> but it seems more than a coincidence that as soon as
> I went onto Bitstream my gaming pings went haywire.
> Me = confused.

Don't confuse ping times with download speeds. They are completely seperate issues. pings are how long it takes to send a query to another IP address and get a response back from that IP whatever may be on the end of it.
Downloads on the other hand usually are just streaming data so come through with very little response back and those responses are usually to say the datas okay or the data is corrupt in that on, send it again. 		Big John (551)
302231 2004-12-13 05:15:00 > Telecom is awesome. Just because they conned alot of
> money out of us doesn't make them predative, vicious,
> money hungry savages hell bent on nothing but greed
> and monopolisation, it makes them nice and jolly.
>
> Infact, I want to give Telecom and all their assets a
> big hug. Right now.


Growbag. Why do you think Telecom is so awesome? Do you work for them?
I've had nothing but trouble with them. Worst thing is I don't have much choice about supplier. One can't get away from Telecom...even if you have your internet through another provider, ultimately the quality of service is provided by Telecom. 		barmypom (6048)
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