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| 256523 | 2004-07-29 21:07:00 | I've heard woosh wireless is really gay for gaming but is it playable? Or is it super lag or something? | Kibito (623) | ||
| 256524 | 2004-07-29 21:22:00 | games are still playable on whoosh just get slightly bigger latency's than you do on dsl plans of the same speed, still better than dial up by a country mile | Budda (2736) | ||
| 256525 | 2004-07-29 23:01:00 | Oh sweet so um on 256k plan right playing UT04 I got pings of around 70. What do you reckon I can expect on woosh? Faster than jetstart? |
Kibito (623) | ||
| 256526 | 2004-07-29 23:36:00 | Woosh preforms worse than jetstart in terms of gaming, one of the guys from PCWorld did a review on woosh a while back have search for it . If you live in the counties manukau region, hamilton or within sight of the sky tower you could consider Wired County . Its also a wireless connection but it has superior latencies, even better than jetstream . Its so much better that they also offer telephone services over their wireless connection meaning you can completly free yourself from Telecom :) . One of the perks with Jetstart is that you can login to the jetstream games servers and get free uncapped jetstream . They offer game servers for most popular games and a FTP site with all the latest patches and mods aswell as a large collection of linux distros . While logged into the JSG servers you are unable to browse the rest of the web only the sites and service offered on the JSG servers . This means its only really an option when your gaming or if you need the latest patches etc . One thing to consider is that Telecom are phasing out jetstart, so by the end of the year only the 256k jetsurf plans will be avaliable . Im not sure whether Telecom intends to keep JSG free and uncapped in the future due to recent happenings in regard to the unbundling of the local loop . Woosh has really poor coverage and often is unable to get anywhere near advertised speeds . Plus their advertising is dodgy as they cap their uncapped service . Unfortunatly jetstream really is the only option for gaming unless you have access to local alternatives such as Wired County . |
Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 256527 | 2004-07-30 00:25:00 | RTS gaming = good. FPS gaming = bad. Leeching = good. Web surfing = slower than 56k. |
kiki (762) | ||
| 256528 | 2004-07-30 05:22:00 | Telecom = good. | Growly (6) | ||
| 256529 | 2004-07-30 05:26:00 | Growly=Idiot In the nicest possible way of course . |
metla (154) | ||
| 256530 | 2004-07-30 05:45:00 | Well, i meant he should get jet stream, but then again I guess that could be offensive to some religions... | Growly (6) | ||
| 256531 | 2004-07-30 05:54:00 | why should he get Jetstream when he is obviously looking at an alternative solution? I know your blind to the reasons why people would rather not feed telecom but your not a bill payer,I would think that a large proportion of users would ditch Telecom in a flash if there was an alternative solution,The only reason there isn't is due to the actions of NZ govenments and Telecom hindering competition(as is their perogative) at every step. |
metla (154) | ||
| 256532 | 2004-07-30 08:14:00 | I wouldn't rely on anything as fragile as a low power radio link for serious or reliable data transfer, and the nature of the load management systems kinda suggests that moderate traffic = slow connection. I'll stick with Jetstream I think, until wireless is fully matured, even more fully resourced, and is offered at a price I can't refuse.:D Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
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