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Thread ID: 41723 2004-01-20 09:58:00 Better ISP for Halo? JasTheAce(NZ) (5140) Press F1
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208681 2004-01-20 09:58:00 I'm hooked on playing Halo for the Pc .
But my connection and ping rate is not vey good on paradise.net.nz .
I get about between 220 and 350 for ping , can I do better on a different ISP ?
Which one is the fastest for dail up only.???
Please help as I'm getting my Ass kicked !
JasTheAce(NZ) (5140)
208682 2004-01-20 11:19:00 Hate to break it to ya buddy, but if you're getting that on Dial-Up then you're doing mint!

I got an average of 8-900ms pings on servers I now get 90-100ms pings (now Im on JetStream Starter!) when I was on Dial-Up with Ihug.

If you want good ping times then get JetStream Starter (Dont go home, I gaurantee you'll go over your limit!)!

Hope this helps


Chill.
Chilling_Silently (228)
208683 2004-01-20 21:48:00 Thanks for that Chilly Man , After reading some of the other comments from people using far better pc's than me , cause mine is only a P3 866 Mhz with 320 ram but i do have a new video card (Asus V9180 se geforce 4 mx440 ) maybe that makes the biggest difference as i can use the setting above 800x600 with all the extras turned on before any slow down is noticable on the silent cartographer which i got off the free pc world disc with the mag. that also gives you the on line game as well not bad for free! and really i only have very minimal lag on the net game , when i tried my mates similar pc on jetstream i was surprised to find very little difference but in can depend on the night as my isp does vary a fair bit, hence my orginal question are some better than others.
Well thanks for that , I will see on blood gulch. cheers Jason.
JasTheAce(NZ) (5140)
208684 2004-01-20 21:53:00 > i was surprised to find very little difference but in
> can depend on the night as my isp does vary a fair
> bit, hence my orginal question are some better than
> others.

Could be.. Mostly I'd say its how far away from the server you're playing on.

Admittedly I was playing a full game (Not Halo either)...

your ping time varies a LOT dependant upon a LOT of things, perhaps somebody else will post a good explanation/URL of how ping times work etc :-)

Cheers


Chill.
Chilling_Silently (228)
208685 2004-01-21 08:36:00 for $99 clear.net offer unlimited (international and national) 256kbits broadband service. Megaman (344)
208686 2004-01-21 21:37:00 220 to 300 is a good ping for Halo seeing as most of the servers are offshore and you are not going to get any better. I have a JetStart plan and can get no better pings. Having said that I don't get my arse kicked but do a lot of kicking. It may not be your ping that needs work. Big John (551)
208687 2004-01-22 04:15:00 Anything less than 350ms should be good enough for a large part of Halo playback.

C-S or other games where you're shot the moment you walk round the corner may be a little different however...
Chilling_Silently (228)
208688 2004-01-22 04:20:00 I may have over stated the ass kicking part, whats your profile name big boy we can decide who's kicking who in the gulch, c u there. J. JasTheAce(NZ) (5140)
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