Adsl 512 Sux

[woobydog]

/Hellkom rant

Being a avid on-line gamer i have being through alot of diffrent connection types 56k->64k isdn -> iburst ->512 adsl.

I have had the 512k connection for about 3 weeks( 3 gig package) and hands down it is the WORST connection type of them all.
I was with i-burst for about 10 months and although my ping was all over the place AT LEAST I COULD PLAY THE DAMM GAME.

My M8 down the road has a 64k ISDN connection and we play on the same server (AO ) btw , he has no such problems.
I have a much better pc setup (ram/graphics etc )than his
so it's not that.
I thought the more you pay the better the connection is supposed to be "bull***" cough...cough.

I am using Telkom as my ISP provider so to try and make the best out of a ****ty situation would it make a diffrence to change to another ISP with a shaped option ? or am i doomed to playing my PS2 instead.

/end rant

 

[Nom Chompsky]

Not sure what AO is, but it sounds like a MMORPG. If that's the case (or any other game you're trying to play on intl. servers) then yes, 64k ISDN will be better since ADSL is shaped (putting specific protocols such as HTTP, FTP etc on "high" while other protocols are on "low")

If you're playing on local servers, then there is a serious problem....

 

[EchoDown]

I take it he means Anarchy online.

 

[Nom Chompsky]

I take it he means Anarchy online.

OK - then that is the problem

 

[MrBEEP]

Hey,

You can always try our FREE socks/proxy server. Many people play lag free games through them. Unfortunately, i'm not a gamer myself, so I don't have first hand experience.