What connection do you use for Live!

[Mephisto_Helix]

Just want to satisfy my curiosity and find out if there are different/better options available to me. So, if you just state your line speed, local/international, shaped/unshaped and cap, I'd appreciate it.

Mine:

Line Speed - ADSL384 .... Unshaped 4gig.


*Edit - how many hours (on average) would you say you play on Live per month?

 

[Bona Botse]

adsl 4mbps 10gig
/hmmm, whats this? grandmaster?! *faints*

 

[BinaryJack]

Congrats Grandmaster!

I use Vodacom HSDPA and it has not let me down yet!
I dont play online alot though.

 

[doobiwan]

Cybersmart 384 oneprice - unshaped + Knightrider = 3-6Gb for R300 /month @ 300ms int latency

 

[DarkWater]

Iburst

 

[BinaryJack]

There is nothing wrong with Iburst Dark...I have Vodacom USB modem...lol...

 

[Dohc-WP]

Hellkom Do2 384

 

[stevovo]

I also use vodacom hsdpa. some days i can download content at lighting speed, other days it crawls along, guess it must be the microsoft servers or something.

 

[doobiwan]

for live the local issue is more the upload speed. 128kbps = 4 connections.

In other words 384 is fine as a client, but if you want to host you can have maximum 4 peeps before you get issues. 512 with 256Mb upload = 8 connections, 4mbps/384-640 can host 12+ players.

 

[BinaryJack]

I found a trick with the vodacom hsdpa...
Do not connect through the SP software i.e. Vodafone taskbar button.
Connect through the Windows "connect to" function...it increases speed significantly.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Wow, quite a varied amount so far ... I wasn't expecting that. I should have added how many hours on average do you play a month huh.

 

[maestro_za]

iBurst - close to max speed (900kbps)

6GB cap - old school

 

[DarkWater]

iBurst - close to max speed (900kbps)

6GB cap - old school

Now I don't feel alone anymore

 

[maestro_za]

Now I don't feel alone anymore

We really need a thumbs up smiley

 

[Gwizz]

MTN HSPDA( or so they say ) great sometimes, sucks most of the hope to get adsl soon.

 

[FarligOpptreden]

I'm using Vodacom HSDPA 1.8 at the moment. Since I very rarely game online and only use it to download content, it's perfect for me. I downloaded the Mirror's Edge demo over the weekend in about 4 hours... not TOO bad, considering it's size of just over 1GB.

 

[DarkWater]

I'm using Vodacom HSDPA 1.8 at the moment. Since I very rarely game online and only use it to download content, it's perfect for me. I downloaded the Mirror's Edge demo over the weekend in about 4 hours... not TOO bad, considering it's size of just over 1GB.

How much did that demo cost you

 

[Menace]

I'm using Vodacom HSDPA 1.8 at the moment. Since I very rarely game online and only use it to download content, it's perfect for me. I downloaded the Mirror's Edge demo over the weekend in about 4 hours... not TOO bad, considering it's size of just over 1GB.

Like you, I use V3G for the odd Arcade game here and there, but don't play online - would never dream of downloading a demo though!

 

[Fudzy]

Cybersmart 384 oneprice - unshaped + Knightrider = 3-6Gb for R300 /month @ 300ms int latency

Doesn't it suck that you can't schedule downloads on Live? If you find a way which isn't TME let me know.

 

[doobiwan]

Doesn't affect me that much really, I usually play through to about 2am anyway, so I jsut queue everything up before I start and it kicks itself off when I stop playing.