IoDd64 Posted January 22, 2005 Posted January 22, 2005 my friends having the same problem.. He moved out into the now "rural" part of outer detroit, his closest neighbor is like a mile away lol. But the only internet he has available is earthlink. and some other crappy ones... so he called up comcast, asked if they would installl.. They said sure. Waited that 1 week, nothing.. 2 weeks, nothign.. finally he called. A tech said that they dont support him out there...His dad went berserk. Not only does he do half his business on the net, but also gotta keep intouch with relatives in europe (close knit family) so... his dad "negotiated" with the tech.. and well for about ~200 or so added to the installation bill. They are gonna have there internet in about mid feburaury/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compxpert Posted January 22, 2005 Posted January 22, 2005 Id go dialup if anything man I know people who play games with Satellite internet and they for one thing lagg and two they tell me they wish their internet was faster. LAMO I cant believe id say it but atlest dialup isnt the laggyist internet out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
urvaius Posted January 22, 2005 Posted January 22, 2005 Ghost my friend uses dial-up for eq2 and it runs fine. His load times are a little slow but I think that is becase his processor is a little slow. it's only a 1700+ I don't think cs:source or any shooters would be any good though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted January 22, 2005 Posted January 22, 2005 jeez, i think that anything slower than 10megabit is a pain in the butt now that i am used to it....dial-up/cable/satellite......eurgh.....it'd be like strangling myself! sorry to rub it in, but you know what it's like once you've had something good - going back to the sh|t alternative just plain sucks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BionicSniper Posted January 22, 2005 Posted January 22, 2005 my connection is 3 mb/s down 256kb/s up MY UPLOAD SUCKS HELP!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost2520 Posted January 22, 2005 Posted January 22, 2005 my friends having the same problem.. He moved out into the now "rural" part of outer detroit, his closest neighbor is like a mile away lol. But the only internet he has available is earthlink. and some other crappy ones... so he called up comcast, asked if they would installl.. They said sure. Waited that 1 week, nothing.. 2 weeks, nothign.. finally he called. A tech said that they dont support him out there...His dad went berserk. Not only does he do half his business on the net, but also gotta keep intouch with relatives in europe (close knit family) so... his dad "negotiated" with the tech.. and well for about ~200 or so added to the installation bill. They are gonna have there internet in about mid feburaury/ 401393[/snapback] Well my dad knows some guys that work for comcast...hopefully he can persuade them. If I have to though and there is absolutely no chance of getting cable modem than I'm really only surviving for a year and a half because after that I'll be in college and enjoying the luxury of T3. Unfortunatly I'd be missing out on some good internet games, Battlefield 2 and probably Stalker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted January 22, 2005 Posted January 22, 2005 i think to sum up (from the above comments), Satellite internet is about as good as a poke in the eye with a sh|tty stick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost2520 Posted January 22, 2005 Posted January 22, 2005 i think to sum up (from the above comments), Satellite internet is about as good as a poke in the eye with a sh|tty stick. 401431[/snapback] Yah I realize that and it scares me. But crap darn't this may be my only option besides dial up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugbug3311 Posted January 22, 2005 Posted January 22, 2005 Nocharge ghost! The best free internet around here... and its fast! You connect at atleast 49kbps every time. Ha this is like when you used to make fun of me for having dialup when you had cable. Payback time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted January 22, 2005 Posted January 22, 2005 dude, dial up would be better, theres no contest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_oc'er Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 I have direcway satelite internet and its 2mb down and 256up so its not that bad. Laggy on games but i don't play them online but great for dl and browsing the web. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost2520 Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 I have direcway satelite internet and its 2mb down and 256up so its not that bad. Laggy on games but i don't play them online but great for dl and browsing the web. 401642[/snapback] Have you ever played any recent MMORPG's using it? Or possibly try playing a multiplayer FPS real quick and tell me what your average ping is over about 10 minutes? It would help me out a lot thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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