JB7

Curious as to what everyone's internet speed is for online gaming? I am trying to figure out what package I should get.

TIA!

wlj

i play on xbox live only.

i have a slow connection since i live in a rural area. 1.5 mb down/384 bps up

for me, this seems to be efficient for gaming, i haven't had much lag. however, i can't stream good quality from netflix with this slow of a speed. the movies are very bad quality.

i can't believe i pay 40 bucks a month for this connection, but it is the only choice i have available.

lordwow

I have 5 Gigs down, It's fine for gaming. PC games I ping between 40-80 depending on location.

TheBigDave

wlj

wow that is insane. how much does that cost you a month?

TheBigDave

It's hard to tell, because I've got my internet bundled with my TV. I think the internet service is $60. But when you add in the modem rental and mysterious fees/taxes the price goes up.

All together, with high speed internet, cable TV, HDTV, HBO & Showtime, DVR service, equipment (2 HD-DVR boxes, 2 SD cable boxes, 1 cable modem), and all the mysterious fees/taxes, it comes out to about $190 a month.

marginal

Here's an example of what you DON'T want for gaming:



I've managed to play a game of Peggle on Xbox Live, and I've gotten into 1 vs. 100 a few times, but I always end up losing my connection.

Latency sucks. Too bad it's my only option.

Boba Fett

Bluth54

You don't really need very much speed for online gaming, having low latency is more important. Depending on the amount of voice chat an hour of gameplay isn't going to be more then 20 or 30 MB.

Ghym

Mordred

Road Runner Powerboost^TM FTW!

Giantrobo

No wonder I get my ass handed to me on LIVE.

discostu1337

Mine is too slow for me I may see if I can upgrade, but for $50 a month it's not too bad.

mhg83

I've got a slower one than you:



But like another poster said, speed really shouldn't be an issue. I've been able to play many online games with no lag at all. 1vs100 runs smoothly and Halo 3 runs fine as well.

wlj

too slow? explain

pyro383

Giantrobo

I think he's rubbing our noses in his results and the fact that he pays for $50 for Cox each months.

dvdsteve2000

mugwump

Looks like the going average for Comcast. My speeds finally reached this point after I got off my lazy butt and bought a new modem. I had an old RCA that was very flaky.

discostu1337

I was being serious....it seems fine for XBLive, but on my PC it annoys me sometimes at being slower than other cable companies I used around the country.

SoonerDoc

Cox basic package

Giantrobo

So you guys with these "fast speeds" are you Cable or DSL?

rabbit77

My ping leads