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Micah Foehammer · 09-05-2002, 08:38 AM

I was able to connect with a 56K but it was a bit sluggish. A friend in the DC area checked his ping rate connection to the server using a cable modem and he was getting something in the low 60 ms range; mine was fairly stable around 150ms using a 56k dial up.

It's definitely playable with a dial up, but you won't be able to connect to all servers or even Z's in some cases if your ping rate is too high. You'll just time out. If that's the case, DSL or cable is DEFINITELY called for. I'll probably upgrade sometime this month. LOL I've put it off too long and the new games are beginning to tax the ability of dial-up connections to adequately deliver stable mplayer performance. There is just TOO much data being transmitted.

09-05-2002, 08:38 AM	#4
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	I was able to connect with a 56K but it was a bit sluggish. A friend in the DC area checked his ping rate connection to the server using a cable modem and he was getting something in the low 60 ms range; mine was fairly stable around 150ms using a 56k dial up. It's definitely playable with a dial up, but you won't be able to connect to all servers or even Z's in some cases if your ping rate is too high. You'll just time out. If that's the case, DSL or cable is DEFINITELY called for. I'll probably upgrade sometime this month. LOL I've put it off too long and the new games are beginning to tax the ability of dial-up connections to adequately deliver stable mplayer performance. There is just TOO much data being transmitted. __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”