I've had both AT&T/SBC DSL and RoadRunner, First off RR here is as fast if not faster than the advertised speeds. i could upload and download at the same time without either slowing the other down.
The DSL i have currently(price of $24 month to month for the 3mbit one is why im using it)if i am downloading and start an upload the speed on my download drops atleast a 100k if i upload at max.
I live in a city of about 30k people so the "sharing" aspect of cable doesnt appear to effect the speeds here. i have not checked the price of RR recently but even if its still 44.95 its worth the extra money for the ability to upload and download at the same time without worrying whether one will slow down.
Needless to say I am about to go back to RR for good.
I'd also like to add that Multiplayer on consoles is less of an experience as well, Halo2 only allows 24 players, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat has the same limit.
Going from 64 players to 24 is a huge drop, unless you have a less capable computer and only played on smaller servers then you wont notice it. but 64 player servers offer a more intense game over a 24 person server.
Also are the server's user created or Hosted by some company? cause that sounds scary on newer game s that require more bandwidth.
PC Games is where i plan to stay, sure we are starting to get a lot of sloppy seconds since Developers/Distributors see more money in consoles but until they stop making them, i'll keep playing on my PC(emphasis on PC)
Well the only problem with consoles is the fact that FPS games as well as RTS are a horrid experience on a console regardless of which one. and then when it gets outdated you need to go buy the lastest greatest for several hundred more.
on average my upgrades range from $20-$300 and thats not every year or even several times a year that most people seem to equate with a PC. Although i am about to build a new rig, but only because 200gigs of HD are running out from bigger and bigger games, my 6800GT is starting to show its age as well as my A64 3000+
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I'd like to add my .02 to this.
I've had both AT&T/SBC DSL and RoadRunner, First off RR here is as fast if not faster than the advertised speeds. i could upload and download at the same time without either slowing the other down.
The DSL i have currently(price of $24 month to month for the 3mbit one is why im using it)if i am downloading and start an upload the speed on my download drops atleast a 100k if i upload at max.
I live in a city of about 30k people so the "sharing" aspect of cable doesnt appear to effect the speeds here.
i have not checked the price of RR recently but even if its still 44.95 its worth the extra money for the ability to upload and download at the same time without worrying whether one will slow down.
Needless to say I am about to go back to RR for good.
I'd also like to add that Multiplayer on consoles is less of an experience as well, Halo2 only allows 24 players, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat has the same limit. Going from 64 players to 24 is a huge drop, unless you have a less capable computer and only played on smaller servers then you wont notice it. but 64 player servers offer a more intense game over a 24 person server. Also are the server's user created or Hosted by some company? cause that sounds scary on newer game s that require more bandwidth. PC Games is where i plan to stay, sure we are starting to get a lot of sloppy seconds since Developers/Distributors see more money in consoles but until they stop making them, i'll keep playing on my PC(emphasis on PC)
Well the only problem with consoles is the fact that FPS games as well as RTS are a horrid experience on a console regardless of which one. and then when it gets outdated you need to go buy the lastest greatest for several hundred more.
on average my upgrades range from $20-$300 and thats not every year or even several times a year that most people seem to equate with a PC.
Although i am about to build a new rig, but only because 200gigs of HD are running out from bigger and bigger games, my 6800GT is starting to show its age as well as my A64 3000+