High Speed Internet (reminiscing)
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word I remember the first computer I ever owned in 1997 had a 32k modem, i'd download shit at 3kbs and think I was ballin. In December 1998 my uncle got a bonus at work and bought me a new computer with a 56k modem a 6GB hard drive and a 64mhz processor and I had the greatest computer out of everyone I knew lol people was all impressed and shit.
Funny thing is that 56k modem, 6GB hard drive, 64mhz processor computer cost over $1000. Funny how cheap technology got.
Funny thing is that 56k modem, 6GB hard drive, 64mhz processor computer cost over $1000. Funny how cheap technology got.
its your connection reachability
the lower the better, 2 is the lowest it can possibly be
anywhere from 2 - 50 is pretty great
50 - 100 is medicore
100 - 300 is shit
300+ is fuckin faggot shit
someone with a 2 ping vs someone with a 300 ping, the person with the 2 ping is going to have a 298 ms advantage
in terms of first person shooter games thats an insane advantage in terms of seeing someone first and being able to shoot first and have your bullets hit first
the lower the better, 2 is the lowest it can possibly be
anywhere from 2 - 50 is pretty great
50 - 100 is medicore
100 - 300 is shit
300+ is fuckin faggot shit
someone with a 2 ping vs someone with a 300 ping, the person with the 2 ping is going to have a 298 ms advantage
in terms of first person shooter games thats an insane advantage in terms of seeing someone first and being able to shoot first and have your bullets hit first
Yeah ping time is a big factor if you game online.
As far as Google Fiber in Kansas City Ka/Mo, yeah I know all too well lol...And please know that's just the beginning. Google is gonna become the next big ISP trust that. There's alot of info I can't divulge.
Lastly, on the X-Box Live tip it is true even with a 1gbps connection you'll still only go as fast as their servers allow.
@ConstantElevation what city do you live in?
As far as Google Fiber in Kansas City Ka/Mo, yeah I know all too well lol...And please know that's just the beginning. Google is gonna become the next big ISP trust that. There's alot of info I can't divulge.
Lastly, on the X-Box Live tip it is true even with a 1gbps connection you'll still only go as fast as their servers allow.
@ConstantElevation what city do you live in?
Nato:
It really depends on where you live in multiple aspects.
#1 - If you're out in the boondocks or far away from a central office, you may not be able to get DSL speeds that suit your needs while cable will.
#2 - If you live in an area with high bandwidth usage (urban areas like SF) then your cable speeds will not be the same at various times of the day. This is because you're basically sharing a connection with everyone else on the node.
It really all boils down to where you live. Take SF for instance: They have 9 central offices (AT&T owned) but the city is pretty well covered. In other cities (like Santa Rosa) there are only 2 central offices so less people are able to benefit from the product. Our company has it's own equipment in these offices that allows us to push up to 40mbps to customers over AT&T owned copper but the farther out you are it will be slower.
At the end of the day, DSL is still a dedicated line to your house and yer not sharing with anyone. At my current spot, I'd only be able to get up to 6mbps so we went with Comcast. The speeds are great (for now) because there aren't alot of torrenting assholes like myself lol.
If you got anymore questions just lemme know.
It really depends on where you live in multiple aspects.
#1 - If you're out in the boondocks or far away from a central office, you may not be able to get DSL speeds that suit your needs while cable will.
#2 - If you live in an area with high bandwidth usage (urban areas like SF) then your cable speeds will not be the same at various times of the day. This is because you're basically sharing a connection with everyone else on the node.
It really all boils down to where you live. Take SF for instance: They have 9 central offices (AT&T owned) but the city is pretty well covered. In other cities (like Santa Rosa) there are only 2 central offices so less people are able to benefit from the product. Our company has it's own equipment in these offices that allows us to push up to 40mbps to customers over AT&T owned copper but the farther out you are it will be slower.
At the end of the day, DSL is still a dedicated line to your house and yer not sharing with anyone. At my current spot, I'd only be able to get up to 6mbps so we went with Comcast. The speeds are great (for now) because there aren't alot of torrenting assholes like myself lol.
If you got anymore questions just lemme know.
