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Playing online games with a USB Modem

What ISP and what Internet medium would be the biggest factor. And knowing if you are in good range from the cell tower, assuming you're talking 3G.

The type of gaming will be important. If its FPS games you might notice a bit of latency with 120-300ms on the 3G, it really depends. I would try to test it out without locking yourself into a contract or maybe you know somebody with 3G service on their phone etc and can do a latency/speed test from your location.

This topic probably work out better in the PC Gaming Tech.

Anything over 100ms will suck in a FPS game, and depending on the 3g service, I would say it could very easily be not playable. On my 3g service I could never deal with the lag. Just tested it, 237ms ping with 458k down and 653 up.

No verizons 4g, I've seen that look pretty good...

Anything in the 150 to 200ms is crappy, but doable.
But honestly, get off the dish, and go with Verizon (through a reseller) and you can get a 20GB connection for 60/month.
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reply to afh1121
I used to use 3g for when I would travel and play WoW. It worked ok for farming and questing, but never could run a dungeon or PvP.

If its all you have, then you make it work. If there is any chance to move to a dsl/cable it would be best.

reply to Daarken
I thought Verizon only offered 10GB data limits?

»www.millenicom.com/
This company basically resells verizon & sprint, which an old friend purchased. He lives 40 miles away from any real broadband and recently he switched from satellite to this for his internet and hasn't looked back.
He normally has a ping in the low 100's and is able to surf and use his PS3 online without having to get hit for a token, and he hasn't hit the 20GB limit yet. He is also using only the USB modem hooked up to a cradle point router.
My brother also uses a verizon hotspot mifi to game with, and he gets online and ventrilo while gaming without a problem.
Hit up the DSLR Millenicom forums for more questions or help. »Millenicom
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I can attest to this service, it works fine. I use the 50GB Sprint plan and have been gaming/using Teamspeak for almost 2 years now. Time Warner cable lines stop about 3/4 of a mile from my house, thankfully I'll be moving by April so I'll have access to normal broadband but this is about the best substitute you can find. If all you did was game I'd say go ISDN for the low consistent ping times but nowadays 128k just doesn't quite cut it. Look and see if you have a WISP in your area also, if you do they will be able to get you much better speeds and ping times comparable to normal wireline based broadband.
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What is ISDN and WISP?

ISDN is Integrated Services Digital Network that was available before DSL, However it used to be rather expensive to setup and maintain, you would have to contact your local phone service provider for additional cost (Millenicom is cheaper/faster).
WISP is Wireless Internet Service Provider, which uses Radio for communication. Generally it is stable and provides DSL speeds and pings at a reasonable cost.

I suggest you contact XLTeks, who is a local provider in Frankfort.
»xlteks.com/residential.html
815.312.4454 | sales@xlteks.com

Good Luck
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