 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
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Re: Look at the latency requirements! Gamers are the bane of any ISP. they wish they would simply go away as gaming requires not only a decent network but well maintained.
Be careful what you wish for, they could put some sort of interleave on your connection. ask any Qwest DSL gamer what their biggest beef is with their connection and most will reply 'qwests interleave on my line' |
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| I understand what you are saying, but how does one explain away Comcast's promotion of Xbox Live? »online.comcast.net/products/xbox.asp?link=1
or maybe if enough cash comes your way from Redmond, you'll say anything  |
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bmn? ? ?Premium,ExMod 2003-06
join:2001-03-15
hiatus | reply to dvd536
Interleaving is usually used as a last resort when you are too far out on the cable plant to have a solid connection. Check with those gamers and see what their distance is. It would seem strange for an ISP to put an interleave on a subscriber because they are a gamer, but it is Qworst after all.
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said by J D McDorce:
I understand what you are saying, but how does one explain away Comcast's promotion of Xbox Live? »online.comcast.net/products/xbox.asp?link=1
or maybe if enough cash comes your way from Redmond, you'll say anything
Well, it's the same reason they say you can download music faster. It's all about signing up someone and making them pay. Once they find out the service won;t work as well, the tech support person says,'Oh I'm sorry. We don't garauntee you can use your XBOX or speeds."
This all came about because of the complacency and lack of cutomer service that Comcast has given over the years. Had they treated people differently, this would have never happened. Now, they will have to fight it and maybe even lose. What are they going to do? Leave Montgomery County? Then everyone else will be looking to impliment the same thing across the country and no way in hell are cable companies going to lose all their customers.
See what happens when you take your customers for granted? |
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
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said by dvd536:
Gamers are the bane of any ISP. they wish they would simply go away as gaming requires not only a decent network but well maintained.
But Gamers are also the people who are first adopters, are willing to pay more, are more tech savvy (low maintenance on the REGULAR customer support) more likely to overlook things like crappy newsservice, spotty email, and poor technical support, and will stay.... PROVIDED you can provide the low latency and speeds they expect... but if you can't, then yes, they will give you hell.
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