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« Current Status: Wednesday, November 29, 2006  
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just2stoned
Just2stoned

join:2006-02-06
Spring Hope, NC

reply to YellowHammer
Re: Is satellite online gaming giong to be smooth...


After 3 complete XP reinstalls w/ updates
You hope all of us gamers that play online games on our WB systems all leave? It wouldn't improve anything by doing so. Everquest 2 in my case maybe uses around 4-5kb/s download and 1-3kb/s upload constantly. When loading into new zones it may spike to maybe 50kb/s for a few seconds but thats normal usage as far as i'm concerned. WB doesn't say that they don't want us playing games on the service and if they did I would probably leave WB. It kind of goes with that sticky thread "Usage, Legal or not is not our concern here" when it comes to what we do with our service. I didn't get WB to play games, it's just an added benefit. Besides, half the reason people get a broadband connection, no matter what type, is to be able to play all these games that now more than ever require some type of broadband service in order to play.
I've noticed that you can't really use default ports for P2P because WB I think does try to block these, but a simple port # change will fix it. If WB only wants us to browse the web and check email with an occasional download then they better start charging $14.95/month for the service they offer because thats all it would be worth, dial up. This is my 30 day usage with some heavy XP installations in the last week. Highest I've ever had mine. Would you consider this,what I pay for, too much usage? Naw didn't think so.

YellowHammer

join:2004-12-09
Jackson, AL
·WildBlue

said by just2stoned See Profile :

You hope all of us gamers that play online games on our WB systems all leave?
Don't take offense at me. I'm one of the screwed over gamers too.


just2stoned
Just2stoned

join:2006-02-06
Spring Hope, NC

Ah I see. I just got inspired to play some EQ2 last night and I have to say that the experience was almost not worth playing. I don't know if beam 37 got that firmware update like everyone is complaining about but my pings were pure crap all day and even in the middle of the night when it's usually at its best. I don't run the WB optimizer either. I was able to play last night, but it wasn't enjoyable like it used to be.

I also apologize to YellowHammer for making it sound like I was attacking him for his statement about gamers
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