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by **David Ciemn** » Wed, 26 Apr 2000 04:00:00

Hello everyone...I live in a populated suburban area in the US. All around
me is two way cable internet access (cable in, cable out). However I live in
a small region where the company only offers one way cable internet access.
Meaning it comes in through cable but goes out over your phone line. I still
am tempted to try it. I wonder how this would be for on line *** namely
GPL at VROC?

Does anyone have any experience with this one way service?They told me it
could be up to three years before two way is offered. I live in the stone
age here. Wait I just seen a dinosaur walk by outside...

Hope to hear from you.

Dave C.

by **Dave Henri** » Thu, 27 Apr 2000 04:00:00

I really can't say. I only remember a Journalist for one of the Legit
PC mags...like PC Magazine or Windows...one of the thick business types,
that HATED one way cable. Your surfing will be fast but I don't think
you'd see any benefit over a good dial-up connection for most games..
Only hearsay mind you.
dave henrie

> Hello everyone...I live in a populated suburban area in the US. All around
> me is two way cable internet access (cable in, cable out). However I live in
> a small region where the company only offers one way cable internet access.
> Meaning it comes in through cable but goes out over your phone line. I still
> am tempted to try it. I wonder how this would be for on line *** namely
> GPL at VROC?

> Does anyone have any experience with this one way service?They told me it
> could be up to three years before two way is offered. I live in the stone
> age here. Wait I just seen a dinosaur walk by outside...

> Hope to hear from you.

> Dave C.

by **ymenar** » Thu, 27 Apr 2000 04:00:00

Downloading bandwidth is not really an important factor for online games.
Latency and upload speed is much more essential for a quality experience in
multiplayer racing.

That's not saying it will be worse. If you can afford it, then you'll see a
great increase in download speed, all depending if you need that gain for
your normal internet browsing.

--
-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
-- May the Downforce be with you...
-- http://www.racesimcentral.net/
-- People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise
how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

by **David L. Coo** » Thu, 27 Apr 2000 04:00:00

I have a "one-way" cable modem. MediaOne has two-way access all around me,
but we are stuck with 28.8Kbps up and as much as 3.5Mbps down. All the down
bandwith in the world won't make a better *** connection if you don't
have the up bandwith. Don't get me wrong. One-way cable is definitely
better than a 56Kbps modem for on-line ***. Just don't plan on doing any
hosting.

Now the good news (for me). ADSL just became available in my area! for
$49/mo I can get 512Kbps down and 128Kbps up. From what I hear that should
be good for hosting about 12 on VROC. I've also read that ADSL is more
consistent than cable. And - no more dialing to connect. Just click and
go!

--David Cook

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