DSL

I need some help trying to decide if DSL is right for my situation. I've been using Sprynet/Mindspring/Earthlink for more than 4 years and the connection has been just about perfect every single day. Racing GPL online at VROC yeilds rock solid connections with absolutely no warping in 18-20 car races. But the high latency problems started when I gave Nascar3 a shot, then gave up. But with Nascar 4, I once again tried online racing, and the latency is so bad that not only do I have the worst warping possible, but the cars actually just vanish from the track. FPS vary from the high teens to the high 30s. I've checked out my local cable company but they don't offer cable modem service in my area. The only option I have opened to me is DSL from Velocity. The service costs $49.95 per month. They claim up to 50 times faster then my 56k connection. I also have another computer system that my son uses to go online. Can both systems be online at the same time and how would that effect my connection and latency? How reliable is Velocity? Any and all information is more then welcome. My system is: AMD TBird K7-800 Creative Lab SoundBlaster Live X-Gamer Voodoo5 5500 AGP graphics card 128mg of SDRAM Joel Willstein [email hidden]

Joel: Try: http://www.dslreports.com Arc "Joel A. Willstein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:96hske$ga6$[email hidden]... > I need some help trying to decide if DSL is right for my situation. > I've been using Sprynet/Mindspring/Earthlink for more than 4 years and the > connection has been just about perfect every single day. Racing GPLonline > at VROC yeilds rock solid connections with absolutely no warping in 18-20 > car races. But the high latency problems started when I gave Nascar3 ashot, > then gave up. But with Nascar 4, I once again tried online racing, and the > latency is so bad that not only do I have the worst warping possible, but > the cars actually just vanish from the track. FPS vary from the highteens > to the high 30s. > > I've checked out my local cable company but they don't offer cable > modem service in my area. The only option I have opened to me is DSL from > Velocity. The service costs $49.95 per month. They claim up to 50 times > faster then my 56k connection. I also have another computer system thatmy

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> son uses to go online. Can both systems be online at the same time and how > would that effect my connection and latency? How reliable is Velocity? > > Any and all information is more then welcome. > > My system is: > > AMD TBird K7-800 > Creative Lab SoundBlaster Live X-Gamer > Voodoo5 5500 AGP graphics card > 128mg of SDRAM > > > Joel Willstein > [email hidden] >

Don't know about velocity but I got DSL thru Bellsouth and my latency in N3 is 0.03-0.05. With previous provider the warp was pathetic. IMHO cant go wrong with DSL. Cost me 40 a month

"Joel A. Willstein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:96hske$ga6$[email hidden]... > I've checked out my local cable company but they don't offer cable > modem service in my area. The only option I have opened to me is DSL from > Velocity. The service costs $49.95 per month. They claim up to 50 times I think you mean telocity which is was I have. Actually it is perfect for N3 as long as I am the host. Maybe the problems people are having with N4 is that the fast network connections are not hosting races? When I hosted even 56K modem users was smooth. Also it *CAN* be 50x faster. It all depends on your distance from your main phone switch. You must be at least 18,000 feet away. The farther you are the lower the speed. I am ~15,000 feet and am getting 320K up and down... > faster then my 56k connection. I also have another computer system thatmy > son uses to go online. Can both systems be online at the same time and how > would that effect my connection and latency? How reliable is Velocity? There is a way I think but I am not sure how to do it. Telocity has actually been very reliable (knock on wood). The main problem is that sometimes their mailserver is offline. But the rest of the internet is there :-) Then there were some glitches during the install. Like no one knew what the hell they were doing and had no other clue. Finally I got in touch with the Level 3 tech support engineer (this is after they supposed have everything setup correctly). I think he was the only one at the company that knew what the hell was going on with this newfangled DSL thingie. It turned out that my connection had a dropdown box set wrong on the DSLAM (which is in central Colorado, I am in Chicago)! In my case my phone provider is Ameritech. So because of that, Rhythms were the people that actually provided the DSL service and Telocity is the ISP. So you have that extra layer of BS to wade through. Oh yeah... But first Ameritech had to string the DSL line to my house and configure it for rhythms to use. Turns out they didn't contact rhythms when my line was connected. Instead I get a call from Ameritech offering DSL service!!! So I have to make my own phone calls to Telocity and Rhythms and no one really knew what the hell was going on! It was great. After that initial glitch, everything has been cool though. -- [email hidden]

"Joel A. Willstein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:96hske$ga6$[email hidden]... > I need some help trying to decide if DSL is right for mysituation. > I've been using Sprynet/Mindspring/Earthlink for more than 4 years andthe > connection has been just about perfect every single day. Racing GPLonline > at VROC yeilds rock solid connections with absolutely no warping in18-20 > car races. But the high latency problems started when I gave Nascar3 ashot, > then gave up. But with Nascar 4, I once again tried online racing, andthe > latency is so bad that not only do I have the worst warping possible,but > the cars actually just vanish from the track. FPS vary from the highteens > to the high 30s. > I've checked out my local cable company but they don't offercable > modem service in my area. The only option I have opened to me is DSLfrom > Velocity. The service costs $49.95 per month. They claim up to 50times > faster then my 56k connection. I also have another computer systemthat my > son uses to go online. Can both systems be online at the same time andhow > would that effect my connection and latency? How reliable isVelocity? Check your local baby Bell. They all offer DSL now. I think Mindspring also offer DSL now. Checking sure wouldn't hurt. My Pacific Bell DSL costs $40 per month, and latency is extremely low when the conditions are right. I'm in San Francisco, and EA's San Mateo NFS:PU server is nearby, and I get ping time of like 14 ms. :-) Of course, it's hell getting it installed... Read the stories at dslreports.com --KC

Hi Joel, If have DSL also and like Greg's experience, installation wasn't pretty. In fact it was downright ugly. But after the initail snafu's things have been downright silky. I use GTE (my phone company) out here on the west coast and after 2 years of service I must say it's one of the best decisions I've made concerning online gaming. I also play online with my son using s $69 hub from Best Buy. That , two cables and an extra network card are all you should need to get both PC's up and running. I'm running 768k up and down and have yet to find any degradation in connection quality while we're both online. Good luck! "Joel A. Willstein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:96hske$ga6$[email hidden]... > I need some help trying to decide if DSL is right for my situation. > I've been using Sprynet/Mindspring/Earthlink for more than 4 years and the > connection has been just about perfect every single day. Racing GPLonline > at VROC yeilds rock solid connections with absolutely no warping in 18-20 > car races. But the high latency problems started when I gave Nascar3 ashot, > then gave up. But with Nascar 4, I once again tried online racing, and the > latency is so bad that not only do I have the worst warping possible, but > the cars actually just vanish from the track. FPS vary from the highteens > to the high 30s. > > I've checked out my local cable company but they don't offer cable > modem service in my area. The only option I have opened to me is DSL from > Velocity. The service costs $49.95 per month. They claim up to 50 times > faster then my 56k connection. I also have another computer system thatmy

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> son uses to go online. Can both systems be online at the same time and how > would that effect my connection and latency? How reliable is Velocity? > > Any and all information is more then welcome. > > My system is: > > AMD TBird K7-800 > Creative Lab SoundBlaster Live X-Gamer > Voodoo5 5500 AGP graphics card > 128mg of SDRAM > > > Joel Willstein > [email hidden] >

"Rhawn" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:zf6j6.3485$[email hidden]... > Hi Joel, > > If have DSL also and like Greg's experience, installation wasn't pretty.In > fact it was downright ugly. But after the initail snafu's things havebeen > downright silky. I use GTE (my phone company) out here on the west coast > and after 2 years of service I must say it's one of the best decisionsI've > made concerning online gaming. I also play online with my son using s $69 > hub from Best Buy. That , two cables and an extra network card are allyou > should need to get both PC's up and running. I'm running 768k up and down > and have yet to find any degradation in connection quality while we'reboth > online. Good luck! So you just hook the output of the bridge to a hub and that is it??? -- [email hidden]

**** Post for FREE via your newsreader at post.usenet.com **** Maybe :) It depends on if you are allowed Multiple IP's, or if you are purchasing Multiple IP's. Most Cable and DSL providers give you ONE dynamic IP address. In these cases, you have to use a Cable/DSL Router, Win2K Server Machine or other form of ICS to use multiple computers. -Larry "Greg Cisko" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:V0aj6.104874$[email hidden]...

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> "Rhawn" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:zf6j6.3485$[email hidden]... > > Hi Joel, > > > > If have DSL also and like Greg's experience, installation wasn't pretty. > In > > fact it was downright ugly. But after the initail snafu's things have > been > > downright silky. I use GTE (my phone company) out here on the west

coast > > and after 2 years of service I must say it's one of the best decisions > I've > > made concerning online gaming. I also play online with my son using s$69 > > hub from Best Buy. That , two cables and an extra network card are all > you > > should need to get both PC's up and running. I'm running 768k up anddown

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> > and have yet to find any degradation in connection quality while we're > both > > online. Good luck! > > So you just hook the output of the bridge to a hub and that is it??? > > -- > > [email hidden] > > > > >

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On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 22:49:25 -0800, "Kasey Chang \(use EXCITE.COM instead!\)" <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >My Pacific Bell DSL costs $40 per month, You guys pay a lot for DSL in the U.S. compared to Canada. I pay $40.00 CAD, which is about $26.60 U.S., plus a few bucks for taxes. -- Jagg

On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 22:49:25 -0800, "Kasey Chang \(use E***.COM You guys pay a lot for DSL in the U.S. compared to Canada. I pay $40.00 CAD, which is about $26.60 U.S., plus a few bucks for taxes. -- Jagg

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> On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 22:49:25 -0800, "Kasey Chang \(use EXCITE.COM > instead!\)" <[email hidden]> thus spoke: > >My Pacific Bell DSL costs $40 per month, > You guys pay a lot for DSL in the U.S. compared to Canada. I pay > $40.00 CAD, which is about $26.60 U.S., plus a few bucks for taxes.

Someone forgot to do the currency exchange. :-D But really, DSL prices is expected to fall 50% in the next 5 years. --KC

On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 17:25:44 -0800, "Kasey Chang \(use EXCITE.COM instead!\)" <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >> You guys pay a lot for DSL in the U.S. compared to Canada. I pay >> $40.00 CAD, which is about $26.60 U.S., plus a few bucks for taxes. > >Someone forgot to do the currency exchange. :-D How so? I said $40.00 CAD is about $26.60 U.S. 40/1.5=26.6666666666666666666666666666667 -- Jagg

On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 17:25:44 -0800, "Kasey Chang \(use E***.COM How so? I said $40.00 CAD is about $26.60 U.S. 40/1.5=26.6666666666666666666666666666667 -- Jagg

"Jagg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > How so? I said $40.00 CAD is about $26.60 U.S. > 40/1.5=26.6666666666666666666666666666667 It's a joke! --KC

"Kasey Chang \(use EXCITE.COM instead!\)" <[email hidden]> wrote: > But really, DSL prices is expected to fall 50% in the next 5 years. That's good - because they are going up in a lot of places around the country.