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Wireless Internet, any good for games?

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 3:25 pm
by knightofnee1112
I hear this company "Digital Path" (http://www.digitalpath.com) is releasing wireless internet service soon (next month) in my area. I have hear some things about wireless being not good for games because of lag spikes and it always going down because of interfearence. Is all of this true?

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 9:47 pm
by smb
I have a wireless internet device. It's ok, depending on the bandwidth. I wouldn't recommend it for gaming, as it "bursts" the data instead of "streaming" it.

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 1:02 am
by knightofnee1112
well, I plan on their 2.5/2.5 connection so I should at least be able to stream 6KB/sec, right? or will it just spike like crazy all the time, no matter what?

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 8:00 pm
by smb
2.5/2.5 might be a little better. is it a similar device as the one found here ?

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 8:25 pm
by nexus_7
i havent had any gaming probs over wireless. on ocasion on line it jumps on ocasion. but nothing major.

Greg