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Satch
04-06-2003, 12:56 PM
Ok guys, I just got a satellite Internet connection for my PC...does anyone know if I can get Xbox like with satellite? or is it just for Cable and DSL?? If it is possible, how would it work? Would I LAN it with my PC or would a cable go right into the Ethernet port on my XBOX ?? Thanks

Steve1987
04-06-2003, 12:59 PM
Post some details on the connection, like the upload speed and download speed.

But i'm afraid most Satellite services are useless for online gaming, due the upload speed being too slow. Some use Dial up for upload other's use dsl.

But if the upload speed is over 128kb/s then it might be ok.
:)

Satch
04-06-2003, 01:02 PM
friggen Crap! Upload speed only about 40 kb/s , however, download is excellent...sometimes over 1000 kb/s....nice for music and video downloads :D

No Fear 23
04-06-2003, 01:04 PM
Originally posted by Satch
friggen Crap! Upload speed only about 40 kb/s , however, download is excellent...sometimes over 1000 kb/s....nice for music and video downloads :D

my uplaod speed is 33 wiht 144 dl, and i still can play wiht no lag

Satch
04-06-2003, 01:11 PM
Awesome...how do I get it hooked up? btw...I LOVE your "friggen Nintento" deal :D

Steve1987
04-06-2003, 02:12 PM
Originally posted by irule23
my uplaod speed is 33 wiht 144 dl, and i still can play wiht no lag


Is that 33Kb/s or 33kb/s ?? :eek: confusing i know but there is a difference.

If it is 33kb/s then i'm impressed by how little bandwidth Xbox Live needs. :p

Anyway, as someone once said "Nothing ventured, nothing gained" so give Live a go anyway.

Casper
04-06-2003, 02:41 PM
Upload with satellite connection is 56k, just like dialup, the ping rate for it sucks, hell, the download is even crap. You should save money and look into getting DSL or cable. I had satellite before, it blows and I'll never go back to it.

Satch
04-06-2003, 03:04 PM
Whatever man....My satellite is awesome...the upload might not be so great but who cares...the main thing I want is download speed, and I got it...I get 91% satellite strength and get over 1000 kb/s...that's damn good considering I had 56k with line noise and wet lines :D

canadianboi3
04-06-2003, 04:17 PM
My speeds vary SOO much. I always get 600 ul/1200 dl for pc, but for xbox it's always 600ul/300dl. What's up with that? Do i need a better ul or dl to have lag free games?

Cryogenic Pyro
04-06-2003, 05:32 PM
How do you check your upload/download speeds? All I know is my communication speed, which is 2Mbit/s-4Mbit/s or more.

EDIT: Nevermind, my connection speed is 2000-4000 kbps and upload is 200-300+ Kbps.(all of these are bits)(Also, this is while running kazaa with about 10+ Uploads going.)
EDIT2: Exited Kazaa and my upload speed is now 400-600+ kbps.
EDIT3: To figure out your exact speed in kilobytes per second from kilobits per second the formula is KBits * 1000 / 8 / 1000, so a 500 kilobit per second upload speed would be 62.5 kilobytes per second.
EDIT4: Frickin hell, this will be my last edit. I think the proper term for kilobits per second is kb/s or kbps and kilobytes per second is Kb/s or Kbps.

Cyclone
04-06-2003, 05:37 PM
Steve meant 128kilobits/s
That's roughly 12.8KB/s which if you have anything above that you should be fine. You said you had about 40KB/s, so that would be plenty of speed. There is a difference between kilobits and kilobytes. ISP's advertise their speed as kilobits because it's a larger number so people think its faster when 128kb is the same as 12.8KB. See, the 128 looks bigger.

http://www.broadbandreports.com/stest Test your speed

Hitman101
04-06-2003, 05:37 PM
lol, you guys live in the stoneage I got 898 kbps upload and 3115 kbps while running KAZAA !! :eek: Anywayz go to : http://home.cfl.rr.com/eaa/Bandwidth.htm for some download test sites. :cool:

No Fear 23
04-06-2003, 06:10 PM
Originally posted by Hitman101
lol, you guys live in the stoneage I got 898 kbps upload and 3115 kbps while running KAZAA !! :eek: Anywayz go to : http://home.cfl.rr.com/eaa/Bandwidth.htm for some download test sites. :cool:

damn, that should be able to host 16 players wiht explosive mode on and infinite respawn on the level training :)

is that right?

Satch
04-06-2003, 08:53 PM
Damn that's fast....Well I still don't know how to go about hooking up Xbox Live. Anyway, to clear it all up, I get around 20 - 50 kiloBITS a sec. sooo..how do I do this shiznit??

Cryogenic Pyro
04-06-2003, 09:01 PM
Originally posted by Satch
Damn that's fast....Well I still don't know how to go about hooking up Xbox Live. Anyway, to clear it all up, I get around 20 - 50 kiloBITS a sec. sooo..how do I do this shiznit??
20 - 50 probably isn't good enough for Xbox live, because the stuff you need is about 16Kilobytes/s, and 50kilobits is 6.25 Kilobytes/s.

No Fear 23
04-06-2003, 09:17 PM
hey, why not just drop satilite and go dsl or cable?

Cyclone
04-07-2003, 03:30 AM
Originally posted by irule23
hey, why not just drop satilite and go dsl or cable?

Maybe it's his only choice as a high speed internet connection. You can get satellite anywhere in the world. The same cant be said about cable and dsl

Smartparts
04-07-2003, 08:39 AM
Originally posted by Cyclone
Maybe it's his only choice as a high speed internet connection. You can get satellite anywhere in the world. The same cant be said about cable and dsl

That's probably the case. Where I'm at now, I can get either DSL or Cable, but we're building a house and moving and neither option is available at the new house. However, there is a company offering a wireless option that I'm hoping will work (w/ the terrain and all).

Casper
04-07-2003, 02:44 PM
From Speakeasy.net

2003-04-07 15:43:29 EST: 5740 / 942
Your download speed : 5740298 bps, or 5740 kbps.
A 700.7 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 942063 bps, or 942 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!


;)

MixMasta
04-07-2003, 03:02 PM
i was reading the letter box in one of the xbox mags, not sure if it was xbn or oxm, and some kid was asking if his satelite connection would work for xbl, and they said microsoft doesnt officially support satelite internet, and they werent sure(the mag people) if it would work.


my suggestion is if there is cable or dsl avaliable in your are, buy XBL, see if it works with your satelite connection, and if it doesnt, just drop the dish and get dsl or cable!

Hitman101
04-07-2003, 06:50 PM
Originally posted by irule23
damn, that should be able to host 16 players wiht explosive mode on and infinite respawn on the level training :)

is that right?

Yeah, that true. :cool: ;)

Cryogenic Pyro
04-07-2003, 10:20 PM
Originally posted by casper
From Speakeasy.net

2003-04-07 15:43:29 EST: 5740 / 942
Your download speed : 5740298 bps, or 5740 kbps.
A 700.7 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 942063 bps, or 942 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!


;)
Wow, what kind of awesome connection is that!?

Casper
04-07-2003, 11:01 PM
Originally posted by Cryogenic Pyro
Wow, what kind of awesome connection is that!?

It's Optimum Online cable man...like I said...don't waste your time with a dish...some cable companies just treat their customers good :cool: