Broadband Upgrade

[Xcandy]

Hi

I am thinking of upgrading my net connection for Xboxonline
im currently on:

512/256kpps

Because Im in the UK nearly all our Isp's dont go over 256kbps upstream but go up to 2000 downstream if I upgrade to:


2000/256 how would that increase my online playability ?
Also would I be able to host games without causing lag ?


Thanks in Advance


Steve
(Xcandy.co.uk Admin)

[master cortana]

If you can get a cable modem that is the fastest. It is usually between 1MG & 2MG/sec

[Xcandy]

thx for the reply

I just needed to know the max upstream i can get is 256kbps for any connection even with 2000kbps. Does upstream matter that much ?

Thx

[jschelm]

With the servers that MS is planning on setting up you probably won't even need 2MB down or 256K up, however, upstream bandwidth is what matters as of now to host games on gamespy. If you don't have a ton of upstream bandwidth then hosting isn't worth trying.

I would just keep what you have and wait to see how it runs on MS's network when it goes live, then if you need to upgrade go for it.

[Snoopy7548]

i have 1mb down and i think 512k upstream, its cool, i only pay 45 bucks a month too

[Xcandy]

Does any1 in the uk know where I can find a cheap but faster connection ?

[GazzaBinks]

Originally posted by Xcandy
Does any1 in the uk know where I can find a cheap but faster connection ?

ntl is now doing

512k/128k (upload) modem for £25 a month

1024k/256k (upload) modem for £55 a month

[Xcandy]

Thx


Looking @ Ntl now

[doughthe1st]

Originally posted by Xcandy
Does any1 in the uk know where I can find a cheap but faster connection ?

All I know is Fileplanet.com might of free salutions to speed up the service you already have.

[Xcandy]

Not sure what your on about doughthe1st

[doughthe1st]

Originally posted by Xcandy
Not sure what your on about doughthe1st

Go to the site (fileplanet.com) and look around/search for something that can speed your pc up. Don't get much simpler then that.