Lag

[KIGO1987]

bullshit isnt it blackwiggle, Vista pads are forever out West

[blackwiggle]

How did DODO fair in the Whirlpool forum for internet connection in W.A. ?

I think a lot of your problems might stem for your ISP

[KIGO1987]

couldnt find it.

I rate them myself, they are a bunch of dodgy motherfukers i tell you.

**** it im going full blown ADSL2+ next 6mbps is what i want.

[blackwiggle]

Here's a list from the whirlpool forum that lists all the ISP's for W.A.

http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc/?action=list&loc=5

Do you have a land line?
Just type in your phone number and it will give you a more specific result.
Not all ISP's will have ADSL2+ available from your nearest exchange.
You can search to find what your nearest exchange is,what type it is [rim etc] and if ADSL2+ is available to you.
http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/

W.A. Exchange guide.
http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/?tag=AEG_WA

[LOUDandPROUD]

how much do you pay for that in the USA LOUNDandPROUD?

Costs me $62.95 a month, but I'd say it's worth it overall...to me anyway.

[Amorbis]

I wouldn't say my internet is too bad after looking at my Speed Test results.



No more than I need speed wise, but the ping is a bit of a worry. If my ping is 100+ to London then I daren't think of what it'll be to Australia and when I'm racing poor Kigo .

[KIGO1987]

**** Amorbis i would be greatful for that speed

[silverfoxy]

My results are as follows -

Download - 9.72 mb/s

Upload - 0.47 mb/s

Ping - 26ms

Not sure if this is good or bad to be honest !!

[NightArh]

Latency is the main parameter. Almost all good ISPs give enough DL/UL speed to play online games...

I think Wipeout has good lag compensation system cos I am playing it without lags with 115ms latency (Kiev-London)

[Spece2goin]

i think 200ms is still good to play Wipeout, SL really did a good job on ping compensation.

to all of those who ask about ping :
<~200 : OK for wipeout
>100 : too bad for shooting game, latency causes your shoots to be delayed so it's hard to aim, especially in a fast FPS like Unreal Tournament.
<60 : über roxor ping, feels like LAN game, you won't gonna have problem, but that doesn't solve vista pads. (why "vista"? i never understand)

@silverfox : 26ms is not very common, it's very nice.


As i said, mind you send a ping request to a pro server, and its reply is really fast.
In wipeout, there is a master server, to wich you connect to select a game,
but AFAIK there are hosts, that means the players connect to the PS3 of the host, as a server. So host's ping, UL/DL are critical parameters because it has to send and receive information to and from all 7 other players connected.

[KIGO1987]

my area is so bullshit, they want $80bucks a month for 8mbps along with a very stingy data usage. Bastards.

My best bet is to go for a 1.5mbps for a 4gb-onpeak/8gb-offpeak data usage limit, this is $49 a month plus ****ing line rental.

Please tell me 1.5mpbs will be enough to eliminate all vista pads in online play. Cause if it isnt, im might just give up on Wipeout HD at this rate.

[LOUDandPROUD]

Apparently, it's not, because I'm running 30mbps and it doesn't prevent vista pads. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

[KIGO1987]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccccccccccck kk!!!!

I hate Australian internet and it fuking lame connection speeds and stingy packages. Why cant Wipeout HD online play be the same as it was when it got first released back in September 2008. Where there was little lag and no Vista pads, all these firmware updates and game updates have ****d the game into a new zone.

Fuk this, Fuk it, ill do what i use to do back in the day for a thrill, do some burnouts and drifts in my car....... around the corner, neeeeeen neeeeeeen neeeeeen

[stin]

This is my speed test tonight, I`m actually a bit surprised over my speed connection!, but actually I do inspected to be lower than that!

But nevermind.

stevie

[KIGO1987]

Here's a list from the whirlpool forum that lists all the ISP's for W.A.

http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc/?action=list&loc=5

Do you have a land line?
Just type in your phone number and it will give you a more specific result.
Not all ISP's will have ADSL2+ available from your nearest exchange.
You can search to find what your nearest exchange is,what type it is [rim etc] and if ADSL2+ is available to you.
http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/

W.A. Exchange guide.
http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/?tag=AEG_WA

Those links are actually very useful

Now;

What the fuk is the difference between a "Dynamic" and a "Static" IP address for the user??????

[blackwiggle]

KIGO which ISP quoted you that?
Surely there must be a better plan available to you than that.

I pay $60pm for ADSL2+ 40gig download with Netspace ,I could change it to 60gig pm for the same price but the on/off peak hours change and I don't need that much.

The factors for you regarding what speed you get are.
Firstly if Landline phone line or unwired ISP connection

If phone line,then speed will vary due to these factors in this order
1]If ADSL2+ is available from your nearest exchange to your address/phone number .[the guy across the road might be able to get it,but it doesn't mean that you can]
2]If it is a full blown exchange or a RIM type
3]then it's the distance from your house to the exchange [you can check that using Google maps]
4]How good or bad your ISP is.[do they shape connection speed?]

You should just go through all the top rated ISP's for W.A,go to each of their websites,type in your landline phone number [if you have one] and that will tell you if they can provide you with ADSL2+.
Some will and some won't.

A Dynamic IP address changes the port number on your modem as required automatically.
A Static IP is a fixed port that is set for devices that need a dedicated port numbers [Xbox]

You can change these settings in your modems software.

[DeepMix]

well this is my current internet speed everyday



when i was able to connect to wipeout online i never had any problem, the lag was almost 0

but now i cant connect and ive been waiting for SL to solve it

[BlochNWhitey]

I haven't had many vista pads that i've noticed recently on online races, though I've also been playing with americans recently. I used to have a few, but ever since the newest patch they seem to have gone down. As sort of a benchmark, I'll post my speed as well.

[mic-dk]

My linespeed



I see the occasional vista pad, but not enough to annoy me. I seriuosly don't think it has anything to do with linespeed, since joining another game will often make them go away. No matter if the host is in Copenhagen or Kyoto.

BTW dynamic/static IP has nothing to do with ports. It means if you get a, well, static IP from the ISP or they just assign you one from a pool of adresses. Static IPs are a finite commodity, and usually costs more. They're not really necessary unless you plan on running your mailservers/DNS etc.

[blackwiggle]

Your going to love this KIGO.

Here is a website that shows your local exchange [Doubleview] and all ISP's that supply ASDSL2+ from it.
The ones within a blue banner are the ones you should be looking at.
There's 13 of them.

http://www.adsl2exchanges.com.au/vie...?Exchange=DBLV

Click on the heat map function at the top of the map to see what speed you can expect from your address & same thing for the RIM function.
The maps legend is at the bottom.

I wouldn't take much notice of the "Bundled required" on a lot of those plans that are showing as there is usually a OPT out of bundling for a $10 extra fee per month,well there is on my Netspace ADSL2+ 40 plan [which is available to you in WA by the way]
Also just use those plans as a guide,as if you visit a ISP's website you can often see that plans can change from what's listed there,usually a better deal for you as the download limit is usually increased but the price stays the same [my limits been increased twice, Doubled in fact, without costing me anything more]

The tricky thing to watch out for is the length of the contract,and what it will cost you to get out of it if you need to.

You might be able to get "Naked ADSL2+",that is they use the phone lines already running to your house but the telephone is not actually connected,so no line rental fees.
That can be a bit of a quagmire, as the lines belong to TELSTRA,and you [and your ISP of choice] can have a very frustrating time getting it sorted.