Hey Bill, I heard this on the livestream from the other night (37:30 in)
https://youtu.be/InBblHmvlnE
https://youtu.be/InBblHmvlnE
Average Bandwidth Required - one for Billl
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The problem isn't the devices ie, cells, tablets etc. It's the intrastructor. Were as cell phone ability and availability has bern here in Mex. for 5 to 6 years. It started with 3G. Dial up technology, started 10 to 11 years ago and still only available to half the country. There is little to no maintinance because of cell phone internet technology makes money.
Which means dial up is going to get worse and eventualy fail completly. Imagine the cost of playing 10 hours a day, six days a week (my schedual) at a per minute cell phone rate. Though money is not a problem for me. But a per minute rate for 600 a day or 3,600 a week or 14,400 per month. Count me out!
The sad part is: The local broad band cable company here, has just run a brand new fiber optic line, right pass my house. It is the feeder to a new development of homes numbering 500. My barrio (neighborhood) has 10 and 6 of those are vacant.
I was there prior to the internet and or the WWW (there is a differrece). I ran a "Bulletin Board" for an astonomy club whuch grew from 4 to 500. Those were the days before the "http protocol" was invented. After which I became a web master for them. So, I know a bit about slow speed. Mexico adapted the failing dial up American system when America switched from dial up with dsl to strickly DSL. It was a 15 year old system then and even older now. But hey, 50% of Mexico niw has availibity to the Net. Had I bought the house across the street. I'd be in the the other 50%.
The key word here is "Band Width". Which starts in the "G's" (Giga). Dial up is not included in the term because at the best using "dsl" not to be confused with "DSL", which Mexico doesn't nor will ever have: only in "M's" (Megs). Without "dsl" the best I have gotten on a idle day is 450k not to be confused with "K".
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Is satellite an option? It has increased latency (for now, as they are working on that), but it should be reliable. At least you won't get kicked out mid-game due to a broken connection with the server.
Only the Military and large bussines's have availability to satellites. Dish U.S. has internet sevice but Dish Mexico can't have it. So unless I sell my house and buy one in an area that offers broad band, I'm stuck.
I've played PC Elite Dangerous on my 2014 MacBook Air with a wifi connection in the middle of Italian mountain area (so like desolate-ish). This is in Solo mode, as it'd be too much strain for Open probably, but very stable on a low bandwidth / latency connection.
For the PS4, i'd guess PSN loading all your friends and community info would strain it more than the game
For the PS4, i'd guess PSN loading all your friends and community info would strain it more than the game
I've played PC Elite Dangerous on my 2014 MacBook Air with a wifi connection in the middle of Italian mountain area (so like desolate-ish). This is in Solo mode, as it'd be too much strain for Open probably, but very stable on a low bandwidth / latency connection.
For the PS4, i'd guess PSN loading all your friends and community info would strain it more than the game
That's what I've been saying. Though I sm looking forward to playing in open, but because of the infireor service, where as my connection disconects frequently. I may develope a "Combat Logging" status, if it happens during an interdiction.
Which reminds me of an off topic question. If and when "Old Duck" interterdicts someone. Would the the term be "Interduckted" be more fitting?
I am shocked to hear this. I honestly thought dial up only existed in the extreme depths of the wilderness or even at all. I Take it your not in a major city? I mean having said that there is parts of Scotland and Wales that don't have broadband due to location.
I feel for you bro, having to still deal with dial up must be a real pain. hope you get a boost or new infrastructure soon
I am shocked to hear this. I honestly thought dial up only existed in the extreme depths of the wilderness or even at all. I Take it your not in a major city? I mean having said that there is parts of Scotland and Wales that don't have broadband due to location.
I feel for you bro, having to still deal with dial up must be a real pain. hope you get a boost or new infrastructure soon
The latter isn't about to happen, the dial up service company is also in the cell phone bussiness. They are choosing to follow the money, when any part of their dial up system goes down, it's no longer repaired. The customers are giving the option of switching to a cell phone with its per minute rates or an apology.
If your available connection is that poor I'd just stick to solo really. But just try it and see. On PC you can press Ctrl+B to see bandwidth usage, but interesting if PS4 gets a similar option (I don't believe Xbox does, but we could petition FDev).