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Post by Maxx Reloaded on Jan 7, 2007 10:31:57 GMT
Stats Below!  |
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Post by Mr Stuey on Jan 8, 2007 16:57:51 GMT
 Download is normally a tad higher during the day when its quieter. Drops down a bit at peak times. |
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Post by Charmed 0ne on Jan 20, 2007 19:46:08 GMT
Mine are:  |
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Post by mabozaritchie on Jan 24, 2007 14:58:20 GMT
 heres mine pretty pap doesnt help i'm 350 miles away from server |
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Post by mabozaritchie on Jan 24, 2007 15:06:38 GMT
thought id try from japan  not much better  |
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Post by LordOfKaos207 on Jan 24, 2007 16:08:46 GMT
heres mine pretty pap doesnt help i'm 350 miles away from server Who are you with? It looks far better than mine, unless you've got a ADSL2+ connection that is. |
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Post by Moog on Jan 24, 2007 22:51:45 GMT
Yeah Maboozaritchie your connection loks fantabulous! mine's smeggy. I tend to get 300ms latency which paps me out |
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Post by Charmed 0ne on Jan 26, 2007 11:48:23 GMT
What do any of the figures mean? I'm clueless.
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Post by LordOfKaos207 on Jan 26, 2007 12:22:59 GMT
What do any of the figures mean? I'm clueless. The maximum download speed for a normal ADSLmax line is around 8000 kb/s and about 450 Kb/s for uploads. That's basically the raw speed from your router to the local BT exchange. ADSL2+ and cable connections can go up to over 20Mb/s for downloading and 3Mb/s for uploading. On top of that you have to account for how good your cabling is to the exchange, how good your ISP's connection to the Internet is, how busy the Internet is and how fast the server you are talking to is. So the SpeedTest numbers reflect the true performance of your setup to a specific server. I heard someone saying that a Live game typically needs something like 40-50Kb/s for each person. If you are acting as host, that will go against your download speed. Which sounds OK for 8Mb broadband but you then have to take into account the true speed (two lots of ISPs, etc) The latency is the time is takes the data to there. Basic rule is the further away somewhere is, the longer it takes. I reckon lack of bandwidth is the true killer of Live games. As you run out of spare bandwidth, the latency figure shoots up quickly (Queuing Theory). I remember something along the lines of 90% utilisation equates to a 10 fold increase in latency. And yes I am an IT geek. |
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Post by Maxx Reloaded on Jan 27, 2007 10:17:59 GMT
What do any of the figures mean? I'm clueless. I reckon lack of bandwidth is the true killer of Live games. As you run out of spare bandwidth, the latency figure shoots up quickly (Queuing Theory). I remember something along the lines of 90% utilisation equates to a 10 fold increase in latency. And yes I am an IT geek. That all...sounds...interseting......I guess  I'm more of a plug and play !  |
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Post by LordOfKaos207 on Jan 27, 2007 10:53:44 GMT
More like plug and pray...
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Post by Charmed 0ne on Jan 31, 2007 12:35:48 GMT
And in english?  Does that mean the speeds I have are any good? |
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Post by Mr Stuey on Jan 31, 2007 22:16:08 GMT
The speeds you have Charmed are pretty much fine yes.
That speed test site is pretty dodgy sometime and will not give you the true reading of your line.
But the one you recorded there was , 2.8mbps download and .350kbps upload which is fine.
The latency / ping is pretty higher than normal but like i said that since isnt totally true and if you do a couple of test you will probably see a difference in your results.
When i first played online in the BETA testing days all we had was 512kbps download and 256kbps upload and that is still regarded as the minimum needed to play online so your connection is fine.
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Post by Charmed 0ne on Feb 1, 2007 10:00:00 GMT
Thank you Mr Stuey, I now totally understand. I almost feel educated.
Scarey.
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Post by mabozaritchie on Feb 1, 2007 18:42:01 GMT
with bt broadband using a linksys wireless speed router ,i thought my connection was quite pap im not too clued up on this speed thingy |
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