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TiDBiT
10-08-00, 07:52 PM
I'm getting 784k/392k SDSL... Can any of you r33t internet users tell me what kind of ping i will get on average while playing tribes??? Also i live 8,000 feet away from the place. I have a 750 Athlon w/ 128mb RAM.

glc1
10-08-00, 08:13 PM
784/392 is not SDSL ("S" = symmetric or even up and down speeds), that's ADSL ("A" = asymmetric or uneven up and down speeds). Anyway, ur pings should be good, however, I can't say for sure b/c it depends on how close the server is and how ur routed to it.

cablenut
10-08-00, 08:15 PM
If you like within 8k of the place you will see at least the advertised speed that you purchased

TiDBiT
10-09-00, 07:07 AM
Kew, Thanks for the help... I really wasn't sure on what kind of "DSL" it was, but now i know. =)

glc1
10-10-00, 10:55 PM
Originally posted by cablenut:
If you like within 8k of the place you will see at least the advertised speed that you purchasedEven if ur not, ur ISP should still give u a guaranteed sync rate it just may not be a high. When I had PacBell DSL, my guaranteed sync rate was 384Kbps, but I always got above 1Mbps and I was a little over 11,000ft away from my C/O.