Re: QUAKE/UDP/PM3
David Davies (David@buckeyeweb.com)
Fri, 15 Aug 1997 11:32:21 -0400
> >> A serious percentage of our users love playing Quake, and they are
> >> saying that playing Quake while connected to USR Sportsters with PM2s
is
> >> way better than through our PM3 ringdown. People say the play is at
least
> >> choppy and they register UDP packet losses.
> >
> >This has been a major situation with us. The latency with the PM3 is
> >horrible, and any type of game playing is pretty useless.
> >
> >Initial reports say the Lucent Modem Cards are better, but I haven't
> >received a strong word yet if they're as smooth as our PM2/USR Courier
> >setup. (Actually, we also run a Worldgroup BBS system, and *THAT* has
> >much lower latency than the PM3. Go figure.)
>
> Our internal testing revealed PM3/56K modems have less latency than the
> PM2/USR combination. Can anyone verify this from the field?
Yep dont have any accurate data but to quote one of our users who called up
after the upgrade "Damn !!!"
All reports seem to be good on the latency issue. Also the new code in an
OR-HS is making a dramatic difference !!!
David Davies
Director, Internet Services
Buckeye Internet Services, Ltd.
http://www.buckeyeweb.com
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