BroadBand / Dial up on PS2

04-18-2002, 11:03 AM

Broadband service is way too expensive where I live...
Also, my ping rate is so damn slow.. when i play on my Linux PC... RTCW for example...
I used to play PSO v1, i had great time and transmission was good... What can i expect on FFXI??? if i can't get myself a broadband service?

cheers!

Pikachu · 04-18-2002, 01:41 PM

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Originally posted by menetas
Broadband service is way too expensive where I live...
Also, my ping rate is so damn slow.. when i play on my Linux PC... RTCW for example...
I used to play PSO v1, i had great time and transmission was good... What can i expect on FFXI??? if i can't get myself a broadband service?

cheers!

Final Fantasy XI is fully compatible with narrowband, even when it was in the beta-testing stage last year.

04-19-2002, 12:11 AM

i played tony hawk3 online for a few months using a usb network adapter and everything went just fine. the only difference was the amount of people one could have on a server. broadband allowed 4 dial up only 3. i dont think that'll be a problem for ffx1 or any other online game.

FRDrizzt · 04-21-2002, 01:47 PM

In Japan if you have narrowband you just need the HD to play FFXI, and that may be the case to play other games, becasue it would be quicker to cache the data than to pull it off the network.

Rubeus · 04-22-2002, 12:43 AM

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Originally posted by FRDrizzt
In Japan if you have narrowband you just need the HD to play FFXI, and that may be the case to play other games, becasue it would be quicker to cache the data than to pull it off the network.

I thought you don't need the HDD if you have narrowband, you don't need to download anything from the net, all the game files are in the 2 DVDs provided (PlayOnline Starter Kit and FFXI). It is just like Phantasy Star Online for Dreamcast.

04-22-2002, 10:49 AM

whats a narrowband???
ive heard about PS2 HDD... never about a "narrowband"...

FRDrizzt · 04-22-2002, 06:46 PM

Narrowband means a dial-up connection; not broadband.

Vicviper · 04-24-2002, 06:17 PM

I will be going broadband forsure.
I missed out on the Broadband Adapter for the Dreamcast so I was stuck playing Quake 3 and PSO using dial up and it sucked. I was disconnected every 15 minutes.
You should try Cable modem. I've been using it and unless you are doing a lot of uploading than I think it's better than DSL

Overlord · 04-24-2002, 06:26 PM

Narrowband is supported, but they won't get all the same features as brondband users. Such as in TM:B online. Broadband users can have a battle with 8 players at once. But for Narrowbrand, only 2 at a time will be supported.

...Thats the only game I know right now with the drawbacks.

04-24-2002, 09:20 PM

lucky me, i set up my home network 1 week ago, and my ps2 is just drooling to get a piece of my dsl pie (although it will have to fight with 3 other of my computers, but it should still go way fast)

04-25-2002, 06:48 PM

so what are my choices?
narrowband - just two players online?
broadband - lots of players online
dsl?? - what about this
cable modem - ????

Overlord · 04-25-2002, 07:04 PM

So far only TM:B online is affected by differant online speeds.

...Narrowbrand is anything 56K and lower. Broadbrand is DSl, Cable, T1-2-3 etc. Anything faster than 56K.

04-26-2002, 01:41 PM

damn,
DSL service is like $40 US bucks per month in here...
how much is per month in the US???

04-26-2002, 04:12 PM

it costs me 45can$ a month here in quebec and i have a 10$ a month rebate!!!

can't wait to make my ps2 contribuate to that

04-26-2002, 06:03 PM

damn, is really expensive just to play...
i guess i cant afford that..
ill go ask for prices, i heard cable ISP wasn't that expensive... is that good??

04-18-2002, 11:03 AM	#1
menetas Guest Posts: n/a	BroadBand / Dial up on PS2 Broadband service is way too expensive where I live... Also, my ping rate is so damn slow.. when i play on my Linux PC... RTCW for example... I used to play PSO v1, i had great time and transmission was good... What can i expect on FFXI??? if i can't get myself a broadband service? cheers!

04-24-2002, 06:26 PM	#9
Overlord Akuma to odorou Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: You're All Beneath Me. Posts: 2,049	Narrowband. Narrowband is supported, but they won't get all the same features as brondband users. Such as in TM:B online. Broadband users can have a battle with 8 players at once. But for Narrowbrand, only 2 at a time will be supported. ...Thats the only game I know right now with the drawbacks. __________________ We seem to have juxtaposed an impasse here.

04-25-2002, 07:04 PM	#12
Overlord Akuma to odorou Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: You're All Beneath Me. Posts: 2,049	Dial-ups So far only TM:B online is affected by differant online speeds. ...Narrowbrand is anything 56K and lower. Broadbrand is DSl, Cable, T1-2-3 etc. Anything faster than 56K. __________________ We seem to have juxtaposed an impasse here.

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04-19-2002, 12:11 AM	#3
blank Guest Posts: n/a	i played tony hawk3 online for a few months using a usb network adapter and everything went just fine. the only difference was the amount of people one could have on a server. broadband allowed 4 dial up only 3. i dont think that'll be a problem for ffx1 or any other online game.

04-21-2002, 01:47 PM	#4
FRDrizzt Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 20	In Japan if you have narrowband you just need the HD to play FFXI, and that may be the case to play other games, becasue it would be quicker to cache the data than to pull it off the network.

04-22-2002, 10:49 AM	#6
menetas Guest Posts: n/a	whats a narrowband??? ive heard about PS2 HDD... never about a "narrowband"...

04-22-2002, 06:46 PM	#7
FRDrizzt Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 20	Narrowband means a dial-up connection; not broadband.

04-24-2002, 06:17 PM	#8
Vicviper Hello handsome! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,075	I will be going broadband forsure. I missed out on the Broadband Adapter for the Dreamcast so I was stuck playing Quake 3 and PSO using dial up and it sucked. I was disconnected every 15 minutes. You should try Cable modem. I've been using it and unless you are doing a lot of uploading than I think it's better than DSL

04-24-2002, 09:20 PM	#10
kaiser_z Guest Posts: n/a	lucky me, i set up my home network 1 week ago, and my ps2 is just drooling to get a piece of my dsl pie (although it will have to fight with 3 other of my computers, but it should still go way fast)

04-25-2002, 06:48 PM	#11
menetas Guest Posts: n/a	so what are my choices? narrowband - just two players online? broadband - lots of players online dsl?? - what about this cable modem - ????

04-26-2002, 01:41 PM	#13
menetas Guest Posts: n/a	damn, DSL service is like $40 US bucks per month in here... how much is per month in the US???

04-26-2002, 04:12 PM	#14
pfk Guest Posts: n/a	it costs me 45can$ a month here in quebec and i have a 10$ a month rebate!!! can't wait to make my ps2 contribuate to that

04-26-2002, 06:03 PM	#15
menetas Guest Posts: n/a	damn, is really expensive just to play... i guess i cant afford that.. ill go ask for prices, i heard cable ISP wasn't that expensive... is that good??