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Internet Usage for online games

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  • 04-01-2006 1:34pm
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    scout353
    Registered Users Posts: 1,170 ✭✭✭


    Can anyone answer a query regarding the amount of internet usage required for online gaming.

    We are exceeding our monthly cap of 8gb regularly and all I can see it being as a result of the kids gaming!

    Any ideas?


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    Ciaran500
    Registered Users Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    From what I've seen from Day of Defeat/Counter Strike etc. it uses about 3-4kB/s.

    If I did this right thats about 1mb every 5 minutes or 12mb for every hour playing games. Thats a very small chunk of your 8gb limit.


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    jaggeh
    Registered Users Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭jaggeh


    unless you are a heavy gamer 4-5 hours a night x 30 = near enough 2 gigs
    but in order to do that you would have to have no life.


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    scout353
    Registered Users Posts: 1,170 ✭✭✭scout353


    jaggeh wrote:
    unless you are a heavy gamer 4-5 hours a night x 30 = near enough 2 gigs
    but in order to do that you would have to have no life.


    They seem to be playing it everyday and coupled with music and video downloads it can easily get to the limit!!

    Thanks for the replies


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    monument
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 14,080 Mod ✭✭✭✭monument


    scout353 wrote:
    coupled with music and video downloads

    That looks to be the main problem, not online gaming.


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    projectmayhem
    Registered Users Posts: 9,480 ✭✭✭projectmayhem


    scout353 wrote:
    They seem to be playing it everyday and coupled with music and video downloads it can easily get to the limit!!

    Thanks for the replies
    they're taking money from starving artists!!! :O


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    Syth
    Registered Users Posts: 1,865 ✭✭✭Syth


    scout353 wrote:
    music and video downloads it can easily get to the limit!!
    Music and video downloading uses up a lot more of your monthly cap than online games.

    As people have pointed out an online game will only just about 5% of your internet connection. Downloading music and video will easily use 100% of it. So an hour downloading videos uses a lot more of your monthly cap than an hour playing games.


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