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3 Broadband for gaming

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  • 06-08-2007 3:48pm
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    Xcellor
    Registered Users Posts: 2,803 ✭✭✭


    Before you all go. No it's not possible (which it isn't presently). I happened to be looking at Tom Clancy;s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 today as I was thinking of buying it. And on the back there is 3's logo alongside the normal things like gamespy etc.

    Does this mean 3 thinks it is capable of supporting online gaming?

    I had to look twice....

    I can't think of any other reasons it would be there unless 3 were looking at getting their service suitable for online gaming.

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    Xcellor
    Registered Users Posts: 2,803 ✭✭✭Xcellor


    I might just buy the game to complain to 3 that my connection doesn't work with it :D


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    smellslikeshoes
    Registered Users Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭smellslikeshoes


    Xcellor wrote:
    I might just buy the game to complain to 3 that my connection doesn't work with it :D
    It is technically possible but the pings and unreliability of mobile technology will give you more headaches than play time, not even mentioning the problems 3 customers have been having lately.


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    Xcellor
    Registered Users Posts: 2,803 ✭✭✭Xcellor


    Yeah but if they endorse a game and put their logo on it then they are saying our service is suitable for this game. Since this is a FPS I'd imagine the latency requirement would be quite important. If someone has the game i'd love to see how it works :D:D


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    thebman
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    Are you sure its a 3 logo for the three mobile company and not some other company?


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    Xcellor
    Registered Users Posts: 2,803 ✭✭✭Xcellor


    brim4brim wrote:
    Are you sure its a 3 logo for the three mobile company and not some other company?

    Definitely for 3. Their logo is quite unique with the jagged bit inside. I took pictures of it on my mobile so I could compare but cant find cable to download them to comp.


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    GUIGuy
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    That might be 3 UK rather than 3 Ireland. Maybe the Network in the UK is up to snuff. I doubt that they make/package games specifically for Ireland.


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    watty
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    Any kind of fast moving game is no good on any supplier of 3G/HSDPA anywhere, pings are 150ms to 350ms.


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    Xcellor
    Registered Users Posts: 2,803 ✭✭✭Xcellor


    Presently all 3 customers use the UK network (although this is going to change).

    Since the technology they are using in the UK should fairly much equal that here I would expect it to be able to offer the same performance.

    I just think it's interesting. 3 must have thought about the gaming market to have endorsed this game. I did read that with upgrades mobile broadband could reduce the latency significantly but have no idea if this will happen.


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