- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: YOU will be DOA
My company designs software to test highspeed and phonelines.
If you live in NYC that's a great test, but select something across the US. If you drop around 7-10, then you have big problems with the nodes after your signal leaves NYC. *In that case, there is nothing you can do about that*
Having that big of a change means your internet stability is rather weak. That's why you don't see a problem on the PC, because if has time to keep reping over and over again. Xboxes aren't build to do that because their lack of computer power. You could have the fastest connection, but if your signal strength is weak, there is nothing LIVE can do for you.
I only run 5.0MB/ps DOWN and 575KB/ps UP, and I'll host or have a portion of host more then half my games. My strength between the cloests node STL to the farther US node LAX is only +/- 100KB/ps.. Just under 2%, which is amazingly low, also helps I live in the middle of the US.
I live in Falls church VA about 10 miles from DC. NY is a good ways away so thats not even near me