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what internet speed do you need to play online games?

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i'm asking that because i'm going away for the week-end and might want to play mw2 through tethering from my iphone. if i remember correctly, windows gave me a speed of 500k/s when i tried it last week. i know my wireless router is 54m/s and wired is faster (1gb/s??)

so is that enough or should i stick to websurfing for the week-end.

also, what quantity of data does a game download and upload while gaming, supposing that i don't have customs maps to download?

and don't worry about my iphone data plan, i have 6gb/month
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Console-hater
500Kb/s is good enough for your iPhone. Customs maps is still good enough for your speed considering they are usually around 1mb to 10mb in size.
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tK FuRY
well 500kb/s is 60-ish KB/s, so it will work for gaming, but don't expect to pull host. Depending on the ping though, you might not be able to play at all.
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i'm asking that because i'm going away for the week-end and might want to play mw2 through tethering from my iphone. if i remember correctly, windows gave me a speed of 500k/s when i tried it last week. i know my wireless router is 54m/s and wired is faster (1gb/s??)

so is that enough or should i stick to websurfing for the week-end.

also, what quantity of data does a game download and upload while gaming, supposing that i don't have customs maps to download?

and don't worry about my iphone data plan, i have 6gb/month


Speed isn't nearly as important as latency. I am guessing your iphone will not have a low enough latency to keep up with many modern games. You can try a ping test to check.
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the ping might not be the same as a dedicated isp connection. even though you are able to transfer files at that speed doesn t mean that you will get the best gaming experience though mobile internet. also, will the connection get interrupted during an incoming call ?
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You ll get around 200 ms to your closest location with a 3g connection and it ll depend on signal power
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I'd stick to games that don't require a good ping, such as Gmod or RTS's. Cell phone networks have horrid pings.
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well, that answer my question. i won't play online during the week-end.
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