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happymeal · 27-05-2004, 10:55

Hello,

I'm new to this forum. I've had the NTL 600k service now for about 6 months and have primarily been using it for playing online games such as counterstrike / ut2004 on PC. The quality of the connection has been reasonable but not anywhere near as good as some of the other ISPs I have used in the past. For some reason unknown to me my latency does not stay very constant and fluctuates between 20-70. This, you may think is nothing to complain about but the results it has on gameplay are sometimes frustrating causing jerkiness and warping. I decided not to make a fuss about this over the six months as I knew I would be moving in the near future.

I have now moved to my new location (still in Northampton) and NTL have recently come to install the new (same) service. This time it is even worst and I am experiencing lots of loss and choke when playing games. As such I have felt the need to state this on this forum and to NTL. Is this something that all gamers in the Northampton area experience or am I just really unlucky with the quality of my cable where ever I move to? I'd really not like to have to change ISPs as the TV and phone package have been fine all along.

If anyone can help, I would much appreciate it.

Many thanks

27-05-2004, 10:55	#1
happymeal Inactive Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 18	NTL Gaming Northampton Hello, I'm new to this forum. I've had the NTL 600k service now for about 6 months and have primarily been using it for playing online games such as counterstrike / ut2004 on PC. The quality of the connection has been reasonable but not anywhere near as good as some of the other ISPs I have used in the past. For some reason unknown to me my latency does not stay very constant and fluctuates between 20-70. This, you may think is nothing to complain about but the results it has on gameplay are sometimes frustrating causing jerkiness and warping. I decided not to make a fuss about this over the six months as I knew I would be moving in the near future. I have now moved to my new location (still in Northampton) and NTL have recently come to install the new (same) service. This time it is even worst and I am experiencing lots of loss and choke when playing games. As such I have felt the need to state this on this forum and to NTL. Is this something that all gamers in the Northampton area experience or am I just really unlucky with the quality of my cable where ever I move to? I'd really not like to have to change ISPs as the TV and phone package have been fine all along. If anyone can help, I would much appreciate it. Many thanks