D-Link

[danjw]

1st, are the NTL 250 modems rubbish? i have a friend who says they are basically crap so iv gone out and brought a D-Link router, will this help push my ntl dsmal performance?

I cant host any games online with xbox360, he is on the same provider but has brought a new modem, he has been able to host for ages and im wondering if iv done the right thing impulse buying?

Also if there are and 360 users out there, can i use the usb adapter for the wireless receiver on my 360 - or do i HAVE to buy a official xbox one? <- im hoping not

Thanks in advance, Dan

[mrmistoffelees]

Originally Posted by danjw

1st, are the NTL 250 modems rubbish? i have a friend who says they are basically crap so iv gone out and brought a D-Link router, will this help push my ntl dsmal performance?

I cant host any games online with xbox360, he is on the same provider but has brought a new modem, he has been able to host for ages and im wondering if iv done the right thing impulse buying?

Also if there are and 360 users out there, can i use the usb adapter for the wireless receiver on my 360 - or do i HAVE to buy a official xbox one? <- im hoping not

Thanks in advance, Dan

Connecting a router to your modem will not improve the performance of the modem one iota.

What package are you on ? What download speeds (HTTP and file) are you receiving ?

[handyman]

Nothing wrong at all with any of the newer ntl modems 100,120,200, 250 AFAIK. The lower the number the lower the speed they can run at in some cases but for hosting games the ping should be identical across them all. You mates talking rubbish.

[danjw]

Im on 20 meg, and so is my mate

My mate has VM cable and he can host a sweet game, the only difference between his and my conncetion is the modem

The speeds im getting are like 5-10meg (estimate) and 720k upload, obv upload is your hosting speed, but my is so unstable litterally everyone crashed and freezes cos of my connection, and at 50k a person i should be able to host 12-14 people, and its so so frustraiting cos i havent got a clue why it does this.
thanks

[mrmistoffelees]

Originally Posted by danjw

Im on 20 meg, and so is my mate

My mate has VM cable and he can host a sweet game, the only difference between his and my conncetion is the modem

The speeds im getting are like 5-10meg (estimate) and 720k upload, obv upload is your hosting speed, but my is so unstable litterally everyone crashed and freezes cos of my connection, and at 50k a person i should be able to host 12-14 people, and its so so frustraiting cos i havent got a clue why it does this.
thanks

Is this speed with or without the router attached to the modem ? 720k is just about fine on the upload side of things however your down speeds are of concern

[danjw]

yeah i know my upload is well consistent, until i get on xbox live then it falls apart

Iv only just brought the dlink modem now so ill try it tonight

my d/load speeds are brilliant from like germany ect but dl to the uk is poor according to dan ewell speed test, but good from everywhere else

[handyman]

Silly question but are you running any p2p?

[danjw]

i have downloaded by p2p before, but not any more

[mrmistoffelees]

just out of interest how have you 'estimated' your download speeds ?

[danjw]

everytime i go on my laptop i do a speed test from speedtest.net

Sometimes ill get 3meg, sometimes 12meg but never higher

[mrmistoffelees]

Originally Posted by danjw

everytime i go on my laptop i do a speed test from speedtest.net

Sometimes ill get 3meg, sometimes 12meg but never higher

ok, speedtests (which have been the subject of mass debate in my brief time on here) can be considered as to put it politely not the most accurate reporting tool.

You can try the two file similtaneous download to gain a more true attenuation of your speed.

or go to the MS website and download two big files off there and add your transfer rates together.

[danjw]

im really not too fussed about the D/L speed, its the upload im trying to sort out, its like theres a fault on the modem, d/l - fine at 5 meg im not bothered, upload fine at 720k - but not fine hosting a friggin game on rainbow 6 grrrr

[Shaun]

720k is the standard - what do you want us to do?

[Toto]

Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees

ok, speedtests (which have been the subject of mass debate in my brief time on here) can be considered as to put it politely not the most accurate reporting tool.

LOL, well put, and I totally agree.

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Originally Posted by danjw

im really not too fussed about the D/L speed, its the upload im trying to sort out, its like theres a fault on the modem, d/l - fine at 5 meg im not bothered, upload fine at 720k - but not fine hosting a friggin game on rainbow 6 grrrr

Sorry, but that upload is more than sufficient to host that kind of game.

I have a friend in Leeds on a much lower upload on his ADSL connection, it works just fine. The router won't make any difference at all.

[danjw]

it might be sufficient but why cant i host? is there anything you could suggest i try or something, iv tried explaining this to virgin and they havent got a clue....