Death From Above Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I can't even consider something like Netflix or WWE Network. Rural Canada is basically a trip into the ancient times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Do people in America not have bandwidth limits? I'm on a sweetheart of a deal with the local company where I have half-decent speed and no cap... I can't imagine having to check where I'm at in-between watching Netflix movies and such. Its a double-whammy here. Some companies have bandwidth limits (Comcast is rolling this out, and they are gonna switch everyone over to the model, because they can.) Second is that anything not in a major city or right along a long haul is the barest definition of broadband. Like, don"t stream cause won"t work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Do people in America not have bandwidth limits? I'm on a sweetheart of a deal with the local company where I have half-decent speed and no cap... I can't imagine having to check where I'm at in-between watching Netflix movies and such.The major players - Comcast, CenturyLink, etc - all have bandwidth limits. Usually 250 gigs a month. They generally don't enforce it unless you go way over, though. We stream Netflix constantly at my house - often with three of us all watching different stuff - and bandwidth has never been an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 If I had 200 Gig a month I would possibly weep for joy during the first month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Verizon and AT&T don't have a data cap, but that's because they own their entire infrastructure and don't have to lease longhaul lines like the local cable providers do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Verizon and AT&T don't have a data cap, but that's because they own their entire infrastructure and don't have to lease longhaul lines like the local cable providers do. I was going to ask "how the hell do Comcast and company still have any customers?" Then I realized not everybody downloads a shit tonne of wrestling every month, streams the Network, and watches Netflix. Still, if given the choice, why wouldn't you go with Verizon or AT&T? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Verizon and AT&T don't have a data cap, but that's because they own their entire infrastructure and don't have to lease longhaul lines like the local cable providers do.I was going to ask "how the hell do Comcast and company still have any customers?" Then I realized not everybody downloads a shit tonne of wrestling every month, streams the Network, and watches Netflix. Still, if given the choice, why wouldn't you go with Verizon or AT&T? I'd give up an arm to have AT&T's U-Verse TV in my apartment complex, I'd get the bundle with Internet too. As is, I'm stuck with Charter. And I want to jam pointy sticks in their eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Verizon and AT&T don't have a data cap, but that's because they own their entire infrastructure and don't have to lease longhaul lines like the local cable providers do. I was going to ask "how the hell do Comcast and company still have any customers?" Then I realized not everybody downloads a shit tonne of wrestling every month, streams the Network, and watches Netflix. Still, if given the choice, why wouldn't you go with Verizon or AT&T? There's a trade off. One reason is that Verizon and AT&T aren't available everywhere. Lot of homeowners associations, apartment complexes/buildings, townships, etc have sweetheart deals with the local cable guys and won't allow the other guys to run the cable (Verizon requires a fiber to coax media converter somewhere on the property as it runs fiber right to the house), and it costs to dig the cable trenches, so they won't put it in areas that they're allowed unless there's enough interest to make it cost effective. So, they're not wide spread. My old association didn't allow FiOS run to the house (but they did allow the trenches to be run.), so I was stuck with Cablevision. They weren't horrible (they're really good on cutting deals for retention, in fact their CS guys tell you to call them in a year to do a retention deal again) and they did up their 1st tier bandwidth cap to 15/5, which equals Verizon/AT&T's intro tier. My current has FiOS allowed, and local is Comcast, so it wasn't a hard choice. Verizon has me at 50/50 for my bandwidth, and no data cap (which I wanted, considering how much I d/l for PSN, Stream Video, and online game) Verizon's not as good on retention, but they're starting to fight if you say the right thing. Only issue with them is their packages kick up hard after 12 and 24 months (my $150 package will clear $225 next July, but I'll likely get them down to $150 again with a threat to jump to Comcast.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I have AT&T but the downside is that they don't really offer the top end speeds around here. Still what I have is plenty to do shit like stream Netflix or WWE Network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLSigman Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Verizon and AT&T don't have a data cap, but that's because they own their entire infrastructure and don't have to lease longhaul lines like the local cable providers do. I was going to ask "how the hell do Comcast and company still have any customers?" Then I realized not everybody downloads a shit tonne of wrestling every month, streams the Network, and watches Netflix. Still, if given the choice, why wouldn't you go with Verizon or AT&T? Some people swear that DSL is shit compared to regular broadband. Time Warner here in SC is constantly sending me junk mail about how much my DSL sucks. Before Mom and I cut back our U-Verse cable subscription for money reasons, I'd be gaming and she'd be streaming something and we'd have absolutely no problems. That's all I need it to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 DSL is distance specific. It has a range of 5 cable miles from a main switch. Closer to the switch, the better your speeds (it degrades over distance). Its the limitation of the medium, the old 4 pair copper can only go so far on that band. So while if you're pretty close to the center, you'll get 4-5 Mbps, which for most stuff, is actually pretty decent. Further you go, worse it gets until it gets to dial-up speeds come 3.5-4 cable miles or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Divinity is really, really good you guys. Combat is challenging and satisfying. The magic has a heavy emphasis on elemental effects, and the combinations thereof. The dialogue is very 90s RPG so far, which is to say "not very good." But the cast of characters they throw at you is interesting. I'm only about 5 hours deep but I can already tell I'll be replaying it at least once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 So, I'm a pretty good way into Dead Space 3. I'm not seeing what everyone's problem with it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew POE! Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Trying to go for a Platinum in Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit and I want to smash the game with a hammer. The handling of the cars suck, the other cars in the game and their AI really sucks, and there's a lot of rubberbanding AI in the races. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I feel a lot better about my "Don't get Destiny" choice now that I got Halo: Reach for free for Xbox. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Despite not having the time to play another CRPG I got Neverwinter Nights off of GOG. I'm enjoying it more than I did the first time around since I actually have an inkling of how D&D 3rd ed rules work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 So, I'm a pretty good way into Dead Space 3. I'm not seeing what everyone's problem with it was. Funny you bring this up - since this got posted today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I figured that was the argument, but I can buy the scavagening/crafting system of being a byproduct of running around in ships and bases that are over 200 years old. Yeah, the ammo annoyed me, but its a side effect of craftable weapons. I can also buy the perfect gun (I say with my awesome knockback rivet gun with underslung plasma cutter) being a complaint. But at this point, its your 3rd run in, Issac would get used to this, and get better. It being what killed the game? Nah, I'm still having fun with it. Shit, the first 4 Resident Evil games were effectivly the same game until RE4 changed the engine, then 4, 5, and 6 were effectively the same game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 DLC pack for Rocksmith today is from my favorite band ever - Foreigner. Don't care if I won't be able to play more than 5% of any of the 5 songs, don't care if it's not the 5 tracks I would have picked, I'm buying it anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Made the next leap on Rainbow Moon and am now approaching the end of the game - the real end of the game. Near as I can tell, I have to find 14 more of the main collectible, level myself up to 600, and finish another side quest and then I'm done. The game is definitely more fun after the main story is over as you can actually see your characters progress more rapidly. Anyway, I just printed a map of all the collectibles and now it's time to track down those 14 I need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Namco dropped all 5 of the PS1 Museum Collection discs on PSN today. I bought v1, will probably end up with all five just to have those games on Vita. It's still insane that all the archival material they assembled for those sets (you can look at every frame of animation, view the circuit board, and other stuff more frequently seen in retro comps like view arcade sales fliers) was never used again. I remember being engrossed in the virtual museum mode--the snazzy remixed music, the ridiculously low-poly 'game rooms', the "placeness" of it--when these things were new. It's kind of hilarious what I thought passed for immersion nearly 20 years ago. (Still love some of the themes, though.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Just a few days before Smash Bros on 3DS (which they helped develop and includes Pac-Man) drops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assfax Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 This fucking bastard just keeps coming back. I ain't even done a single fucking main mission. Three hours of goofball bullshit. I knew it was going to be good when as soon as I dropped out of that first tower I saw a spider on the ground and killed it. Then a thing popped up and said "hunting challenges". You bastards. It's got that shit like Sands of Time where if you don't kill the downed opponent they just keep on trucking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I hate Lord of the Rings, but that game is still tempting me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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