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Subject: Re: 33.6 bps, pentium75, 40Meg, and still lagging!!!???
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Your personal connection doesn't always really matter. Alot of it depends on 
the type of server you're connecting to. I know people with ISDN that still 
lag. I have a P166, 64MB Ram, 33.6 and still lag, sometimes alot. It also 
depends on your ISP. I switched ISP's recently and get much less lag than I did 
with EarthLink. I have a local ISP now and even with connections of 26.4 I lag 
less than a 33.6 connection with EL. Anyway, don't blame yourself or your 
computer for everything. Check with your ISP and find out how far away they are 
from their backbone and who they're connecting with (Sprint, USWest, etc.) 
And YES, get QuakeSpy (which is now being called GameSpy) and QuakeWorld. Go 
to:  http://www.quakespy.com    You can get both there. It sorts all the 
available servers by ping time for you.
Have fun!!


>>       I've got Quake registered version 1.06, I'm connecting to the Net at
>> 33,6bps with Dial-Up Networking, I've got 40 meg and a Pentium75. I'm
>> connecting to different servers via the adress i've got from a web page
>> that indicate the ping rate. I always choose one that is under 200. The
>> game start ok than I'm lagging; I've got that phone plug on the upper
>left
>> corner. What's wrong??? How can I know the real ping rate?? I'm
>connecting
>> with DUN, I'm starting Q95, I'm entering an adress, it connects and
>> BOOM!!!! ... I'm dead before I can turn my head!!!
>> 
>>       A guy that is tired of getting is butt kicked on the Web
>> 

