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Sleepyjack · 03-03-2005, 11:32 PM

I am setting up an ADSL plan for my friend although am not sure about how much traffic (ie download/upload quota of the plan) i should allow for. Since he mainly plans to play online games and not to download much porn/movies/mp3's; i was wondering how much internet traffic do online games normally clock up over a month - say playing a few hours a day for a month.

He'd mainly be playing World Of Warcraft i guess, although i've only ever played network games on a LAN and even then i am not sure how much traffic it clocks up?

Thanks

spindles · 03-04-2005, 12:37 AM

what plans were you contemplating? how much money were they planning to spend? Avoid telstra like the plague

http://www.whirlpool.net.au has a good plan comparison section.

Unless they are planning to choose the really weird "starter" 200M/500M a month plans they should be OK. It is also worth looking at what games they will play and whether the ISP has their own gaming servers.

I've had a good experience with Internode as an ISP - their tech support is really good, and from memory they have a short contract period, though the only connection I can get where I live is optus cable, so DSL is a can't have.

It also might be worth looking at whether they are in an area where some of the non-Telstra ISPs are putting their own equipment, as you can get much higher speeds (up to 8Mbit).

Sorry - didn't really answer your question, but hope that is helpful

03-03-2005, 11:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sleepyjack Fast'n'Bulbous Location: Australia, Perth	Online Gaming Bandwidth I am setting up an ADSL plan for my friend although am not sure about how much traffic (ie download/upload quota of the plan) i should allow for. Since he mainly plans to play online games and not to download much porn/movies/mp3's; i was wondering how much internet traffic do online games normally clock up over a month - say playing a few hours a day for a month. He'd mainly be playing World Of Warcraft i guess, although i've only ever played network games on a LAN and even then i am not sure how much traffic it clocks up? Thanks

03-04-2005, 12:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	what plans were you contemplating? how much money were they planning to spend? Avoid telstra like the plague http://www.whirlpool.net.au has a good plan comparison section. Unless they are planning to choose the really weird "starter" 200M/500M a month plans they should be OK. It is also worth looking at what games they will play and whether the ISP has their own gaming servers. I've had a good experience with Internode as an ISP - their tech support is really good, and from memory they have a short contract period, though the only connection I can get where I live is optus cable, so DSL is a can't have. It also might be worth looking at whether they are in an area where some of the non-Telstra ISPs are putting their own equipment, as you can get much higher speeds (up to 8Mbit). Sorry - didn't really answer your question, but hope that is helpful __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?