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By onionknightpld 2011-09-03 19:04:14
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ok i just moved 3k miles away to a new town and they have lol internet up here as of right now im forced to either play with dial up or wait i use to have dsl at like 10mbps and xi worked great and i can get 12mbps here but i got to wait so question is can i play xi on 1.5mbps dial up??? please help
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By Ramuh.Austar 2011-09-03 19:06:30
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Dial up works, just don't expect to outclaim anyone. Game can run on 56K dial up.
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By Fenrir.Skadoosh 2011-09-03 19:08:23
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I don't play on dialup, however I am at ~1-2mbps, because my dad downloads 50 porn torrents incessantly. It takes some getting used to. Kinda shitty on WHM when lives are on the line.
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By Carbuncle.Luthian 2011-09-03 19:08:55
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I played FFXI for over a year on dial-up. Not even 56k dial-up, but phone lines so old the max speed was about 12k dial-up, and FFXI worked just as well as it does on highspeed. Of course I play on ps2 so I think that makes a little difference, but you have to keep in mind that the game is not limited so much by your internet capabilities but by the SE servers bandwidth.
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By Ramuh.Laffter 2011-09-03 19:10:02
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Works fine, just have fun waiting for the updates. :P
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By Bahamut.Serj 2011-09-03 19:10:06
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onionknightpld said: »
ok i just moved 3k miles away to a new town and they have lol internet up here as of right now im forced to either play with dial up or wait i use to have dsl at like 10mbps and xi worked great and i can get 12mbps here but i got to wait so question is can i play xi on 1.5mbps dial up??? please help

I played on 56(54?)kb dial up before. 1.5mbps is entirely doable.
 
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By Ramuh.Laffter 2011-09-03 19:14:02
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The game uses very small data transfers (Those numbers at the top right of your screen? Those are bytes being sent and received). So while it is a true test of patience to update the game on dial-up, playing it is perfectly fine.
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By Phoenix.Fredjan 2011-09-03 19:14:52
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1.5mb/s should do fine, just don't open up youtube or something like that.
 
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By Shiva.Xellith 2011-09-03 19:17:52
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The game runs at 56k I believe. The data the game uses is very small. It was designed with dial-up in mind.

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By onionknightpld 2011-09-03 19:22:53
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sweet thats what i like to hear i play on xbox 3shitty so will prob take a while to update when i get back on but i dont plan on keeping dial up unless it works fine but we shall see thanks
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By Ramuh.Laffter 2011-09-03 19:24:48
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It will take absolutely forever to update. Have fun with that, I just went to my community college and downloaded the updates from BG onto my flash drive. :P PC player.
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By onionknightpld 2011-09-03 19:26:15
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i should have asked ahead of time but if and when i do get dsl again how much mbps should i get they have like 3,7,12,+? and at most use would be me and my g/f playing xi at same time ^^
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By Cerberus.Irohuro 2011-09-03 19:26:18
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onionknightpld said: »
sweet thats what i like to hear i play on xbox 3shitty so will prob take a while to update when i get back on but i dont plan on keeping dial up unless it works fine but we shall see thanks

word of advice, start the update before you go to bed and pray no one calls at night
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By Ramuh.Laffter 2011-09-03 19:27:04
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Dial-up keeps the phone line busy so nobody's gonna be calling. :P
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By Fenrir.Yuriki 2011-09-03 19:28:15
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I played FFXI on dial up when it was first launched for PC. It really wasn't that bad... except for updates. Leave it on all night and hope no one picks up the phone!
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By onionknightpld 2011-09-03 19:30:16
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i got a cellphone andd dont plan on buying a house phone so no worries there ^^
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By Ramuh.Laffter 2011-09-03 19:32:22
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You need a landline to use dial-up internet. >____>
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By onionknightpld 2011-09-03 19:35:03
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i just placed an order from centurylink so i will have in a few days
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By Phoenix.Amael 2011-09-03 19:44:06
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Ramuh.Laffter said: »
You need a landline to use dial-up internet. >____>
it is possible with a Phone. I did it when i had my motorola Razor like 6 years ago.
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