Hello everyone!
The first obstacle has come up: In our temporary accommodation, where we plan to live during the construction phase, there is no DSL connection available for us.
In the region, a provider (Inexio, formerly Quix) has expanded their network, and I was able to order broadband from them – but I just received an order confirmation stating that the technology at our installation address is not yet deployed, and they can’t give us a scheduled activation date. 🙄
That’s just great – selling connections without having the capacity. Talking to support revealed that the distribution point (cabinet) at our address is full, so they’d have to expand it first, but whether and when that will happen is unclear.
Via the national telecom provider, we get 2 Mbit down, which is not enough for working.
Now we have two options: a Gigacube from Vodafone or something similar (are there other providers like this?), or Starlink.
Edit: Luckily, LTE is available at the address.
Starlink, of course, has high initial costs. And their website provides very little information, despite asking for consent to charge about 700€ (euros) with just two clicks.
Does anyone here have experience with Starlink (or Gigacube) and can share their experience?
Good luck,
kati1337
The first obstacle has come up: In our temporary accommodation, where we plan to live during the construction phase, there is no DSL connection available for us.
In the region, a provider (Inexio, formerly Quix) has expanded their network, and I was able to order broadband from them – but I just received an order confirmation stating that the technology at our installation address is not yet deployed, and they can’t give us a scheduled activation date. 🙄
That’s just great – selling connections without having the capacity. Talking to support revealed that the distribution point (cabinet) at our address is full, so they’d have to expand it first, but whether and when that will happen is unclear.
Via the national telecom provider, we get 2 Mbit down, which is not enough for working.
Now we have two options: a Gigacube from Vodafone or something similar (are there other providers like this?), or Starlink.
Edit: Luckily, LTE is available at the address.
Starlink, of course, has high initial costs. And their website provides very little information, despite asking for consent to charge about 700€ (euros) with just two clicks.
Does anyone here have experience with Starlink (or Gigacube) and can share their experience?
Good luck,
kati1337
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Deliverer2 Apr 2022 19:48Yes, the game requires a good ping. Additionally, a high refresh rate really makes a difference! I was able to test this recently on a 240 Hz monitor! 😎
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Deliverer2 Apr 2022 20:41A ping is the time in milliseconds between the strike of the bass drum and the nod of your head. Just on the internet.
Deliverer schrieb:
Yes, the game definitely requires a good ping. And by the way, higher refresh rates really make a difference! I recently tested it at 240 Hz (240 Hz)! 😎I’m too old to play the game seriously anyway. My monitor supports higher refresh rates, but when streaming I can’t take advantage of that because the computer and GPU start struggling alongside OBS. Have you ever played Overwatch using an LTE router? Is it manageable?
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WilderSueden2 Apr 2022 20:50Nordlys schrieb:
We need internet right now to watch Wacken Open Air 2015. Headbanging. Boom boom.I'm actually surprised that Kati wants to find time for gaming with a small child and house construction. When our little one goes to bed between 10 and 11 p.m. (on good days), I usually still have some things to take care of 😀WilderSueden schrieb:
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I’m surprised that kati1337 still wants to find time to play games while raising a small child and building a house. When our little one goes to bed between 10 and 11pm (on good days), I usually still have things to take care of 😀Priorities, a cleaner, and our child is a good sleeper.
But it has decreased. About six months ago, bedtime was between 6 and 7pm. By now, it’s more around 8 to 8:30pm. ^^