So, if the host of the game is on a bad connection that would screw up everyone?
I've got people with 8 and 9 meg connections having trouble. Found out about a play station customer that's having some trouble too. I think that there must be something on our network(s) that is at least adding to the problem. I just can't figure out what to test for. marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] xbox 360 issues > *nods* The Halo and Call of Duty series operate that way. I haven't > played > many other games online. > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Josh Luthman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 11:06 AM > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] xbox 360 issues > >> I know Halo 2 and 3 does use the peers as gaming hosts. Can't say for >> other games. To my knowledge Halo is the dominate Xbox game. >> >> On 12/2/08, Mike Hammett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Problems with PC games? >>> >>> I believe the vast majority, if not all XBox games are hosted by the >>> users >>> in the game instead of a central server (as mentioned earlier). It's >>> entirely dependant on how good or bad everyone's connection is. Could >>> be >>> your connection quality back to MS central. Speed isn't the only >>> indicator >>> of connection quality. >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Mike Hammett >>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>> http://www.ics-il.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 10:25 AM >>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] xbox 360 issues >>> >>>> We've seen trouble for months out here. >>>> >>>> Even with customers on connections that run 1 to 2 megs. Heck, I've >>>> got >>>> customers that pull 8 megs both ways that are having trouble with xbox >>>> 360 >>>> games. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Wes James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 7:23 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] xbox 360 issues >>>> >>>> >>>>> Xbox live service has been up and down since Black Friday. It is >>>>> possible that the host machine is also causing problems, but my guess >>>>> is >>>>> that the million new subscribers over the weekend gave the service a >>>>> pounding. See if they are still having the issues today, as it seems >>>>> things have smoothed out a bit. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -Wes >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> On >>>>> Behalf Of Travis Johnson >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 10:04 AM >>>>> To: WISPA General List >>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] xbox 360 issues >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hey now.... Nowhere, ID is really close to me.... >>>>> >>>>> Josh Luthman wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The games on those consoles are hosted (network wise) by other >>>>> players. The server for a 16 player game could very well be a person >>>>> in Nowhere, ID with a 1/384 DSL connection. >>>>> >>>>> On 12/2/08, Marlon K. Schafer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> >>>>> I've had calls from a number of xbox 360 customers that are >>>>> having trouble >>>>> with game play etc. Very long lags, poor pings etc. >>>>> >>>>> These calls are coming from customers off of multiple towers and >>>>> even in >>>>> different towns. >>>>> >>>>> No calls coming from Wii or playstation. Just xbox 360. >>>>> >>>>> Anyone else seeing these issues in the last few months? >>>>> >>>>> thanks, >>>>> marlon >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> -------- >>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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