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8TH notch
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04-04-2006, 06:43 PM
Post subject: Anyone tried Cell-phone Access to Play Poker?
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Worcester, MA
Posts: 2
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I am considerring purchasing a wireless aircard through Verizon for my laptop to play poker during my extended travelloing I do fo work. Has anyone tried this type of connection? Unfortunately Verizon only offers their"Broadband" speeds in certain areas and I will not be in them so my speeds will be what their national coverage offers. I was told my connection speed would be in the 56k+ range. Is this adequate? I have no expeience with anything but cable internet speeds so I am uncertain if I should try it as it isn't cheap. Any helpful suggestions or experiences would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
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ttanaka
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Administrator
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,184
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Hey Mike,
I've played online poker on a dial-up internet connection, and it worked suprisingly smoothly. There are some minor delays but it is very playable in my experience (this was from a few years ago though).
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chardrian
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I rarely,if ever, get pms
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 4,524
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I continue to play online on dial-up.
I know nothing about computers - but I am usually connected at either 46.6 or 48 something madoobers.
So the 56k seems like it would work fine to me.
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Laeelin
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Full House
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,137
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The speed isnt the problem...
The problem is latency...
I tried another wireless companys offering and it SUCKED bigtime.
Dialup was far better because dialup didnt have the 2-4 second delay before clicks would register.
That said, it wasnt Verizon, and things might have changed (no one was advertiseing that service at the time.)
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Laeelin
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Full House
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,137
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PS: Fast basic explination of speed vs latency.... think of a pipe... speed = how wide the pipe is (aka how much water is in the pipe) latency = how long the pipe is (aka, how long the water takes to arrive)
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