GT4 Online Racing: My Problems Clarified
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sounds expensive!
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yeti
I don't so. You only have to buy the network adapter and that's it, you don't have to pay more to play online. there's no paying subscription like Xbox Live. It's free!
For playing SOCOM i don't pay anything... Hope it will be the same for GT4
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I must admit I'm really looking forward to the idea of online racing, mainly because everything I've tried before hasn't been very good. But for me, the online part of a game is only there for when you get bored or complete the single player game. For me, it's just a nice additition and shouldn't be thought of as anymore than that. With Call of Duty or Medal of Honour, I only played online after I'd completed the single player game. So it could be a year or so before I race online in GT4 (hopefully by then the price of those network adaptors will have come down some)
Cheers
Jamie
Cheers
Jamie
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- yeti_c
psychedelicI don't so. You only have to buy the network adapter and that's it, you don't have to pay more to play online. there's no paying subscription like Xbox Live. It's free!
For playing SOCOM i don't pay anything... Hope it will be the same for GT4
Ah... that's good... I thought that they would rape you like Microsoft do... but then again their machine comes with a modem!! But Xbox live is ongoing cost Network adaptor is one off...
What connection do you need to be able to play... I've only got 150K Broadband (Cheapest deal I could find (Same price as anytime Dial up package too!!) Tiscali)
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512Kbps i belive
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"Ah... that's good... I thought that they would rape you like Microsoft do... but then again their machine comes with a modem!! But Xbox live is ongoing cost Network adaptor is one off...
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xbox connect, free online xbox play. ie 100% free
btw its worth paying that bit extra for 512/ 600k, 128 is just...not worth it when £6 more gets you so much more speed.
I will ofc be buying a ps2 network adaptor (even though it SHOULD have been included free, along with a smegging hard drive
), I'm dying to play online GT4, thrash you all 
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xbox connect, free online xbox play. ie 100% free
btw its worth paying that bit extra for 512/ 600k, 128 is just...not worth it when £6 more gets you so much more speed.
I will ofc be buying a ps2 network adaptor (even though it SHOULD have been included free, along with a smegging hard drive
), I'm dying to play online GT4, thrash you all
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TheCracker
Here in spain I play with 256 Kb, the game (SOCOM) runs pretty well, but sometimes there's too much lag ... It depends on the server you are connected.
I'm going to upgrade my connection to 512, with that i think there won't be any problems to play GT4.
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Anyone here playing PS2 online using a router? I hope it works through a router becasue my cable modem is nowhere near my PS2.
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Race Idiot
Yes, it works through a router... Just like a PC
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http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/NetworkAdaptorFAQ
That's a link to FAQ about Network adaptors...
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That's a link to FAQ about Network adaptors...
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I use a router for mine, you have to forward specific ports to the machine for certain games, however most things just run straight over HTTP (Action Replay, CentralStation). There is no connection fee apart from the purchase price of the Network Adaptor itself. I don't see why you'd need to do anything special to connect it to a PC then the net, from what I saw (briefly skipped the section, wasn't relevant to me) you can do that quite easily, it's in the manual.
256k may serve you well, 512 is of course preferred, or higher, whatever your regional limit is. What the hell is 512/600? 128k upload is generally enough, you're not sending more than you're downloading.
Isn't the internal modem for the Xbox a dial up one? And the HDD is barely used. So meh.
256k may serve you well, 512 is of course preferred, or higher, whatever your regional limit is. What the hell is 512/600? 128k upload is generally enough, you're not sending more than you're downloading.
Isn't the internal modem for the Xbox a dial up one? And the HDD is barely used. So meh.
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I don't have a router and my ADSL modem is USB so I would have to stick my network card back into my PC and then wire the Network adaptor into that and share the internet connection... which would be annoying as I would have to have my PC on whenever I wanted to go online!
It's a real shame you can't just plug a USB ADSL modem straight into the front of the PS2 really!!!
Obviously they'd have to charge you for something but they could make you buy a driver disk that saved the settings onto mem card or something?!
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It's a real shame you can't just plug a USB ADSL modem straight into the front of the PS2 really!!!
Obviously they'd have to charge you for something but they could make you buy a driver disk that saved the settings onto mem card or something?!
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It would actually be worth buying a router as my Flat that I recently bought comes with a patch box that has 8 network sockets around the flat so I have a pre-wired network... (& Hub) Unfortunately however... The PC is only next to a phone only socket as the builders decided that it would be a silly place to have a PC! DOH!!! Shame they didn't put a router in instead of a hub really... not that would have been super sweet!
I am unsure how to work Routers though... My USB ADSL modem... would that plug straight into a Router? The I would have 4 network ports coming out the back that would a) be able to talk to the modem & b) be able to talk to each other?
Could you point me towards a Router that would have the correct connections for me?
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I am unsure how to work Routers though... My USB ADSL modem... would that plug straight into a Router? The I would have 4 network ports coming out the back that would a) be able to talk to the modem & b) be able to talk to each other?
Could you point me towards a Router that would have the correct connections for me?
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Once you have buyed your router and configured it, forget the adsl USB modem... the router does all the job. Connect it in the phone line, connect the hub to the router through a crosscable and that's it. You will have an 8 points LAN.
Any router will work fine.
Any router will work fine.
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code_kev
If GT4 has loads of network attributes and Sony want as many PS2's to be network enabled, than it would be idiotic of them not to do some sort of bundle. Or maybe some enterprising retailer may realise that they can shift loads of both items by doing some sort of multi-buy discount.
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Yeah ok ill give it a go.JohnBM01
Id like to think of it like this. I havent picked up my GT3 disc for a couple of weeks now and the main reason for that not happening is, i just do not have anything fun with GT3 anymore, feels like i have done it all. When was the last time you played GT3 John?
GT4 will bring onlineplay and it will ofcourse not make gameplay itself better (actual physics etc etc) but i am pretty sure i will be playing the game for very very long time both offline (to get cars) and online (to race/test the cars ive won against people). I got a feeling GT4 will be wonderful for both offline and online but, in the end im pretty sure online will be what makes the game outlast GT3.
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yeah i know this is kinda delayed about the router.......but i have this wireless router and my friend bought the wireless adapter for like $100 (heh.....) 
but i also hooked up 4 other ethernet cables and played SOCOM on 5 tvs completely LAG FREE , and thats only with a 256 connection.....
but i also hooked up 4 other ethernet cables and played SOCOM on 5 tvs completely LAG FREE , and thats only with a 256 connection.....Similar threads
