Poll: Gamers, how are you connected?

mrbios · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:41

Could a don put up a poll with the following selections:
Wired - ethernet direct to router
Wired - via the mains (homeplug/powerline solution)
Wireless

A question for those of you on wirless or mains solutions:
How do pings and connection stability fare compared to wired connections?

I've always been a FPS player where every little bit of your ping times can make a difference in decent games (cs for example) so i've always strived to stay on a wired connection, but in this day and age is it really needed? Is there a difference?

Westie · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:44

Wired and always will be! but does help with my bedroom being above the office!

sideh · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:47

As above, wired.

Wifi latency is far too high and erratic.

psychas · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:49

wired disl in middle of no were , i found 5 years ago or so latency was better maybe because general increase of people using broadband it got higher.

around 40 ~ 50 ms use to be 30 ~ 40 , in evening peek times gets higher, also 5 years or so ago didn't mather if was peek time or not

Gelly54 · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:50

Wired all the way, its only way of life

Tombstone · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:51

Wired. Ran cable to network points throughout my house to each room.

Space Monkey · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:52

Wired here too

garsands · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:52

Have wireless for other PC's
But gaming rig is Wired - ethernet direct to router

Albino Eatpod · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:53

Wired. Ran wireless for a while, but I was ultimately too far from the WAP and even a large external aerial couldn't help.

Stusteel · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:53

Wired. 4 x LAN points in each room when I rewired my house.

Fledge · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:53

I was 'wired' when I had ethernet mains adaptors. Then one of them overheated and FAILED. Now I am wireless.

Creelers · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:54

Wired

Hotwired · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:56

Get mine through Devolo plugs. Works great. Not as good as having a network cable but the difference is irrelevant.

Wireless is crap.

matt0r · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:57

Currently wireless, I don't really get ping issues, but when i get a new place it will be wired once more. I think it's just habit now, a natural preference for wired.

apatia77 · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:59

Wired

No way I am ever having a wireless connection to my main pc.

McGray · 1 Mar 2011 at 16:00

Wired fo' life.

Real.

'Wes · 1 Mar 2011 at 16:00

Powerline, and it's miles better than wireless, i've had no disconnection, packet loss or lag at all.

peterattheboro · 1 Mar 2011 at 16:00

Wired.

The only situation that i'd use wireless is for my phone and for a laptop to send and recieve email.

mrbios · 1 Mar 2011 at 16:00

Hotwired said:
Get mine through Devolo plugs. Works great. Not as good as having a network cable but the difference is irrelevant.

Wireless is crap.

Able to elaborate on why it's not as good as having direct network cable?

I keep hearing good and bad things about the mains solution but never what brand/model is good to go for or what aspects are bad?

XiS111 · 1 Mar 2011 at 16:03

I do both, but as a preference, definitely prefer wired for its stability.