Cheap Accessories and Server Upgrade.
The local HMV was selling Wireless Adapters for the Xbox 360 for a low, low price of $99.99, which is significantly cheaper than other retailers. So, I grabbed that without second thought, especially when it matches the US MSRP. After all, I should have one handy for any future traveling. Now I just need a small screen that takes Composite, Component or VGA, other than a DV Camera, as well as grab an Composite-Coaxial coaxial converter and I'll be good to go.
When writing up yesterday's post, and citing Shaw Cable, I noticed they added a faster service then the one I got after I moved to Vancouver. It was the "Xtreme-I" service, which was a reasonable 10 down/1 up connection. Now they have "Nitro", which clocks in at 25 down/ 1 up, which is tight. I upgraded to that last night, and should see a drastic improvement online. 1.5 or 2 Mbps for the upload would have been nice, but I suppose you can't have everything.
Also, you may have noticed for the last few weeks that when you roll over a non-internal link, you get a "Snap Anywhere" screenshot preview of the site in question. I figured since I have a tendency to direct you to various points of interest that I mention, giving you a glimpse of what it actually is may be convenient. Thanks, NinjaFish, for revealing it to me through your blog.
When writing up yesterday's post, and citing Shaw Cable, I noticed they added a faster service then the one I got after I moved to Vancouver. It was the "Xtreme-I" service, which was a reasonable 10 down/1 up connection. Now they have "Nitro", which clocks in at 25 down/ 1 up, which is tight. I upgraded to that last night, and should see a drastic improvement online. 1.5 or 2 Mbps for the upload would have been nice, but I suppose you can't have everything.
Also, you may have noticed for the last few weeks that when you roll over a non-internal link, you get a "Snap Anywhere" screenshot preview of the site in question. I figured since I have a tendency to direct you to various points of interest that I mention, giving you a glimpse of what it actually is may be convenient. Thanks, NinjaFish, for revealing it to me through your blog.
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Thanks for the links.
I have regular high speed in van. Usually when I host a few guys are lagging and strange things start happening in matches. Do you notice this with the extreme at all?
Posted by: Nick | January 25, 2007 01:22 PM