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Cyber Metropolitan

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Join date: 10 May 2005

Posts: 33

08-31-2006 13:35

I am just wondering,Can Second Life run on wireless internet.

Jesseaitui Petion

king of polynesia :P

Join date: 2 Jan 2006

Posts: 2,175

08-31-2006 14:02

I use wireless however sl boots me offline all of the time, yes offline. I brought it up months ago and the answer was "because you`re on wireless"

Mocc Spatula

Death to all fanatics!

Join date: 6 Apr 2006

Posts: 303

09-01-2006 07:16

I run SL exclusively through my home wifi setup. It's a little slow at times, but I generally don't have too many problems. But then - I have a particularly strong wifi signal. I can even lie in the hammock at the bottom of the garden and still just about get enough of a signal to run SL

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ramon Kothari

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Join date: 9 Dec 2002

Posts: 249

09-01-2006 07:26

i can run Sl on both wireless internet at home and on my wireless pcs card when i am out and about

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Aurelia Lucero

Rocks like no other

Join date: 17 Jul 2006

Posts: 15

09-01-2006 07:43

I run exclusively wireless. Right now I'm only tethered to the wall because my laptop battery was recalled and Apple hasn't gotten around to sending me a new one yet. *shakes angry fist*

Anyway, I have no problems with my wireless connection.

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Stormy Wilde

The Bones In Your Closet

Join date: 31 Jul 2004

Posts: 130

09-06-2006 06:41

Sometimes SL does have issues with running on wireless. It really depends on how strong your wireless connection is.

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Shirley Marquez

Ethical SLut

Join date: 28 Oct 2005

Posts: 788

All depends on connection quality

09-06-2006 08:14

If you have a good strong wireless connection, SL should work just about as well as it does over a wired network connection. The only disadvantage will be slightly higher latency (we're talking milliseconds here), which will SLIGHTLY slow the responsiveness of the world, probably about as much as moving another 100 miles away from San Francisco would. Even the slowest of the usual wireless network standards, 801.11b, is much faster than the speed at which SL will send you data.

If you have a weak wireless connection, or one that is frequently interfered with by other radio spectrum users (other wireless networks, cordless phones, microwave ovens, Bluetooth headsets...), things are different. Your quality of SL life might well be affected noticeably, including random disconnections from the world.

There are some other forms of wireless networking besides the usual WiFi (802.11) standards. Some of them are much slower, like the ones based on cellular telephone networks, and SL will not work really well on them.

Resolver Bouchard

Registered User

Join date: 19 Jul 2006

Posts: 89

09-06-2006 08:22

I had a lot of disconnection problems with wireless. Everything but SL works fine and I have a decent signal strength.

Since switching back to wired its much, much better.

Billybob Goodliffe

NINJA WIZARDS!

Join date: 22 Dec 2005

Posts: 4,036

09-06-2006 09:25

I run SL wireless all the time, I've never actually played it while wired! I've never had a problem.

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Helen Dayton

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Join date: 19 Mar 2004

Posts: 93

10-05-2006 04:25

I go with my husband and son to stay with friends a few times every year. While we are there, all three of us play SL using our laptops on their wireless network, without any problems whatsoever. I have even been known to carry my laptop from one part of the house to another while connected to SL, and the connection has been solid.

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Ashrilyn Hayashida

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Join date: 6 Jul 2006

Posts: 103

10-09-2006 03:50

My connection to my ISP is wireless. They call the transmitter a "radio", I believe.
The packet loss and latency in SL are usually good enough. No disconnection problems. And the latency, it seems to depend on the sim.. or the phase of the moon.

Second Life on wireless internet
Cyber Metropolitan Registered User Join date: 10 May 2005 Posts: 33	08-31-2006 13:35 I am just wondering,Can Second Life run on wireless internet.
Jesseaitui Petion king of polynesia :P Join date: 2 Jan 2006 Posts: 2,175	08-31-2006 14:02 I use wireless however sl boots me offline all of the time, yes offline. I brought it up months ago and the answer was "because you`re on wireless"
Mocc Spatula Death to all fanatics! Join date: 6 Apr 2006 Posts: 303	09-01-2006 07:16 I run SL exclusively through my home wifi setup. It's a little slow at times, but I generally don't have too many problems. But then - I have a particularly strong wifi signal. I can even lie in the hammock at the bottom of the garden and still just about get enough of a signal to run SL _____________________ Help! My sig is umop apisdn.
ramon Kothari FIC Join date: 9 Dec 2002 Posts: 249	09-01-2006 07:26 i can run Sl on both wireless internet at home and on my wireless pcs card when i am out and about _____________________ "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body,but rather skid in sideways, beer in one hand, body thoroughly used up,totaly worn out and screaming....Damn, what a ride!!"
Aurelia Lucero Rocks like no other Join date: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 15	09-01-2006 07:43 I run exclusively wireless. Right now I'm only tethered to the wall because my laptop battery was recalled and Apple hasn't gotten around to sending me a new one yet. shakes angry fist Anyway, I have no problems with my wireless connection. _____________________ Love has a way of cheating itself consciously, like a child who plays at solitary hide-and-seek; it is pleased with assurances that it all the while disbelieves.
Stormy Wilde The Bones In Your Closet Join date: 31 Jul 2004 Posts: 130	09-06-2006 06:41 Sometimes SL does have issues with running on wireless. It really depends on how strong your wireless connection is. _____________________ Emotional Blackmail Tattoos. Let your ink say what your mouth won't. Visit Emotional Blackmail Tattoos in World http://ebtattoos.com [/CENTER]
Shirley Marquez Ethical SLut Join date: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 788	All depends on connection quality 09-06-2006 08:14 If you have a good strong wireless connection, SL should work just about as well as it does over a wired network connection. The only disadvantage will be slightly higher latency (we're talking milliseconds here), which will SLIGHTLY slow the responsiveness of the world, probably about as much as moving another 100 miles away from San Francisco would. Even the slowest of the usual wireless network standards, 801.11b, is much faster than the speed at which SL will send you data. If you have a weak wireless connection, or one that is frequently interfered with by other radio spectrum users (other wireless networks, cordless phones, microwave ovens, Bluetooth headsets...), things are different. Your quality of SL life might well be affected noticeably, including random disconnections from the world. There are some other forms of wireless networking besides the usual WiFi (802.11) standards. Some of them are much slower, like the ones based on cellular telephone networks, and SL will not work really well on them.
Resolver Bouchard Registered User Join date: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 89	09-06-2006 08:22 I had a lot of disconnection problems with wireless. Everything but SL works fine and I have a decent signal strength. Since switching back to wired its much, much better.
Billybob Goodliffe NINJA WIZARDS! Join date: 22 Dec 2005 Posts: 4,036	09-06-2006 09:25 I run SL wireless all the time, I've never actually played it while wired! I've never had a problem. _____________________ If life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade and try and find someone who's life has given them vodka and have a party! From: Corvus Drake I asked God directly, and he says you're a douchebag. Commander of the Militant Wing of the Salvation Army http://e-pec.info/forum/blog/billybob_goodliffe
Helen Dayton Registered User Join date: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 93	10-05-2006 04:25 I go with my husband and son to stay with friends a few times every year. While we are there, all three of us play SL using our laptops on their wireless network, without any problems whatsoever. I have even been known to carry my laptop from one part of the house to another while connected to SL, and the connection has been solid. _____________________ Helen Dayton
Ashrilyn Hayashida Registered User Join date: 6 Jul 2006 Posts: 103	10-09-2006 03:50 My connection to my ISP is wireless. They call the transmitter a "radio", I believe. The packet loss and latency in SL are usually good enough. No disconnection problems. And the latency, it seems to depend on the sim.. or the phase of the moon.

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