Hotspot for gaming

[noordzy77]

Have any of you used your TB for Console gaming(X-box Live, PS3)? I tested it last night, seemed pretty stable, but wanted to know if anyone had done tried it over a long term period and run into any issues. Want to cancel my home internet if its stable, so just covering my bases.

 

[wildman]

Have any of you used your TB for Console gaming(X-box Live, PS3)? I tested it last night, seemed pretty stable, but wanted to know if anyone had done tried it over a long term period and run into any issues. Want to cancel my home internet if its stable, so just covering my bases.

Really don't think anyone can guarantee you a good outcome because there is to many things to effect the outcome, network, phone setup, area, daily network load.

I just don't think a mobile device is a reliable method verse a home hardwired connection but this is just a opinion.

 

[Slapnpop826]

I have had no issues with it over 4g.

 

[Dst1134]

I've been using it for xbox live for a month our so. Only 3g. I don't get 4g where I'm at. Its fairly stable. Occasional lag. But its not a concrete replacement for a landline. Try it out before you cancel so you can compare speed, connection and reliability.

 

[johndabeast]

Used it on 4G in Columbus Ohio, worked better than the internet in my friends house for Xbox 360. I would give it the okay for gaming, but don't run over the data limits. Otherwise have fun and good luck.

 

[yodatom10]

I use it for my Xbox on strong 4g and it runs fine

Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk

 

[BostonBeats88]

I did the same with XBL and it works fine (with full bars). Occasional lag and connecting to servers might take a few seconds longer but it really saved me when my comcast internet was down for 2 weeks.

 

[doctorg23]

If you are using the internet for casual home use, do you think it would be easy to go over the data limit on hotspot plans? I pay about $50 for home pine and internet, but it would be nice to get rid of that use the hotspot so I can have internet everywhere I go.

Also, is hotspot a contract thing? For example can you activate it for a month or two then cancel?

 

[Effenhimer]

If you are using the internet for casual home use, do you think it would be easy to go over the data limit on hotspot plans? I pay about $50 for home pine and internet, but it would be nice to get rid of that use the hotspot so I can have internet everywhere I go.

Also, is hotspot a contract thing? For example can you activate it for a month or two then cancel?

Yes, hotspot can be turned on and off, they even pro-rate it if you don't use it for a full month. But my son, just on youtube and things, uses 6+ gigs. The cap for hotspot is 5 gigs I think, (don't quote me on that) so yes, VERY easy to go over if you play a lot. :-$

 

[AndroidGod]

I use CyanogenMod's built in hotspot feature so I might be getting different results, but so far using 4g for my xbox360 and some pc gaming is great. I have yet too see any lag on both.