Gaming Forums => Nintendo Gaming => Topic started by: NRevolutionR on April 27, 2005, 05:39:05 AM
Title: About WI-FI?
Post by: NRevolutionR on April 27, 2005, 05:39:05 AM
As a person that lives out in the country, and only has 56K internet, will I be able to get a WI-FI router that will enable me to play my DS games online?
If so, how will it work, and will it be to slow to count any way?
Title: RE:About WI-FI?
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on April 27, 2005, 01:12:16 PM
No, wireless routers require a broadband connection and it wont work at all with 56K.
Title: RE:About WI-FI?
Post by: Dirk Temporo on April 27, 2005, 04:57:23 PM
I have a question. With this whole Wi-Fi thing. I have a broadband internet connection, and a wireless router to network my upstairs computer to the Internet. Is that Wi-Fi? As in, will having that enable me to play DS/Revolution online?
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Post by: kennyb27 on April 27, 2005, 05:21:26 PM
Yep.
Title: RE: About WI-FI?
Post by: NRevolutionR on April 28, 2005, 09:10:35 AM
So does that mean that I will not be able to play the DS or Rev online from my home?
Title: RE:About WI-FI?
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on April 28, 2005, 12:07:52 PM
Well unless your country will have broadband service I'm afraid that your screwed well anyways almost every online game (even on PS2) requires you to have broadband so its not really like you'll only get screwed out of the DS and Rev for online play but really you'll be screwed out of online play no matter what system you will have.
Title: RE:About WI-FI?
Post by: IceCold on April 28, 2005, 09:07:22 PM
Look at the bright side - if your friends have a Rev you will probably be able to connect to play LAN games - without cables...it should be very convenient
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Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on April 29, 2005, 12:04:36 AM
Building on IceCold's comment, it's possible you will not even need a router for LAN play. After all, the DS doesn't need one for multiplayer.
Title: RE:About WI-FI?
Post by: IceCold on April 29, 2005, 01:30:36 PM
Quote Originally posted by: TheYoungerPlumber Building on IceCold's comment, it's possible you will not even need a router for LAN play. After all, the DS doesn't need one for multiplayer.
Yea - thanks TYP, that's what I meant. He had said that he didn't have broadband, so he couldn't get a router, but he can still play multiplayer games DS-style with his Revs router-less
Title: RE: About WI-FI?
Post by: KDR_11k on April 29, 2005, 09:36:28 PM
Make that "highly likely" instead of "possible". It'd really surprise me if the Rev couldn't work without a router.
Title: RE: About WI-FI?
Post by: Uglydot on April 30, 2005, 08:49:33 AM
Given you don't need a router for a computer wireless network, you probably won't for the consoles.
Title: RE:About WI-FI?
Post by: joedick on May 09, 2005, 10:39:21 AM
more info:
http://ds.ign.com/articles/611/611216p1.html
Title: RE:About WI-FI?
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on May 09, 2005, 12:15:23 PM
Quote Originally posted by: Uglydot Given you don't need a router for a computer wireless network, you probably won't for the consoles.
Actually you need a wireless router since the router transmits the data to the wireless cards/device.
