Rock* has given GTAV a 1 week pre-load. I'm expecting the same on TW3. One week is a decent duration for those who have low bandwidth.
How come some people have such 'slow' internet? I know internet might not be fast and readily available everywhere but it's 2015, these days everything goes through internet how can they then limit it like that? I know in America it's very expensive (because the providers are d*cks) but I don't really know about other countries...
I get 120Mbps, with that I get normal tv for 53 euro's. Which is about 58 U.S. dollars at the moment, I wonder what do you get in Amerika or other countries for that? (roughly the same amount or money, or the same speed for how much money?)
I don't even know of my ISP has a 'package' or even internet speed for 100 euro. that's really expensive IMHO.Major City American Internet Speeds: $99 USD. Advertised 150/50mbps:
I guess you're right. There can be a lot of different reasons for it. Though it's really interesting to see what Google Fiber will achieve, I have heard some good things about it, but I don't know the pricing or specs on that. And it's only available in a few area's, but it's still early days.Edit: Why some people have slow internet speeds: Oceans and lack of Fiber backbones, as well as widely varying infrastructure between different countries. Some governments highly regulate internet making ISPs a business not worth really pursuing in those areas, some areas are too dangerous or too poor to operate in, etc. There are quite a number of reasons, really.
I don't even know of my ISP has a 'package' or even internet speed for 100 euro. that's really expensive IMHO.
Yeah, I guess thats a important factor aswell.When my livelihood revolves around computers, I find it easier to justify the extra cost to myself.
Yeah, it might be a bit confusing@WildFinn96 I'm trying to read your post and am very confused.
What's your connection's advertised speed? It's almost always advertised in kbps/mbps, divide that by 8 and you get your kBps/mBps, the unit that is used in almost all programs.
How come some people have such 'slow' internet? I know internet might not be fast and readily available everywhere but it's 2015, these days everything goes through internet how can they then limit it like that? I know in America it's very expensive (because the providers are d*cks) but I don't really know about other countries...
To increase speed for users with low "international" bandwidth, GOG\Steam clients could use p2p protocol (sorry, I don't know if they do it already).
For example, Battle.net client uses p2p. In my country speed gain from it is like 2x - 3x from "international" downloads.