What is really the minimum internet speed in mbps to play xbox live with without lagging? I know my internet through dsl is too shitty to play with but if i bought a prepaid phone with truely unlimited data that doesnt drop from 4g after too much data usage would something like that work when set up with a mobile hotspot? My friend plays d2 with it and ping runs about 55

I play on dsl as well, it's one of a few shitty options where I live. There's fiber 1 mile away so hopefully it changes soon and comes my way.

My connection is 8mb down, .75mb up and I play on xbl without lag or problems. Played both with strict and moderate/open NAT after forwarding ports, and it seems fine. My ping on rocket league is usually 25-30ms, so not too bad. What's your connection like and pings? Dsl is iffy.

E: how fast would your stable 4g connection be? Providers differ, my cell carrier is about 10mb down 2 up.

This post was edited by jlhromeo on Jun 20 2016 12:17pm

My dsl is uber shitty 1.5 mbps and very unstable its down more than up. Thats why i was asking about 4g. I had a radiowave internet with 1.5 mbps played fine on 360 but idk about xbox one.

I would say about 10 Mbps. With an Open NAT this speed gives 4bar connections on games that display them (BF4, COD).

I used to have 7 Mbps DSL when I lived in PA because it was the only thing avail. Was forever stuck at 3 bars in those days.

I now have 75 Mbps, so all is good.



Satellite or hotspot wifi has more packet loss. Have a friend with satellite internet. Open NAT not always achievable and sometimes hard to connect to other players.

This post was edited by timmayX on Jun 20 2016 12:59pm

I shit you not my internet speed down is like 1mbps and up is .75 mbps last time I did the speed test online.

My Nat type is moderate and I play on xbl pretty alright given my internet speed. I only lag when I get put in a game with people out of the country. I mainly play gears of war ultimate and on the west coast servers a lot of playsers there are from Central America. I played the division online fine, very minor lag

A lot of those prepaid phones that offer unlimited data is generally x amount of gigs high speed and then they slow you down so you might me right back to where you started.

This post was edited by RatM on Jun 20 2016 01:42pm

I checked with tmobile they got an offer in this area unlimited 4g no data caps that slow it down but tmobile isnt too great here lol

This post was edited by ChuckNorris_89 on Jun 20 2016 03:57pm

If you have or know somebody with Direct TV at&t offers unlimited internet.

I seen the ads we got directv but i live in rural area and we dont get at&t here.

Know any friends that have t-mobile that could let you test it for an hour or so? Might give you an idea of how the service/reception is at your house before you are locked into a contract that doesn't help much.

Everyone i know has at&t or verizon. I wouldnt sign contract id just go prepaid. Most companies will drop contract if you dont get service though even if you sign contract if they say it works great in your area and it dont