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Old September 6th, 2010, 09:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I am in tampa with unofficial 4g coverage.. Do you think I could play WoW off of 4g? Maybe 3g?

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Yes you can on both 3g or 4g just know that your latency will be a lot higher which will cause some lag.
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What would I be looking at on 3g and 4g?
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Also, if I play a ton of video games using 4g or 3g with my laptop will sprint notice with a rooted phone?
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I have played Borderlands Online using 3G (Florida) on a highway going at 70mph. Still guud
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What would I be looking at on 3g and 4g?
I would figure on 3g latency would be around 400ms and 4g maybe 150ms to 200ms.
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I have played Borderlands Online using 3G (Florida) on a highway going at 70mph. Still guud
What was your ping?
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Also, if I play a ton of video games using 4g or 3g with my laptop will sprint notice with a rooted phone?
Nah, I know people thats rooted and wirelessly tether well over 75gb a month with no issues so gaming wouldn't be a problem.
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