Madden NFL 13 Arrives on EA Sports Season Ticket Tomorrow, August 24th at 6:00 PM EST

[ghettogeeksta]

Yall know speedtest.net and other services like it only do a speedtest to your modem. If you have a router, especially wireless, you wont be getting that much to your internet devices. If you have wireless you might as well cut your speedtest.net results in half.

[Skyboxer]

You can do a test through the PS3 (Setting/Internet connection/test Connection)
At bottom it will give your upload and download speeds.

At least you used to be able to do it. I haven't done it in a while.

Not sure if you can do anything like that with the 360 but I beleive you can do connection test and when done hit Y and see details. Can't remember what it shows though.

[kongemeier]

To the guys not living in the US: http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/li....page#24703357

Show your support if you agree! Maybe next year we can be part of true early release!

[TreyIM2]

Quote: Originally Posted by Facts

Thanks for the reply

Actually, it's usually NOT the full game. Some features may not be unlocked and the trophies/achievements u earn won't actually unlock unless u get the retail game, to be clear.

[buddy321813]

Quote: Originally Posted by TreyIM2

Actually, it's usually NOT the full game. Some features may not be unlocked and the trophies/achievements u earn won't actually unlock unless u get the retail game, to be clear.

Through Early Access, do I have all of the functionality I have with the retail game?

Yes. Through early access you will have full functionality - including online play - with the exception of purchasing additional downloadable content and the Ultimate Team online game mode.


Can you earn achievements/trophies in the Early Release?

Yes. Achievements/trophies you earn during Early Releases (while connected to EA Servers) will unlock once you purchase and log into the EA Servers with the retail version of the game. It's the perfect way to get a headstart on the competition.

[tfctillidie]

Quote: Originally Posted by ghettogeeksta

Yall know speedtest.net and other services like it only do a speedtest to your modem. If you have a router, especially wireless, you wont be getting that much to your internet devices. If you have wireless you might as well cut your speedtest.net results in half.

Will try not to confuse but here's a brief lesson for you...

8 Mbps link = 1 MB/sec d/l...although that's theoretically, but for many reasons it would not happen. Just so you don't think that because speedtest said you have a 14Mbps connection means you can download at 14MB/sec. Again, B = byte, b = bit. 8 bits to make a byte.

Your wired link from your system to your router is likely 100Mbps or 1GBps. Your wireless link being 54Mbps (Wireless G, there is non standard Super G that does 108Mbps but anyways..) or 300Mbps (Wireless N). When it comes to wireless there's a ton of overhead bringing your max throughout down to about half of the theoretical bandwidth...but that still is very likely to trump your incoming throughput from your ISP.

If you had a weak signal to your connected nodes or devices nearby causing interference, then that's not the wireless link's fault.

Long story short, the majority of home users don't understand connections and wouldn't be able to troubleshoot why their wireless connection is not providing what should be a strong enough link to support their incoming data, but it's very capable of doing the job.


/nerdspeak

[RoyalBoyle78]

Ok... I bought season ticket the other day for the first time... So at 6pm will the game be in the store for me?

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[buddy321813]

Quote: Originally Posted by Footballforever

Ok... I bought season ticket the other day for the first time... So at 6pm will the game be in the store for me? Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

Yes, that is correct.