Goofy Posted July 14, 2000 Share Posted July 14, 2000 I'm wondering if something is amiss? It seems to take as long to DL and UL a turn as it does to play a turn. I'm using ver.1.01 and my opponent has ver. 1.02 which seem to be compatiable. We're several turns into the scenario and it's taking 15-20 minutes to recieve or send the turns. We're doing it as the instruction say in the manual, everything's zipped but it still takes forever. Is this happening to everyone or is there a better way? Can't wait for TCP/IP!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kb9sog Posted July 14, 2000 Share Posted July 14, 2000 How big is the battle that you are fighting? More units = longer PBEM files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kb9sog Posted July 14, 2000 Share Posted July 14, 2000 OH LOOK! I'm a member now. I have been inducted. Only took 8 months. Sigh. What a lurker, I am. ------------------ BJ Simpson Visit www.arrl.org for information about Ham Radio. IN HOC SIGNO VINCES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goofy Posted July 14, 2000 Author Share Posted July 14, 2000 kb9sog, we're playing the Vahalla scenario so it's about 2 companies per side I assume (I don't know what he has). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmorse Posted July 15, 2000 Share Posted July 15, 2000 You didn't say what speed modem you are using. Even many 56k modems only run at an effective rate of 28.8 or less. Try a cable moden or DSL's they can really help speed things up. Most importantly, the ISP's can be a bit slow in passing on info. I Bcc a file from work to my home, it showed up 5 hrs later! ------------------ "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" -- King Henry VI, Part II, Act 4, sc.2, l.86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goofy Posted July 15, 2000 Author Share Posted July 15, 2000 JD, I'm running a 56K modem, no cable avaliable here unfortunately and that would only solve half the problem, 56K modem at the other end too! LOL I wonder when we get TCP/IP will this still be a problem? It's only the movie that makes for a slow UL/DL, when we're ploting it's pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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