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It's highly likely you've played a game before on a computer or a console, against the artificial intelligence of the computer as your only obstacle. And while gaming this way is still (as it has been for a very long time) very popular, your broadband connection gives you instant access to a whole new world of gaming...

If you fancy developing and testing your gaming techniques against 1000's of REAL people, then online gaming is the way forward. You'll find loads of popular games are available to play online such as Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, World of Warcraft, Mariokart and FIFA 10 and there are new games being developed with better graphics and better gameplay all the time.

It's not just Computers & Laptops that can have all of the online fun either, all modern consoles these days are capable of accessing the internet to play games, such as Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, the Nintendo Wii and even the handheld Nintendo DS!

Where do I start?

Online Gaming Capable Broadband Connection
Well, firstly you'll need a broadband internet connection that is capable of online gaming, such as any of Freeola's broadband packages.

See below for the advantages of using Freeola Broadband for online gaming.

A Broadband Network
This is only required if you are looking to connect more than one device to the internet at the same time, for example, if you only have one PC then you don't need a network, just a standard ADSL Modem will be enough for online gaming.

If you are looking to connect more than one device such as Computers, Laptops, Consoles etc then you will need a network, nearly all new Laptops, Computers and Consoles have wireless capabilities, so it makes sense to have a Wireless Network.

Please see our Wireless Network Set-up guide for information on equipment, and help getting started.

Equipment
Consoles capable of online play usually include the equipment that you need to get it online, in fact most of these modern consoles are capable of connecting to the internet wirelessly, so if you have a Wireless Broadband Network set up you can take full advantage of this facility.

To play online wirelessly Xbox 360 users will need to purchase an Xbox Wireless Networking Adapter.

 
 
 
 

 

Freeola Broadband is Great For Online Gaming

There are many great reasons to get Freeola Broadband (just take a look at the unlimited services bar on the right), but there are even more great reasons to use Freeola Broadband, especially for online gaming.

Freeola Broadband is compatible with Xbox Live (includes Xbox and Xbox 360), PlayStation Network (includes PlayStation2 and the new PlayStation3) and Nintendo Wi-Fi. Our Broadband also offers:

A Good Ping Response Time
You will occasionally come across your 'Ping' while playing online games.

The Ping is the time it's taken to send a request to travel from your machine to the server (that your online game is hosted on) and back to your computer again. So the lower the ping, the faster the response, and the faster the better!

A Free Static IP Address
An IP Address is a unique number that identifies your computer on a network or the internet. Every computer connected to the internet has its own IP address, but most IP addresses will change every time the computer connects to the internet. Static IP addresses, however, stay the same each time you connect allowing you to do even more with your Static IP Address.

The Option to Create Your Own Game Server
One of the great reasons to have a Static IP Address is that you can create and host your own game server from your own home.

Massive Data Usage Levels & Fast 8Mb Connection Speeds
Everything that you do on the internet uses up 'data'. This includes sending e-mails, viewing web sites, uploading, downloading and of course online gaming etc.

Luckily, Freeola Broadband packages have up to 8Mb connection speeds and massive data usage limits so now you can play games online faster and for longer!

 
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