Minimum Internet Speed Required for Poker?

[DJSHAD0W]

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Wonder if anyone could tell me what the minimum connection speed you need is to play online poker - say PS and FTP at the same time with PaHUD and PT Running and browsing 2+2 at the same time? (I currently have 5 Mbps)
With the new FCC regulatin opening up the market to competition most everywhere in the US I have a few alternatives now and was wondering what the slowest speed is that will work? The options offered by AT&T are 768 Kbps / 1.5 Mbps /3.0 Mbps / 6.0 Nbps.

THanks

[funkyworms]

768kbps is more than enough for poker. You probably won't be very happy with your file download speeds, though.

[DJSHAD0W]

Thank you.
Would having Instant Messaging as well as PA + PT running make a difference? (not really sure how much if any PT and Pahud are a drag on the Internet speed, but have heard IM takes a decent chunk....)

[sonneti]

Poker and instant messaging make minimal traffic.. you could easily do both on an old modem with 4kbps.. so yes 768kbps is loads of room.

[a nonymous]

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Poker and instant messaging make minimal traffic.. you could easily do both on an old modem with 4kbps..

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lol. No.

[Nsight7]

I seriously doubt it would be wise to try and play poker on an old-modem. Minimum DSL imo.

[RivaLiva]

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768kbps is more than enough for poker. You probably won't be very happy with your file download speeds, though.

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Yeah it would work for poker, however I would hate it for everything else.