Wow. I can scarcely believe my eyes.

So I watching youtube tonight and noticed that all of a sudden the speed at which the video was loading incredibly fast (even at 720p)! So decide to do a speedtest and got speeds like like what you see above. Madness!

I know speeds get faster at night, but this is crazy. While I was in Abuja, with my IPNX connection, I also noticed fast speeds at night.

How fast? Fast enough to play a round of Team Fortress 2 with little to no lag. I can't be sure since the game finished downloading literally an hour or two before I rushed to the airport. Still, I only noticed lag maybe 2 times. My IPNX gives me good pings at night (124ms or thereabout ) but this MTN hotness isn't far off, plus the download speed is off the charts. Ping is more important for online game but I wonder the current (good but not amazing) MTN ping combined with that crazy download speed will give me a functional and fun experience. When I get back to ABJ I'll test it out.

If this is what we get now, imagine what will happen when MTN's submarine cable lands.

I am excited! If the MTN works like I hope or the IPNX experience holds out there might be some Battlefield 3/Gears of War 3 in my future. Heck, I might even get a go at my beloved Rainbow Six Vegas again. YES!

I read your post 3 times but couldn't comprehend. Is it your IPNX that is fast or MTN?

braine: I read your post 3 times but couldn't comprehend. Is it your IPNX that is fast or MTN?

Sorry. The IPNX is quite fast at night but the MTN, from what I have seen, is BLAZING at night (in terms of download speed).

HOWEVER, the IPNX has better ping results. Ping is considered to be more important for online gaming once your download speed reaches a certain level.

Here is a definition of ping I found: http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/1878/what-is-ping-and-why-is-it-important?answertab=active#tab-top

Apparently, above 100ms (milliseconds) you'll still feel a little lag but it's better than we have ever gotten (my ipnx sometimes gets as low as 118ms).

The MTN ping is still pretty slow but I want to see what the high download speed might do to offset that low ping is all I'm saying.

I've been getting similar ping rates with my Airtel modem..and I aint even in a big city. Online gaming is definitely viable in 9ja. Folks have been gaming online for ages. BF3, BO2, FIFA and the rest.

This is good news. I'm planning a trip to Nja this summer and it'll be great to get some online gaming in while I'm there.

Although I assumed Lagos already had good pings and download speeds.

I hope I haven't jumped the gun and gotten hopes up. When I get back to ABJ and my system I'll hopefully test both connections out a bit more thoroughly and see what's what.

If you live in lagos, don't dull, swift gives ping rates as low as 60ms

@Macrophage, do u play BF3? There's an entire group of guys that we play together with mics, add me on PSN ID: glonyx

Port forwarding is very important..... that's wat gives you a smooth game play online even with 1MB/s up and down.

I tried it when I got back to Abuja in TF2. It was playable as TF2 is forgiving with some classes I was getting pings of 250ms and above. No good.

60ms with swift you say? If I ever move to Lagos, I'll probably try them out.

glonyx: If you live in lagos, don't dull, swift gives ping rates as low as 60ms

@Macrophage, do u play BF3? There's an entire group of guys that we play together with mics, add me on PSN ID: glonyx

GUY are you joking!, just had time to open my Ps3 and play the Battlefield 3 campaign, i'm glad that finally online gaming is thriving in Nigeria, But i heard Swift's service has dropped significantly i think i would try IPNX this time around, until YahCLick or any other new kid in town gets their act together.