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greenfiregreenfire Member Posts: 42
in World of Warcraft
Dont get pissed at me of someone has asked this before. Can wow work on dial up because i would really like to try wow. I live out in the country and there is NO possibal way to get any faster internet, my connection speed is 52kbps. I have played guild wars and i did not mind the lag on that. If it will work is there anything that could increase my speed like certin servers are better or somthing like that. Thanxz GreenFire

"theres a message in my alphabets it saids ooooooooo"
"PETER THOSE ARE CHEERIOS"

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  • DarkcowDarkcow Member Posts: 26
    I'm really not sure. If you can play Guild Wars without too much problems, you should be able to play WoW. But you will most likely encounter some lag. It may not be unplayable, but you'll lag none-the-less.





    I've never played WoW on anything less than broadband. but you should be ok.
  • therain93therain93 Member UncommonPosts: 2,039
    Not sure about dialup but it works just fine using Verizon Wireless data cards ( ' :
  • greenfiregreenfire Member Posts: 42
    Verizon Wireless data cards??????????
    Originally posted by therain93

    Not sure about dialup but it works just fine using Verizon Wireless data cards ( ' :

    "theres a message in my alphabets it saids ooooooooo"
    "PETER THOSE ARE CHEERIOS"

  • earthhawkearthhawk Member Posts: 247
    Originally posted by greenfire

    Dont get pissed at me of someone has asked this before. Can wow work on dial up because i would really like to try wow. I live out in the country and there is NO possibal way to get any faster internet, my connection speed is 52kbps. I have played guild wars and i did not mind the lag on that. If it will work is there anything that could increase my speed like certin servers are better or somthing like that. Thanxz GreenFire
    Yes, WoW works on DU, but you may have some lag problems every now and then.
  • greenfiregreenfire Member Posts: 42
    how oftens now and again? and do certin severs lagg more, are some more suited for dial up

    "theres a message in my alphabets it saids ooooooooo"
    "PETER THOSE ARE CHEERIOS"

  • Pipboy2000Pipboy2000 Member Posts: 44
    Why dont you just try out the 10 day free trail and see for yourself? that way you can see what works for you w/o spending any cash?
  • MehjrianMehjrian Member Posts: 127
    Now the question is, how long will it take to download the trial for WoW on dialup ? But if you can get that to download, it would be a good test for ya. You can make characters on every server if you want to (I believe, it has been a while since I last played) to try out the lag on each. Good luck!
  • greenfiregreenfire Member Posts: 42
    Well when u down load the free trail you get the whole game so thats 3.16GB i tryed it and an hour after starting i was 2% done.

    "theres a message in my alphabets it saids ooooooooo"
    "PETER THOSE ARE CHEERIOS"

  • greenfiregreenfire Member Posts: 42
    well maybe it was a little bit more then 2% but not much more

    "theres a message in my alphabets it saids ooooooooo"
    "PETER THOSE ARE CHEERIOS"

  • BonusbabeBonusbabe Member Posts: 10
    in some stores u can buy the trial... ino u can get for free online but maybe then u won't have to wait 3 days for the dl to finish :D
  • MehjrianMehjrian Member Posts: 127
    Ugg ya that's what I figured. Well, if you have a program to continue downloads, you might have it in a few days, even if the download gets canceled (I used to use DAP, I think, back in the day. If you use firefox though, I believe it comes with a resume feature). Try that, and hopefully you will be able to get it soon!
  • greenfiregreenfire Member Posts: 42
    well i will check at walmart

    "theres a message in my alphabets it saids ooooooooo"
    "PETER THOSE ARE CHEERIOS"

  • greenfiregreenfire Member Posts: 42
    u cant use any programs because wow has its own DL manager that comes with it
    Originally posted by Mehjrian

    Ugg ya that's what I figured. Well, if you have a program to continue downloads, you might have it in a few days, even if the download gets canceled (I used to use DAP, I think, back in the day. If you use firefox though, I believe it comes with a resume feature). Try that, and hopefully you will be able to get it soon!

    "theres a message in my alphabets it saids ooooooooo"
    "PETER THOSE ARE CHEERIOS"

  • ShoalShoal Member Posts: 1,156

    Yes, it will.  Quite well in fact.   My nephew played on dial-up for a year and a half before his family moved to DSL.  Never had much problem playing with him and he got his Rogue to lvl 60 on dial-up.

    Of course, the quality of your dial-up service and local phone lines will really be what determines how well it works for you.

    Good Hunting

  • laffncrylaffncry Member Posts: 92
    Originally posted by greenfire

    Dont get pissed at me of someone has asked this before. Can wow work on dial up because i would really like to try wow. I live out in the country and there is NO possibal way to get any faster internet, my connection speed is 52kbps. I have played guild wars and i did not mind the lag on that. If it will work is there anything that could increase my speed like certin servers are better or somthing like that. Thanxz GreenFire
    it would work with DU but expect too much lag because of the slow connection..and as you said, you've played guild wars and didn't mind the lag, then i guess you wouldn't have problem on WOW either..see ya!!
  • kaskuskaskus Member Posts: 105
    definitely it'll work on DU...but ready to face some lag problems but not that much as long as your pc specs meet their requirement and it will not have that much problem..but i think you won't mind the simple lag because you are used to it since you play guild wars before.....
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