PlayStation® General

[WinkingStarfish]

I would definately call Wifi on the PS3 UNUSABLE FOR ANYTHING as of OS version 2.53 to the point that I think the box should read "Wifi capable" or some other buzz phrase that means it doesn't work yet. 

I think there is just something wrong with the driver in the PS3 OS. If you put Yellow Dog on it, the wifi signal is just fine, which means this is something they could fix with and update.

Even at 100% signal strength at 54Mb/s, the MAX tansfer speed I got from my media server was 8Mb/s, the average was more like 500Kb/s and the connection was randomly dropped, killing the transfer after a few minutes. Boot the PS3 into Yellow Dog and I got 48Mb/s steady and the connection never dropped. I don't know how a 3rd party open source group got the drive right and Sony didn', but that certainly seems to be the case.

I haven't tried a wire yet, but from what I hear the PS3 OS can't even get half speed off of that, but at least half of 100Mb/s is still more than needed for online gaming and streaming media.

[zabuzaa2102]

I think most of ya'll either have slow internet connections , a dud router, or too much interference in your locations.  I have three PS3's on a wireless network and I don't have any problem at all.  No lag what so ever, even when were all on COD4.

Message Edited by zabuzaa2102 on 01-22-2009 12:24 PM

[Ftwrthtx]

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xBarbarian wrote:

This problem concerns the first ps3 version - others should be fine, because sony has replaced the wifi  antenna

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I have a launch 60 GB console and have zero lag and no problems with using wifi

[silentj14]

It has really helped me to disable the media servers or something like that. It's in the connections tab on the system settings. It'll help, trust me

[Sneeches]

my ps3's wifi works just fine, never have an issue.

[Kronix20]

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dgGhostkilla wrote:

i always find myself getting kicked out from games whenever i have my ps3 setup for wifi.

i mean its not like a got a cheap router.

it sucks specially when the wife kicks me off the living room tv and i gotta take my ps3 to the bedroom tv where i gotta roam wirelessly.

i hate loosing connection.

does anybody run into this issue? 

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WiFi always sucks.. Use a wired connection.

[MishkaGunz]

I had the same exact problem..Its especially fustrating during a ranked match on fifa09,If your opponent is one goal ahead and you lose your connection,It counts as a loss and then that person sends you 100s of messages like QUITTER!! and stuff like that lol..I just went wired

[NarooN]

Your connections must suck. I never get kicked off the PSN, unless they're doing maintenance or something. Unless you have NAT Type 3, it's your own setup that's wrong.

[Heat6Jones]

i tried to stream a 175mb 30 minute anime episode with ps3 and it lagged about 6 times during the episode. took the same episode and put it on a flash drive and it played perfectly (not a codec issue). there is no reason a 175mb 30 minute anime ep shouldn't stream perfectly on a wireless g network. i have a linksys router with ddwrt firmware on it. with my laptop from the exact same distance as the ps3 is from the router, i can stream the episode fine and it is a wireless g device also.

i don't get much lag in games surprisingly. i'd wire teh ps3 but it's in another level of the house. not worth the trouble.

Message Edited by Heat6Jones on 06-19-2009 02:43 PM

[cooolkid93]

That's happened to me a couple of times. Probably because you might have a WEAK SIGNAL. Could be your router though. What type do you have?

Message Edited by cooolkid93 on 06-19-2009 03:45 PM