Why would you play on phone wifi?

majorashash·8/9/2017, 2:11:47 AM·3 votes·1,037 views

Had 4 DC's in a row today on my team on aram. Just wanted the FWTD bonus tbh, so I started playing league today. The first 2 games, we had players that admitted to playing on their phone's wifi connection and immediately complained about lag before disconnecting. Why would you do this, as a player? I have never wanted to play SO BAD that I would play on my phone's wifi, so why risk the report and shitty game for your team? I just don't understand at all. please enlighten me if you've ever thought this to be a good idea.

14 Comments

Chermorg8/9/2017, 6:17:13 AM3 votes

I mean there are people that the only internet connection they get even at home is 4G LTE. Theoretically, that connection is virtually indistinguishable from connections available in somewhat rural parts of the US as well as some suburban parts.

Virtually the only difference noticeable between that and a high end fiber connection would be slightly higher ping and noticeable packet loss causing some sporadic light lag.

If they didn't have a high end mobile connection, I agree it was rude of them to attempt playing.

GreatWhiteNorth8/9/2017, 9:08:44 AM2 votes

I have to downvote this.

Why? Because the OP reeks of ignorance and righteous malice. There are many places where phone wifi is 100% reliable, while a wiredwifi or wired connection is less so. Most of Canada is this way.

I Love Thresh8/9/2017, 10:19:33 AM2 votes

If you don't have a connection befitting to play an online game, then don't play an online game, I don't get why people do that.

Reaper Soraka8/9/2017, 5:30:31 PM2 votes

play against easy bots. it doesn't give as much for the actual win, but you don't spend 2 hours trying to get it.

o brigid o8/9/2017, 7:36:26 PM2 votes

League is addicting. Lonely, bored, obsessive personalities, etc could easily want to play bad enough to try out a poor internet connection. If I were unsure of my internet, I would probably test it out in an aram as well since they are taken less serious than summoners rift. Also, I play on my phone's wifi all the time and 90% of my games have no lag. Just like any internet service, phone wifi can have problems too. It's not about ruining the game for other people, it's about wanting to enjoy the game, too.

Best Ekko NA8/10/2017, 2:26:00 PM2 votes

I use 4G LTE from my tethered to my computer from my phone, it works just fine. My phone's data in completely unlimited, so there's not a risk of it slowing down from "running out of data". At times it gets up to 15 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload and it normally runs on average around 5 Mbps download and upload. 99% of the time, it runs anything just fine. League of Legends isn't exactly a high bandwidth game, in fact it uses less data than streaming in 720p. There are definitely times where I lag and disconnect, but that's a rare thing which doesn't happen often. I'm pretty sure the same thing can happen on even a cable connection, so should I worry about it? To me, my connection is reliable enough that having some issues once every 30 games shouldn't be a problem.

Best Ekko NA8/11/2017, 1:12:49 PM1 votes

https://image.ibb.co/iJU3nF/speedtest.jpg

Here's a screen of my current connection, using my phone hooked to a USB on my computer. That's no joke of a connection, I could stream to Twitch.tv with that upload speed. Granted, the download isn't as good as the best you can get from cable but it's really not that bad either. lol

DariusDemiurge8/9/2017, 6:18:50 AM1 votes

Only bot games, but then again I'm a decent human being unlike a majority of the community.

majorashash8/11/2017, 4:29:47 AM1 votes

I just find it odd that in a major metropolitan area, I can't get that from my phone! Thats why I was confused honestly, I couldnt see that possibly being a strong/responsive enough connection to play such a game. But as I mentioned earlier at least it was aram and not ranked or something. Thanks for the input everyone! I will try to be more understanding for sure. Guess i was just salty for DC's causing so many losses haha.