Internet connection requirement

[Denvise]

Hello again fellow multiboxers!

Well last time I wrote here I thought it would be my last question but here I am again xD

Ok, I get my new computer next week with a setup like:
Geforce GTX 280 1GB Graphic card
8GB of Ram
750GB HD
Quad 9550, 2.83Ghz
750W
(Case) Antec 900 Ultimate Gamer (4 fans, 1 of them is 200mm!)
A Asus motherboard... (Good enough)
Razer Copperhead (mouse)
Logitech G15 keyboard, ( 18 customizable buttons)

Will work pretty smooth for 4 boxing i think

Still my problem is that in RL we just moved, we have to pay for our old internet connection for one more half year, and also pay to a new internet provider since the old one cant give us our internet here still we HAVE to pay forthe old one. (no arguing about that please)

So to not make it all really expencive with internet costs we only have 2.26Mbit (down) and 0.56Mbit (up) [Tested speeds at TPTest]
Will this be enough for my 4 boxing? I know WoW doesnt take that much internet connection but still this is very low.
Im going to use RAF of course and dont want it to lag.
If the internet speed is ok for levelling but not for PVP then tell me because im gonna level alot while RAF is active so if it works for levelling just tell me
(Also tell if its not ok for PVP or levelling at all since even if it works for leveling (or not lol) I want to know if it works for PVP or not.
if it matters, im gonna use keyclone.

Comments on my computer speccs is also welcome
But mainly I want aswers on the internet speed part, even better if its from your own experience

Greetings Denvise

[pengwynman]

wow requires a 56k modem or better, you should be able to 5-box with playable performance

you can have some of my internetz, i'm on a 50mbit down, 50mbit up connection-- fiber optics ftw!

[Denvise]

Wow thanks for the fast and helpful answer, Im also getting 50Mbit down atleast, when we dont have to pay for my old internet anymore that would be...

Though, with fiber cable, doesnt many houses share that cable? We are getting 50Mbit to our house only upload speed im not sure about but its probably alot lower. Fiber cables here are shared between some houses and is 100Mbit speed down atleast :S

[pengwynman]

Though, with fiber cable, doesnt many houses share that cable? We are getting 50Mbit to our house only upload speed im not sure about but its probably alot lower. Fiber cables here are shared between some houses and is 100Mbit speed down atleast :S

yeh technically they're shared i guess but i haven't noticed a bit of throttling. the only way i've ever maxed the connection was downloading from Steam. I hit 6.2 mb/second the other day when i was downloading Left 4 Dead ^^
big step up from the ol' 14.4kbps external modem >.>

[elsegundo]

dual boxing with DSL... at 1.5megs max down and 360k max up got me about 150 ms latency on average.

[moosejaw]

yeh technically they're shared i guess but i haven't noticed a bit of throttling. the only way i've ever maxed the connection was downloading from Steam. I hit 6.2 mb/second the other day when i was downloading Left 4 Dead ^^
big step up from the ol' 14.4kbps external modem >.>

Z and Y Modem protocols FTW!!

[not5150]

LOL... X/Y/Z Modem protocols bring back nightmares.

I started with a 300 baud acoustic coupler modem from Egghead Software.

[Bovidae]

Up/Down speeds should be sufficient on ANY dsl (or better) service. I boxed on a horrible DSL that peaked at 400 down, 40 up and it worked out fine, because the latency was low.

It was a great day when I downloaded a patch on my new 20/5 fiber connection

www.speedtest.net