I was just wondering... Whats the range of PSP's wi-fi? - PSP-Forum.com

w00t · 02-07-2005, 11:05 PM

i skimmed a few other posts and stickys but im too lazy to read all of em. Sorry if this question has already been answered, but please still post or point me in the direction of the answer.

hansenxu · 02-08-2005, 12:36 AM

a mile is not crappy my friend, probably like 100 ft, lol

Carnedude · 02-08-2005, 02:20 PM

The wi-fi distance is 100 feet max.

w00t · 02-08-2005, 10:04 PM

so basically you can play with people inside your own house? that stinks.

Pagnell · 02-08-2005, 10:36 PM

What range did you expect? I think you are confusing wi-fi with mobile phone communication and were perhaps expecting to play PSP multiplayer like an online PC or Xbox Live. It doesn't work like that. The range wi-fi has is ideal for what it was designed for - wireless networking.

Oh, and you must live in a country mansion if 100 feet means you can only play in your house :lol:

w00t · 02-11-2005, 06:56 PM

ok so maybe i confused my terminology, but when i first made this board i thought you could be like in a car playing online .... but if you are sitting in your house connected to the internet you can play with people across the country right? or at least across the state?

Pagnell · 02-11-2005, 09:54 PM

You seem to be confused about this. The PSP's wi-fi is not really for internet use, but rather for playing directly with someone else with a PSP. Like N-Gage but with longer range (N-Gage is bluetooth). If you connect the PSP up to a wi-fi broadband router there will be a way to play over the internet but that is a different than what you seem to be talking about.

Markrow · 02-15-2005, 08:11 PM

well it 100 meter s which is 300 feet that what i saw on a sony site that with out stuff in the way

Ikon65 · 02-20-2005, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by w00t

ok so maybe i confused my terminology, but when i first made this board i thought you could be like in a car playing online .... but if you are sitting in your house connected to the internet you can play with people across the country right? or at least across the state?

Here we go.... You can play wirelessly with anyone else that has a PSP as long as they're within 100 feet of you. Some game support up to 16 players at the same time. If you're in a car you could play using Wi-Fi if your friend is in the same car with you or he's in another car within 100 feet (like if you're going on a trip with another fam and your friend is in his parent's car).
To play "online" your PSP must be near a hotspot. You can have a wireless network at your house and play online there or you can connect if there's a hotspot at the mall or coffee shop or something (they're popping up everywhere now). If you're online (depending on the game, some don't support online play) you'll be able to play with anyone in the world kinda like Xbox live except for free.
However, there is a program you can download for free which will allow you to play online even if the game does not support it. Basically, it makes your PSP think your computer is another PSP and it'd be like you were playing wireless multiplayer. You can get the software at http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/

Gamer-101 · 03-10-2005, 11:40 PM

WOW thats awsome, so that means sony never charges you for any multiplayer activitie?

02-07-2005, 11:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
w00t Hi! I'm new around here... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: ur mom's house Posts: 7	I was just wondering... Whats the range of PSP's wi-fi? i skimmed a few other posts and stickys but im too lazy to read all of em. Sorry if this question has already been answered, but please still post or point me in the direction of the answer.

02-08-2005, 10:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pagnell Administrator / Grim Reaper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bedfordshire, England. Posts: 2,920	What range did you expect? I think you are confusing wi-fi with mobile phone communication and were perhaps expecting to play PSP multiplayer like an online PC or Xbox Live. It doesn't work like that. The range wi-fi has is ideal for what it was designed for - wireless networking. Oh, and you must live in a country mansion if 100 feet means you can only play in your house :lol: __________________ "Children are smarter than any of us. How do I know that? I don't know one child with a full time job and children." - Bill Hicks.

02-11-2005, 09:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Pagnell Administrator / Grim Reaper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bedfordshire, England. Posts: 2,920	You seem to be confused about this. The PSP's wi-fi is not really for internet use, but rather for playing directly with someone else with a PSP. Like N-Gage but with longer range (N-Gage is bluetooth). If you connect the PSP up to a wi-fi broadband router there will be a way to play over the internet but that is a different than what you seem to be talking about. __________________ "Children are smarter than any of us. How do I know that? I don't know one child with a full time job and children." - Bill Hicks.

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02-08-2005, 12:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
hansenxu PSP-Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 42	a mile is not crappy my friend, probably like 100 ft, lol

02-08-2005, 02:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Carnedude PSP-Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MICHIGAN, USA Posts: 36	The wi-fi distance is 100 feet max.

02-08-2005, 10:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
w00t Hi! I'm new around here... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: ur mom's house Posts: 7	so basically you can play with people inside your own house? that stinks.

02-11-2005, 06:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
w00t Hi! I'm new around here... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: ur mom's house Posts: 7	ok so maybe i confused my terminology, but when i first made this board i thought you could be like in a car playing online .... but if you are sitting in your house connected to the internet you can play with people across the country right? or at least across the state?

02-15-2005, 08:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
Markrow PSP-Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 34	well it 100 meter s which is 300 feet that what i saw on a sony site that with out stuff in the way

03-10-2005, 11:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
Gamer-101 PSP-Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 81	WOW thats awsome, so that means sony never charges you for any multiplayer activitie?