With everyone getting back into COD4, I thought I would post a tut on the best way to get a local game in pub. It's not fool-proof, but it works most of the time.

Requirements

• Enough upload speed to host. Go into private match and it will tell you how many people you can host.
  
• A computer near your console, or someone to help.
  
• A large file to upload. It should take at least a minute to finish.
  
• Some friends to join your game (optional).
  

Instructions

1. Start up COD4, select the "Find Match" option but don't pick a playlist.
   
2. On your PC, go to http://www.megaupload.com or another uploading site.
   
3. Pick your large file. Start uploading and wait until it reaches full speed.
   
4. Search for a match in COD4.
   

If you did it right, after a few seconds you should have host in an empty lobby. Cancel the upload, invite your friends and get the game started. COD4 doesn't have host migration, so once the game starts, you should be safe from overseas players. If one of them does join and take host, start again from step 1.

Questions

How does this work?

COD4 has a hard-coded ping limit of 800ms: games that return a ping higher than this will be rejected. When uploading at full speed, other upload packets (such as a ping request) cannot be sent immediately, and need to wait in line. This usually results in pings well in excess of 800ms. In other words, all games should be rejected, and you end up in an empty lobby.

It doesn't work you ******* ****?!??!?@? (angry)

Uploading at full speed can disturb any kind of internet usage, so some routers are designed to prevent this "upstream saturation". If you find yourself being thrown into games despite following the instructions carefully, you probably have a router like this. Your only real option is to use another router, or get a friend (who has a suitable router) to follow these instructions for you.

Have you been banned for using this?

I have been using this trick for a year, and haven't been banned. That doesn't mean it's safe. Follow the above instructions at your own risk.

or you could just search for a game smash the shit outa some american till he rage quits steal the host then go to town on the rest of the meatheads

or just the private match trick always works.

or you could party up with 6, then search and everyone leave 1 by 1, and joins back. that is a quick way that works

lol it doesnt search 4 me it just always makes my own game, has been 4 every cod

EDIT: ^^^ fun aye?

its hard for me to get a cod4 pub game i always get an empty lobby and it takes 20 mins to get a game started. best fun

yehh, public is sooo gay anyway, either ppl arnt a challenge or @ least 1 person in every game has infections, just make a pug

I get host searching by myself

Please explain.

Every time i search for something other then death match i go into a lobby by my self

yer just use the private match glitch

theres always campaign lol

Campaigns the way to go!

true that!