If you are switching to improve online gaming, go the ISDN route. If cable
or dsl is not available, and you want the best gaming connection possible go
ISDN. You'll be amazed how much a pure digital connection helps eliminate
packet loss while speeding up latency.
MJS <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Anyone in the UK conected to the internet using a satellite connection ?If
> yes what sort of speeds are you getting and is it worth upgrading to from
> 56. I was thinking of going the isdn route satellite looks interesting.
> Sprry if this is a off topic.
>
>
Forget satellite. It has a high burst download speed but the latency is too
great.
Satellite is perfect for browsing the web and email but useless for online
gaming. The latency is killer.
Cheers,
...Colin
MJS <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Anyone in the UK conected to the internet using a satellite connection ?If
> yes what sort of speeds are you getting and is it worth upgrading to from
> 56. I was thinking of going the isdn route satellite looks interesting.
> Sprry if this is a off topic.
>
>
"MJS" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>Anyone in the UK conected to the internet using a satellite connection ? If
>yes what sort of speeds are you getting and is it worth upgrading to from
>56. I was thinking of going the isdn route satellite looks interesting.
>Sprry if this is a off topic.
I don't have any experience, but to me it sounds as if satellite could be a bad
option for an online racesim player because it could introduce more lag? Traffic
has to go high up to the satellite and back.
Just a suspicion, though.
JoH
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Anyone in the UK conected to the internet using a satellite connection ? If
yes what sort of speeds are you getting and is it worth upgrading to from
56. I was thinking of going the isdn route satellite looks interesting.
Sprry if this is a off topic.
On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 21:08:09 +0100, "MJS"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
>Anyone in the UK conected to the internet using a satellite connection ? If
>yes what sort of speeds are you getting and is it worth upgrading to from
>56. I was thinking of going the isdn route satellite looks interesting.
>Sprry if this is a off topic.
>
Satellite is good only for downstream only (all the upstream
communication is still handled via dialup 56k)
Latency is extremely high with Satellite (instead of just getting data
up and down the same pipe, data is upped via modem to satellite
provider, satellite provider gets the returned data, sends it up to
satellite, and then it's shot back down to you.. = very high ping in
internet games)
If you're looking for just the ability to download very fast get
satellite, (but be warned, every satellite i've seen charges you for
how much you download and the hours of use! ack! i hate when they do
that!) If you want to help your mulitplayer gaming a bit, get ISDN.
Otherwise just keep the dialup.
that won't be true with Dish Network's 2-way internet satellite, which I
know little about.
d0le <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 21:08:09 +0100, "MJS"
> <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
> >Anyone in the UK conected to the internet using a satellite connection ?If
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> >yes what sort of speeds are you getting and is it worth upgrading to from > >56. I was thinking of going the isdn route satellite looks interesting. > >Sprry if this is a off topic. > > > > > Satellite is good only for downstream only (all the upstream > communication is still handled via dialup 56k) > > Latency is extremely high with Satellite (instead of just getting data > up and down the same pipe, data is upped via modem to satellite > provider, satellite provider gets the returned data, sends it up to > satellite, and then it's shot back down to you.. = very high ping in > internet games) > > If you're looking for just the ability to download very fast get > satellite, (but be warned, every satellite i've seen charges you for > how much you download and the hours of use! ack! i hate when they do > that!) If you want to help your mulitplayer gaming a bit, get ISDN. > > Otherwise just keep the dialup. > >Satellite IS high latency, = bad for gaming whether its 2 way or not.
It may give u real fast downloads, but for gaming it will suck. Latency may
well be in the 1 second range, the signal has to travel so far, and laws of
physics can't change that.
Martyn_D
Kai Fuller wrote:
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> that won't be true with Dish Network's 2-way internet satellite, which I > know little about. > > d0le <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 21:08:09 +0100, "MJS" > > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > >Anyone in the UK conected to the internet using a satellite connection ? > If > > >yes what sort of speeds are you getting and is it worth upgrading to from > > >56. I was thinking of going the isdn route satellite looks interesting. > > >Sprry if this is a off topic. > > > > > > > > > Satellite is good only for downstream only (all the upstream > > communication is still handled via dialup 56k) > > > > Latency is extremely high with Satellite (instead of just getting data > > up and down the same pipe, data is upped via modem to satellite > > provider, satellite provider gets the returned data, sends it up to > > satellite, and then it's shot back down to you.. = very high ping in > > internet games) > > > > If you're looking for just the ability to download very fast get > > satellite, (but be warned, every satellite i've seen charges you for > > how much you download and the hours of use! ack! i hate when they do > > that!) If you want to help your mulitplayer gaming a bit, get ISDN. > > > > Otherwise just keep the dialup. > > > >On Tue, 18 Jul 2000 20:49:22 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote:
>Satellite IS high latency, = bad for gaming whether its 2 way or not.
>
>It may give u real fast downloads, but for gaming it will suck. Latency may
>well be in the 1 second range, the signal has to travel so far, and laws of
>physics can't change that.
Hmmm... Maybe David Kaemmer should have a look at those physics <G>
JoH
did somebody say Physics <G>
MS
"Jo Helsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 18 Jul 2000 20:49:22 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
> >Satellite IS high latency, = bad for gaming whether its 2 way or not.
> >
> >It may give u real fast downloads, but for gaming it will suck. Latencymay
> >well be in the 1 second range, the signal has to travel so far, and lawsof
> >physics can't change that.
>
> Hmmm... Maybe David Kaemmer should have a look at those physics <G>
>
> JoH
