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Off Topic => Engineering => Topic started by: Dracho on May 04, 2006, 03:18:59 pm

Title: Satellite Internet
Post by: Dracho on May 04, 2006, 03:18:59 pm: Anyone else have this? I'm moving and my RF wireless provider does not operate in Pawnee County, OK. It's dial-up or satellite.

The deal I am looking at is HughesNet which has 700K for $59 a month, or 1 Mpbs for $69 a month. Is the difference noticable?
Title: Re: Satellite Internet
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on May 04, 2006, 04:53:09 pm: Take a look at the uplink speeds too. Keep in mind that satelite internet has fairly high ping times (1000ms or more in many cases), so I wouldn't reccomend it for gaming.
Title: Re: Satellite Internet
Post by: kmelew on May 04, 2006, 04:55:59 pm: I thought you couldn't upload via satellite, that you had to use a land line. Of course I could be wrong...
Title: Re: Satellite Internet
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on May 04, 2006, 04:59:06 pm: Yea you can, they've eliminated that problem a long time ago.
Title: Re: Satellite Internet
Post by: kmelew on May 04, 2006, 05:02:36 pm: I stand corrected...Thank you!
Title: Re: Satellite Internet
Post by: Bonk on May 04, 2006, 07:19:23 pm: Dial-up is better than satellite for gaming, the latency on sattelite is hideous. If you intend only to browse the web and download stuff then satellite is probably better. But if you want to do any gaming then dial-up is the way to go.

Stephen is on satellite, they use a propietary packet compression protocol. The webserver log here is full of errors from only Stephen, we have tried everything to eliminate it, I can only assume it is a flaw in the satellite protocols.
Title: Re: Satellite Internet
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on May 04, 2006, 07:24:08 pm: Well it takes upwards of a couple seconds to just get the packets to and from your computer, to the satelite, and back down to a ground station (1.25 seconds each bounce)
Title: Re: Satellite Internet
Post by: Sirgod on May 04, 2006, 10:20:47 pm: Quote from: Bonk on May 04, 2006, 07:19:23 pm
Dial-up is better than satellite for gaming, the latency on sattelite is hideous. If you intend only to browse the web and download stuff then satellite is probably better. But if you want to do any gaming then dial-up is the way to go.

Stephen is on satellite, they use a propietary packet compression protocol. The webserver log here is full of errors from only Stephen, we have tried everything to eliminate it, I can only assume it is a flaw in the satellite protocols.

You are so Correct on this It's not even Funny Bonk. God I miss Being able to play SFC, But on the other hand , I can DL Firesouls stuff faster then a Midget in Big and Talls Mens store.

Stephen
Title: Re: Satellite Internet
Post by: Dracho on May 07, 2006, 06:10:11 pm: We do business over the Internet, so the thought of dial-up gives me hives.
Title: Re: Satellite Internet
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on May 08, 2006, 02:05:41 pm: Quote from: Dracho on May 07, 2006, 06:10:11 pm
We do business over the Internet, so the thought of dial-up gives me hives.

..better than crabs I should think =)
Title: Re: Satellite Internet
Post by: Dracho on May 08, 2006, 02:12:17 pm: I swear I got those from sitting on a dirty toilet seat... honest.
Title: Re: Satellite Internet
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on May 08, 2006, 03:10:02 pm: Quote from: Dracho on May 08, 2006, 02:12:17 pm
I swear I got those from sitting on a dirty toilet seat... honest.

Silly rabbit, men don't sit down to go to the bathroom.
Title: Re: Satellite Internet
Post by: Dracho on May 08, 2006, 03:24:18 pm: Quote from: Punisher NCC-2000 on May 08, 2006, 03:10:02 pm
Quote from: Dracho on May 08, 2006, 02:12:17 pm
I swear I got those from sitting on a dirty toilet seat... honest.

Silly rabbit, men don't sit down to go to the bathroom.

Well, now, that depends..

Taking a crap standing up is very army, straddle-trench chic, but I prefer a good newspaper and a few minutes to accomplish all my goals.