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RS_BloodShot
Dude
Joined: May 22, 2004
Posts: 31
Location: Somewhere in the south
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Thu Dec 16, 2004 1:00 pm |
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I am wanting to know if anyone here in HL uses satellite internet service? Is it worth the money...time and effort? I am looking into getting a system and would like some feed back from someone that is also using it. I have a freind using it for online gaming..but not IL2...he seems to like it but the graghics in his game are as intense as there here. Well any feed back would be nice.
Thanks
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STEMMY
Dude
Joined: Aug 06, 2005
Posts: 10
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Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:33 pm |
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hi m8 yes i do know someone using a 10mb satelite connection well i cant recomend it coz he is in australia and so is an australian server only 300km away but his ping is never below 1000 always 1000+ hopefually other ppl r using it to give there imput ~S~ m8 hope it helps ya  |
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troll2k
Hyper Postman
Joined: Feb 07, 2003
Posts: 214
Location: USA
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Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:02 am |
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I do not have satellite but from what I understand it is not good for gaming.Although the speeds are good the latency(ping) is poor.The signal has to travel to the satellite up and down cause a large time delay. |
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wood_663rd
Post Newbie
Joined: Mar 27, 2003
Posts: 9
Location: USA
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Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:12 am |
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Hey Bloodshot,
From what I understand satellite has worse latency than dial-up….which makes it worse for gaming.
Getting your connection from a satellite is like living 1000 miles away from your isp. It takes longer for the information to get to you but once it does, it streams like cable or dsl.
It’s great for dnloading but sucks for anything that’s interactive like games and comms. Tcas has satellite and would always us his dial-up for the above reason.
I don’t have access to any form of broadband here and am hoping wireless will get to this part of the country….. one of these years. |
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wood_663rd
Post Newbie
Joined: Mar 27, 2003
Posts: 9
Location: USA
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Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:15 am |
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LOL, just realized your post is about a year old. |
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STEMMY
Dude
Joined: Aug 06, 2005
Posts: 10
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Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:44 pm |
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rgr thought u would of looked i just posted to throw a ,icky in the works went fishing and worked hehe also tell what i know bout the subject ~S~ |
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Barks
Dude
Joined: Jan 06, 2006
Posts: 21
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Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:36 am |
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from what i hear goes along with what is already posted here , sattelite is not very good for high speed games , I have heard some say they were going aback to 56 k modem , if you could get ahold of BUFORD at CFS1 he has sattelite . To get into CFS 1 now you have to go thru the 2004 sim . |
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Barks
Dude
Joined: Jan 06, 2006
Posts: 21
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Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:39 am |
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from what i hear goes along with what is already posted here , sattelite is not very good for high speed games , I have heard some say they were going aback to 56 k modem , if you could get ahold of BUFORD at CFS1 he has sattelite . To get into CFS 1 at GAME ZONE now you have to go thru the 2004 sim . |
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