Why is satelite internet SO bad for games?
 

I switched from dial-up to satelite because i thought it would be better for games. Heck i didn't care if it was the tiniest improvement as long as it was an improvement. But this thing is friggen worse. ALOT WORSE. I mean, i don't understand. It costs about $900 for the dish and another $60 a month, how could it not be better for that much money? Does anyone know the reasoning behind this? Oh and by the way, I would get dsl or cable if i didn't live in bum f#cking egypt.

Re: Why is satelite internet SO bad for games?
 

yeah , dsl & cable are not available in the place I live because it is some how about 2 km from the town where I can get dsl , and satelite connection sometimes suc*ed so much exspecially uploading , its max kbps is only 256

Re: Why is satelite internet SO bad for games?
 

Heyyo,

Simple my friend, cause ya know how when you change channels when you first get the new channel feed it comes in all pixelated at first and then finally smoothens out? well, when online gaming, it's constantly receiving new feed n' sending out new feed eh? so really, it's hard for satelite to provide a fluid online gaming experience cause of this... the only fast satelite I believe is a T1 connection....

Re: Why is satelite internet SO bad for games?
 

there is no satellite connection which has low ping, because the speed of light is so fuckin' slow

Re: Why is satelite internet SO bad for games?
 

T1 is not a satellite connection. It is hardwired.

The reason satellite is laggy is because it has to be encoded, transmitted into space, then sent back down. Not to mention that your modem has to send data to the transmitting station, which would lag because of the distance.

Re: Why is satelite internet SO bad for games?
 

apart from that, depening on your account, some satelites only recieve data but SEND data through phone line (yeah, its odd... i know). So it won't work good for games (which needs a constant upload as well).

for downloading files i saw you can reach with ease 300k, so that should not be the problem. Also, i read for gaming it does work, so perhaps you did not tune it 100% right yet? :)

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I've had a couple people tell me that they actually can sorta play online, but they didn't say how. Where did you read this? I was playing Tribes Vengeance online earlier, and i maintained a 800-850 ping, which is almost as good as it was with dial up. So if theres somethings i have to change or what not, hopefully it can improve my ping a bit.

Re: Why is satelite internet SO bad for games?
 

my friend tells me it's pretty much the same as 56k only maybe slightly better

Re: Why is satelite internet SO bad for games?
 

but how is ur download speed?....

Re: Why is satelite internet SO bad for games?
 

Well, I'm shooting in the dark, but wouldn't radio internet be better?

Re: Why is satelite internet SO bad for games?
 

i think its more unstable.. even more if there is alot of threes and stuff around the area..

Re: Why is satelite internet SO bad for games?
 

Aspirin is right anyway... the day we'll transmit faster than the speed of light, perhaps we'll get negative pings. Boom, ye're dead before I hit the trigger. I pwn severe :D

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Heyyo,

Well, we're getting closer there PMB, now with fiber optic cables n' all... but tha'd cost you like, more than an arm and a leg in price, but like, your soul to go with it. :P

Ya know what's sad? one of the 1st places fiber optics were put into use here in BC, Canada (eh?) was Surrey... wth? there's nothing in surrey.... lol...

Re: Why is satelite internet SO bad for games?
 

in eastern germany there are also a lot of not used fiber optic cables because the std stuff to attach to telephone lines is still copper based, and everything else for the masses would be too expensive ... at least that's the way the main companies think.

PS: the speed of light in fiber optic stuff is slower than in air or vacuum if i'm not mistaken ... but that won't the point there anyway :P

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/me likes that... ;)