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Default Re: Why is satelite internet SO bad for games? - 18-12-2004

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.


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