Satellite internet and online gaming

Lady Blue03 · 07-29-2004, 07:07 AM

My dad was considering getting satellite internet for when we move, and I was discussing its connection speed with my brother last evening over dinner. From what he says (and I have yet to research it) it's a good deal faster than dial-up but slightly slower than DSL.
I told him about something I had heard awhile back about satellite being shite for online gaming (such as mmorpgs, ect) because he delay from the satellite to the dish or whatever caused significant lag. He said he wasn't sure, and would check it out for me, but I figured I'd just post it here. I'd research it myself, but it's 4am in the morning

RoSs_bg2_rox · 07-29-2004, 07:14 AM

well it is very expensive! Isn't DSL an option for you? And it doesn't speed up everything, Im pretty sure what you heard is true, thats probably the two main reasons why satellite broadband isn't widely used: its expensive and inefficient.

Lady Blue03 · 07-29-2004, 07:29 AM

From what he told me, theyve improved te technology and it's cheaper. I guess before it was only fast on the download and slow on the upload, but now its fast on both.

As for DSL, yes we do get it here, but we're moving in a few months, and we won't be able to get it there.

Thoran · 07-29-2004, 08:25 AM

Out of the typical home services (not including leased lines and such) Dialup is slowest but cheap, Satellite is next fastest and most expensive of the lot, DSL is third, and cable is the fastest (by far in my experience).

We've currently got DSL but are going to go back to cable soon... DSL is just too slow. As far as gaming, satellite will be unsuitable for gaming due to the long delays (lag). It's ok for browsing because once the transfer starts it goes quick, but getting that first packet takes too long for realtime gaming.

The last time I looked satellite was US$100 per month for the first year then about US$60 per month after that. We're paying $50 per month for DSL, and when we had Cable (before we moved) it was $45 per month.

Raistlin Majere · 07-29-2004, 03:43 PM

As I understand it, Satellite uses a sort of Bandwith. As long as you have bandwith left, its fast, but after youre out, its about as fast as a modem [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Note: Im not positive on this, so some confirmation would be nice

[ 07-29-2004, 03:45 PM: Message edited by: Raistlin Majere ]

07-29-2004, 07:07 AM	#1
Lady Blue03 Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: January 18, 2002 Age: 38 Posts: 4,557	My dad was considering getting satellite internet for when we move, and I was discussing its connection speed with my brother last evening over dinner. From what he says (and I have yet to research it) it's a good deal faster than dial-up but slightly slower than DSL. I told him about something I had heard awhile back about satellite being shite for online gaming (such as mmorpgs, ect) because he delay from the satellite to the dish or whatever caused significant lag. He said he wasn't sure, and would check it out for me, but I figured I'd just post it here. I'd research it myself, but it's 4am in the morning __________________ Yep I'm still lurking!

07-29-2004, 07:14 AM	#2
RoSs_bg2_rox Zartan Join Date: May 20, 2003 Location: Near Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 34 Posts: 5,225	well it is very expensive! Isn't DSL an option for you? And it doesn't speed up everything, Im pretty sure what you heard is true, thats probably the two main reasons why satellite broadband isn't widely used: its expensive and inefficient. __________________ [img]\"http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/ladyzekke/dragonwater2.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

07-29-2004, 07:29 AM	#3
Lady Blue03 Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: January 18, 2002 Age: 38 Posts: 4,557	From what he told me, theyve improved te technology and it's cheaper. I guess before it was only fast on the download and slow on the upload, but now its fast on both. As for DSL, yes we do get it here, but we're moving in a few months, and we won't be able to get it there. __________________ Yep I'm still lurking!

07-29-2004, 03:43 PM	#5
Raistlin Majere Ra Join Date: March 26, 2002 Location: Finland Age: 36 Posts: 2,323	As I understand it, Satellite uses a sort of Bandwith. As long as you have bandwith left, its fast, but after youre out, its about as fast as a modem [img]tongue.gif[/img] Note: Im not positive on this, so some confirmation would be nice [ 07-29-2004, 03:45 PM: Message edited by: Raistlin Majere ] __________________ If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst forth at once in the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One. "I am become death, the destroyer of worlds."

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07-29-2004, 08:25 AM	#4
Thoran Galvatron Join Date: January 10, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Age: 56 Posts: 2,109	Out of the typical home services (not including leased lines and such) Dialup is slowest but cheap, Satellite is next fastest and most expensive of the lot, DSL is third, and cable is the fastest (by far in my experience). We've currently got DSL but are going to go back to cable soon... DSL is just too slow. As far as gaming, satellite will be unsuitable for gaming due to the long delays (lag). It's ok for browsing because once the transfer starts it goes quick, but getting that first packet takes too long for realtime gaming. The last time I looked satellite was US$100 per month for the first year then about US$60 per month after that. We're paying $50 per month for DSL, and when we had Cable (before we moved) it was $45 per month.

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