Satellite Broadband

[xxrock]

I've been looking into this new satellite broadband internet. From what I hear it is faster than dial up for downloads and uploads. It two way access and always on but the pings are rated at 600ms. From what I understand this is no good for gaming. What have you heard about this? I think the company is called starband (formerly Gilat2Home). Thanks for your opinions.
xxrock

[smaier69]

well, i ahve a freind who has had satellite (sp?) for awhile. to dipell any myths about it, here;s what it is....

no matter who your "providor", hughes still runs the satellite biz (in terms of this), so there is essentially one set of stats.

the d/l is 400Kbps with a peak of 450Kbps. the upload is still done through an analogue modem (33Kbps or 36Kbps... no faster than what a 56K modem can upload). it is very stable in terms of d/l unless there is rain or snow (rain having the most density, it is a grater concern than snow). and even then, the connection is still maintained at a decent rate (the error correction is fairly effective, and the signal strength is strong, and capable of more throughput. the cap just keeps it at 400KBps).

that's it. those are the numbers. to be honest with you, my associate is more of a businessman, and not a gamer, so ping times i cannot quote, but......

i will inquire as to what kind of ping times he gets. if it means i have to go over to his house, and install q3, then i will. i will post whatever info i get. http://www.speedguide.net/ubb/smile.gif

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[xxrock]

This system is different, it is not yet available on the market. It will be out in a couple of months. It does not require the use of a modem. Uploads and downloads are done on the satelite. Here is the link so you can check it out, echostar.swiki.net/104
thanks for the info though.
xxrock

[smaier69]

wow, thats pretty slick! two-way satellite. that rules! the bandwidth they are quoting (approx. 560Kbps/66Kbps. the peak is supposedly twice the d/l) is not on par with hard-wired connectivity, but its still broadband, and a very flexible form of it in terms of location. the biggest bottleneck for current satellite was/is the required analogue modem for upstream.

i think it is a cool technology which can truly provide internet acces to anybody, anywhere (assuming they have a clear view of the sky in the direction of the satellite). no phone/cable tv lines to tie you down.

sweet! thank you for the info. i had not seen it yet. sorry i couldn't help more. http://www.speedguide.net/ubb/smile.gif

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[xxrock]

No problem man. This may be an option for me also due to fact I can't get dsl or cable right now.
xxrock

[xxrock]

No problem man. This may be an option for me also due to fact I can't get dsl or cable right now.
xxrock

[fubarman]

600ms won't get you anything but lag on gaming. Good for surfing the internet though.

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[xxrock]

Yeah thats what I figured since my pings now are in the mid 200's. Oh well I'll just have to wait for cable.

[smaier69]

just as a footnote, i spoke with my freind with satellite, and he totally concurs. his pings are in the 600's on average. dont know if its a shortcoming to wireless forms of connectivity, or the particular services providor involved.

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