Satellite Internet Help!!!!

[Religion]

OK I always wanted to play like NCAA and MADDEN ONLINE cuz ive played them since like 96 on the super nintendo....but the only problem is I live in the country n DSL,CABLE, and all of that good stuff isnt available so im stuck with 56k dial up...i just recently invested in SATELLITE INTERNET from WILD BLUE and im connecting at like 100Mbps n my download time n suftime is amazing...BUT words couldnt express my feelings when i loaded my PS2 NCAA 06 game up online and it is SLOWER THAN MY DIAL UP! So i was thinkin of gettin Xbox live....could u tell me the difference between PS2 Online and Live?~....AND IS THERE NE WAY TO GET FULL SPEED ONLINE GAMING :(?

[Thrax]

Your satellite is the problem, not the consoles or the internet services. Your satellite connection probably only <i>has</i> a 56k upload.

[Religion]

how can i know what it is?....can u be more detailed srry im computer illiterate :(...can i get a bigger moden for my computer or sumthin?

[Buddy J]

Nope. Your connection is the problem and a bigger modem won't do anything. Satellite internet connections have great download speeds (at least better than dial-up) but it sucks for sending data (uploading, gaming).

[Enverex]

Satellite also has very bad latency so slow upload + dire latency = awful gaming.

[FormFactor]

.AND IS THERE NE WAY TO GET FULL SPEED ONLINE GAMING :(?


Most likely the answer is no. :shakehead

I think most satelite service uses a phone line for upload bandwidth, and download bandwith is sent from the satelite. So your upload will be real slow, and especially since your out in the country, you are probably a ways away from your phone companys CO, which could reduce transfer speeds even more.

On top of that, the fact that you are uploading and downloading across 2 different mediums will cause a lot of latency. So your ping times will be super high as a result.

Ya might want to check if you can get ISDN over multiple phone lines... At least I think thats how it works. But I doubt the satelite company supports that.

Theres really not much you can do to get broadband performance out there except move.

[Religion]

my dad has cable at his garage would it be hard to get cable internet there?

[FormFactor]

wheres the garage? near the house? Call the local cable company and find out if they offer it.

[Jonsey]

Yeah, downside to satellite is they use birds up in higher orbits. Your latency will be at least 125ms up, and at least 125ms down, assuming perfect conditions, given that a good dialup connection gives you around 400ms latency, and sat internet birds are far from perfect, you're looking at a far worse connection for gaming than Dialup could ever be.

On the plus side, you can download things nice and fast, and no one can ever accuse you of not seeding the torrent you're downloading :p