As you say, gaming is not an official business activity. As I passed the age of 14 many years ago,
internet gaming is not something I, or my clients, are interested in. The client uses the satellite
for email downloads and general internet access. Any delay is not relevant, as the bottleneck still
tends to be the rest of the internet.
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Peter Connolly Webmaster Derby Cycling Group
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"Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Quoted message said:I totally agree with the problem you mentioned...which is why I pointed out that its Satellite
up and down - no landline needed. Latency is not noticeable (except perhaps for the first
connection of the day, when the communication link is fired up for the first time).There are a lot of companies out there still offering Satellite which requires the landline, and
some are very expensive as well! I avoid them like the plague!! Its early days, but I think BT
may have a half-decent solution here.Presumably that means satellite delay in both directions. I'm surprised
the
Quoted message said:latency isn't noticeable as its one or two seconds trip time for each packet. Are the speed test
sites you are using streamed download or interactive up and downloads? Its the latter that tend
to suffer. Tried any gaming on it for example (I know that's not an official business activity
though ;-)Tony