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| Author: | Durezil Coppahtahp [ Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Using Wild Blue or Hughes? |
Hello WoV, I was wondering if anyone out there is using a satellite internet provider. I recently moved out to a very rural area (my new neighbors are a pack of coyotes). I signed up for Wild Blue but at just the basic price level it's quite slow even for just minimal web browsing. Is anyone playing on a satellite service, if so what is it? ~the ghost of Durezil's past |
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| Author: | Allegretta [ Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Wild Blue or Hughes? |
Oh my gosh. I hope Maden sees this post. He's the only one I know who uses it, and it doesn't perform really well for him. Sounds like a neat neighborhood, though, Dure! Going to ruralize a bit, eh? |
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| Author: | Arbrah [ Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Wild Blue or Hughes? |
My understanding is that satellite for just about anything is quite fast, except gaming. The reason is that satellite transfers large packets of info at a time. This transfer is at lightning speed but there is a time delay between transfers. In game, this means that you lag, lag, lag, then all of a sudden everything snaps into place. Rinse and repeat. Disclaimer: I am just repeating what I heard and I only have a hazy idea at best. Now someone who really knows can correct me 
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| Author: | Haams [ Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Wild Blue or Hughes? |
One of my friends is using Hughes net. It's some kind of satellite internet thing. He said it's faster then a phone modem, but slower then dsl. |
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| Author: | rithis [ Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Wild Blue or Hughes? |
if you get cell phone reception where you live, you may be able to get a service from one of those providers, my inlaws just moved to this from satalite and its way faster(bell, rogers offer this in my area) |
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| Author: | Pahkur [ Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Wild Blue or Hughes? |
The cell idea is a good one, they just need to make sure to find out their data allowance, and keep track of their usage. For example, Verizon is 5gigabytes/mo for $60 and something like $2 per megabyte after that. Probably fine for general gaming but you wouldn't want to be in the habit of leaving your chars up for extended afks. |
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| Author: | Durezil Coppahtahp [ Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Wild Blue or Hughes? |
Thanks for all the info. Yeah it's pretty rural. I had to put in almost a mile of water line and phone line to reach the nearest utility. And cell service is intermittent. But it's gorgeous! Here's a pic of me and my buddy Mike down in the creek (I'm the one in the cowboy hat) 
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Downloaded 63 times Can you see that one? ~the goathearder formerly known as Durezil... |
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| Author: | Allegretta [ Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Wild Blue or Hughes? |
Can't see the pic :( edit: Now I see it! That's beautiful. Are there trout in that stream? |
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| Author: | Arbrah [ Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Wild Blue or Hughes? |
Ohhhhh, it's gorgeous! You lucky thing to live in such a free, natural place. |
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| Author: | maden [ Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Wild Blue or Hughes? |
i have had both hughes and wildblue..just me but wildblue is better if you have a problem..speed will alwas be slow |
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| Author: | Honeydew [ Thu Jan 28, 2010 6:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Wild Blue or Hughes? |
Beautiful pic. |
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