deity gets Satellite Internet > 400k/sec

[deity]

That'll fix the parrots...

Well, until they discover the dish is a nice place to hang out and drop their business....



Haven't got it working yet. The kit just arrived...

[deity]

I hasten to add that this is highly relevant to Civ2 MP

[Scouse Gits]

Green with envy - looks vainly for a suitable smiley...

SG[1]

[DrSpike]

Wow, have they got the speed up to 400k/sec now......last time I looked (quite a long time ago admittedly) at the satellite stuff it was rubbish........something to do with really high latency despite the bandwidth.

[rah]

Is this one way, where you only get the broadband on downloads but your uploads are still through phone lines? If so, when playing, parrots may still be a factor.

[Alexander's Horse]

parrots will always be a factor

[War4ever]

i "pirate" my satelite tv, can't do it with the internet b/c they can track you.....

i remmeber the old days when i used to hack into a back door through of a company and steal their bandwidth no i pay for it though

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by War4ever
i remmeber the old days when i used to hack into a back door through of a company and steal their bandwidth

This does not seem in keeping with our knowledge of your technical abilities.

[rah]

Ones hardware, the other is software. We all know he has problems with the soft side.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by rah
Ones hardware, the other is software. We all know he has problems with the soft side.

I wasn't aware War shared such intimate details of his personal life with you.

[War4ever]

laugh it up lads, i don't share all the info, yes software has given me probs in the past, but MY hardware works just fine

[deity]

Originally posted by rah
Is this one way, where you only get the broadband on downloads but your uploads are still through phone lines? If so, when playing, parrots may still be a factor.

Yes, one=way using Sat for d/l and seconf phone line for u/l. Latency is an issue with Sats but not a big deal unless playing realtime games. I live in the bush and will never get cable and I'm too far from thje exchange to get ASDL. I di get the odd parrot though.... Life has its compensations

Plan: Business Sat Up to 400kbps $A60.50 per month for 1GB 26.4 cents per MB (Aust dollar = 56c; 35p)

Damn cheaper than I thought it would be and my employer is paying for it!

I'll consider two-way Sat further down the track - it's cheaper than I thought too.

[DrSpike]

Yeah as I thought no good for FPSers, but after what you are used to it will kick ass.

[War4ever]

@ Spike

[Alexander's Horse]

Sinec there's a big parrot is sitting at his keyboard I don't see what difference satellite will make.