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ThreeUp3Down
Joined: 10 Jul 2003
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Sattelite Internet Connections
I know nothing about these at all. Could I get this on a laptop and if so would it be fast enough to play online poker? I heard the download is pretty good but that the upload sucks.
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Thu Mar 04, 2004 5:49 pm |
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ThreeUp3Down
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But it would be possible to set it up on a laptop? Also what kind of costs would I be looking at.
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Thu Mar 04, 2004 6:01 pm |
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tseuG
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Yeah, you can set it up on a laptop. But you can't just take this thing around with you everywhere and expect to stay connected. You would have to be connected to a router, and if it's wireless you would have to be able to recieve the signal.
Also sattelite is expensive and shitty. Don't get it.
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Thu Mar 04, 2004 8:22 pm |
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Aerasal
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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u need a third party provider to get upload with a sattelite
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Thu Mar 04, 2004 8:23 pm |
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ThePanacea
Joined: 29 Feb 2004
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I was thinking about getting one of these during college. When I was in networking (last semester) we had to do information articles every month. One was satellite connections on laptops. I went to like mikeshardware.com or something like that and he had good reviews for it, saying that college students could IM people during classes, etc.
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Thu Mar 04, 2004 8:36 pm |
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Skechers
Joined: 23 Feb 2003
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what is the point? just get a cable modem because they are fast and reliable...
i know my cable is very fast but latly they have been capping people b/c of lawsuits given to them by the RIAA that point sout a lot of music uploading coming from their IPs..
i bet sattelite already capped their BW so they won't get in trouble..
edit: they are making high speed internet just to make more money... that is how they are because it takes like a billion to get a sattelite up they go bad after 50 years.
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Thu Mar 04, 2004 9:28 pm |
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ThreeUp3Down
Joined: 10 Jul 2003
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Because I want go anywhere internet if I get a laptop =[
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Thu Mar 04, 2004 9:50 pm |
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Aerasal
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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quote:
Originally posted by ThreeUp3Down
Because I want go anywhere internet if I get a laptop =[
and u aren't going to be able do to that with a sattelite or any internet connection
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Thu Mar 04, 2004 10:36 pm |
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Skechers
Joined: 23 Feb 2003
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quote:
Originally posted by Aerasal
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Originally posted by ThreeUp3Down
Because I want go anywhere internet if I get a laptop =[
and u aren't going to be able do to that with a sattelite or any internet connection
ya, ok, if i can go anywhere on the internet on a laptop with SATTELETI! OH MAN just the thought got me excited, is that possible?!
how do u know its not?
no reall, is it possible, how do you know its not btw? i would love to be in school playing online game while the teacher thinks i am taking notes
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Thu Mar 04, 2004 10:40 pm |
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Aerasal
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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i take that back. you can hook up your comp to cellphones that have the internet, but that sucks. the only good internet your gonna get with your laptop just walking around is being close to a wireless router
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Thu Mar 04, 2004 10:49 pm |
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Skechers
Joined: 23 Feb 2003
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quote:
Originally posted by Aerasal
i take that back. you can hook up your comp to cellphones that have the internet, but that sucks. the only good internet your gonna get with your laptop just walking around is being close to a wireless router
ya.. i know, but that sux, i want constant internet, i mean if sattlite can give you internet at any time you want -- it will make zillions, ill buy it.
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Thu Mar 04, 2004 11:52 pm |
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Skechers
Joined: 23 Feb 2003
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what about sattelite delays? when i watch a sattelite interview or something there is a delay -- so it is probably going to be the same with internet
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Fri Mar 05, 2004 12:06 am |
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SC~Terror
Joined: 26 Feb 2003
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There is supposed to be a company that is developing a system of low orbit sattelites for high speed internet access. I will dig around for a link if I can find the article. It will not be available till at least 2006, but it is supposed to address the delay time, as well as provide some mobility.
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Fri Mar 05, 2004 1:36 pm |
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Skechers
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quote:
Originally posted by SC~Terror
There is supposed to be a company that is developing a system of low orbit sattelites for high speed internet access. I will dig around for a link if I can find the article. It will not be available till at least 2006, but it is supposed to address the delay time, as well as provide some mobility.
anyone who can make internet that you can take anywhere at anytime wil.l make zilllion bux man.. i don't know why there aint something like that now. mmm im drooling...
i saw on tech tv, someone hooked up a wireless router on a mountain and he gave free internet to his whole town.. that is cool..
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Fri Mar 05, 2004 1:51 pm |
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stoned@chayliss
Joined: 21 Aug 2003
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Re: Sattelite Internet Connections
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Originally posted by ThreeUp3Down
I know nothing about these at all. Could I get this on a laptop and if so would it be fast enough to play online poker? I heard the download is pretty good but that the upload sucks.
sure for website games it will be very fast vs dialup
for true gaming it blows shit as you will have a best 1k+ ping
the secret you should know, there is a FAP policy, basicly you cant download like a pirate or they will cut your speed to slower than 56k
you get x amount of megs per hr if you go over they will limit you for awhile, they have some kind of formula thats easy to understand but i forget it
upload is 56k unless you get the 2way then it uploads fast but still the pings are 1k+
i use to get 60-80k sec download on average, sometimes it would break 100k
unless you are hardcoore with money to burn i wouldnt get it again
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Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:59 am |
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stoned@chayliss
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quote:
Originally posted by SC~Terror
There is supposed to be a company that is developing a system of low orbit sattelites for high speed internet access. I will dig around for a link if I can find the article. It will not be available till at least 2006, but it is supposed to address the delay time, as well as provide some mobility.
the thing is with the high latency with satalite is the travel time to and from a satalite, i dont see how a low orbit bird would help much.
what is low orbit distance vs current satalites?
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