my brother is connected to my server via sat broadband, (lives in the sticks) and he gets 20mb (i was shocked) he has never had a problem, not even a glitch ;-)
my brother is connected to my server via sat broadband, (lives in the sticks) and he gets 20mb (i was shocked) he has never had a problem, not even a glitch ;-)
i beg to differ ¬ i have used satellite broadband and LATENCY is an issue ! No good for online gaming or Card sharing !
Ping times of 600ms
Both satellite broadband users i know cant card share without glitching !
you are thinking of taking a very expensive route for your data if you want a good servive on adsl and dont mind paying a bit more id say try eclipse they are spot on
I am thinking of ditching my landline and adsl setup and going for a purely satellite Broadband setup.
I want to ask if anyone is/has tried this and what problems have you found etc.
In reading the sat broadband tech' q+a there is a small lag (Latency) issue and does this affect general cardsharing?
did you go for this? i'm in the same boat can barely get 1mb dsl, no other options or upgrades available to me, but could get 20 mb satellite. Given the kids are growing up I might have no choice but to make the switch
Tinner mate, please read the rules, paying attention to rule number 1.
Thanks
nano
sorry, sorted now mate
Thanks for that mate. With Sat broadband its not the data burst speeds that is the issue, its how fast the request takes. Latency speed has always been an issue with Sat Broadband. Sat broadband is great if you want to just download stuff or do day to day general surfing, but as has already been said if you want to use it for gaming or cardsharing its not ideal.
Nano
Hi,
Was doing a bit of research on this and was checking with a guy who has satellite broadband. He ran a test on speedtest.net and is getting a download speed of about 3Gig, and a Ping rate of 22ms, which I think is excellent compared to any tests I have ran with standard broadband, Im getting 30Gig through Talktalk but have a Ping of 50ms odd... for latency it seems satellite broadband is far better?
QuoteWas doing a bit of research on this and was checking with a guy who has satellite broadband. He ran a test on speedtest.net and is getting a download speed of about 3Gig, and a Ping rate of 22ms, which I think is excellent compared to any tests I have ran with standard broadband, Im getting 30Gig through Talktalk but have a Ping of 50ms odd... for latency it seems satellite broadband is far better?
It depends on the satellite BB, If it is Satellite up & down, ping will be about 500-600ms, no good for CS.If it is phone line up & satellite down, ping will be around 300-400ms. This is manageable but not ideal.
EDIT: Dont mind me, Im wrong, still 600ms or higher
There is no way you have satellite BB with a ping of 22ms, the fastest round trip would be about 500ms. (Unless someone has cracked physics)
have satellite broadband here in n.ireland ,running at 10mb,,,,,,,,,,,,,have server running for family members,,,,,also im connected to a server as a client ,,,,,never had any issues,,,,,,,,also had great pleasure in telling bt where to stick there landline.
Our sat broadband is quoting 800ms ping....sucks eh as i was trying to find a way to set it up here in Spain. crap phone system crap tv system. the phone system is none existent out in the country. Mobile signal is horrendous and no signal at all for Spanish TV. And to top it off we are about to loose most of Freesat.......... btw my mobile is at the moment giving 138ms ping
I got a signal off the Spanish Mobile provider Mobistar when i was working near Dover the other week 
It usually bounces 2-3 bar on a clear day. Takes the mick when you can get a good signal when your 800 miles away from the Spanish border
Nano
I got a signal off the Spanish Mobile provider Mobistar when i was working near Dover the other week
It usually bounces 2-3 bar on a clear day. Takes the mick when you can get a good signal when your 800 miles away from the Spanish border
Nano
LOL i live in the middle of Andalucia and can't get 2 bar.........
Hi,
Was doing a bit of research on this and was checking with a guy who has satellite broadband. He ran a test on speedtest.net and is getting a download speed of about 3Gig, and a Ping rate of 22ms, which I think is excellent compared to any tests I have ran with standard broadband, Im getting 30Gig through Talktalk but have a Ping of 50ms odd... for latency it seems satellite broadband is far better?
I would love to see anyone getting 30gig LOL had to reply even though i know you meant MEG.
Hi Guys. I too am on Sat broadband. Av Ping is 800mS, Down is 20M Up 3M. Am just thinking about setting up. Am I dead in the water before I begin?
I got a signal off the Spanish Mobile provider Mobistar when i was working near Dover the other week
It usually bounces 2-3 bar on a clear day. Takes the mick when you can get a good signal when your 800 miles away from the Spanish border
Nano
I remember Movistar Spanish network when i lived in spain but i could never get it in france as i made the trip back and forth a few times for various things...
Cant understand that one tbh nano how its received in the south of england or were you joking.... major F**k up ...no wonder spain is in a mess financially lolz.
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