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Satellite broadband query

  • 23-05-2013 10:11am
    #1
    Forgot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭


    I hope I’m posting this in the right forum. I need some advice from those in the know. At the moment, I am getting WiFi Broadband from Three as part of the NBS scheme. But I have noticed a significant deterioration in service in recent months. Online gaming is now virtually impossible and live streaming ect, is but a dream.

    I’m thinking of switching over to satellite broadband but I’m getting conflicting reports about it. A friend who had it, said he had absolutely no problems with online gaming. But am I right in thinking, that the high ping rate with Satellite broadband would be a problem for gaming ect? Some enlightenment on this issue would be appreciated.


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  • #2
    SolvableKnave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,470 ✭✭✭SolvableKnave


    Forgot wrote: »
    I hope I’m posting this in the right forum. I need some advice from those in the know. At the moment, I am getting WiFi Broadband from Three as part of the NBS scheme. But I have noticed a significant deterioration in service in recent months. Online gaming is now virtually impossible and live streaming ect, is but a dream.

    I’m thinking of switching over to satellite broadband but I’m getting conflicting reports about it. A friend who had it, said he had absolutely no problems with online gaming. But am I right in thinking, that the high ping rate with Satellite broadband would be a problem for gaming ect? Some enlightenment on this issue would be appreciated.

    If your thinking of gaming, then yes, satelite broadband has very high ping rates which are no good for games.


  • #3
    Knasher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭Knasher


    You should expect about 800ms delay with satellite, so almost all types of online gaming would be unplayable. (you'd be able to play chess online but that's about as fast paced as you could manage). Streaming would technically be possible because the bandwidth can be pretty okay, but satellite also has a very low cap so any regular streaming would put you over your cap.


  • #4
    bealtine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,051 ✭✭✭bealtine


    The words satellite and broadband don't belong in the same sentence


  • #5
    Mr. G
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 4,621 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr. G


    With such a high ping forget about using voip (skype etc) on it. Satellite should only be used as a last resort.


  • #6
    2012paddy2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭2012paddy2012


    Mr. G wrote: »
    With such a high ping forget about using voip (skype etc) on it. Satellite should only be used as a last resort.

    I got meteor mobile broadband other day for week trial young lad says it works grand on ps3 ..... He couldn't use the 02 mobile B/B before as it kept saying nat router too strict or sonething similar ! Not sure if much help tho!


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  • #7
    Forgot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭Forgot


    Thanks for all the advice, looks like I'll be kicking the satellite broadband into touch.


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