Satelite internet question

Gaming is a serious problem with sat. internet. I could play poker via satellite as you have plenty of time to respond but you would not be able to do any gaming that requires instant response like Worlds of Warcraft (?) or any sort of shoot 'em up bang, bang as you will die before you knew someone was shooting!
That's the effect of the high latency of consumer satellite internet. If you have a higher budget you can get a commercial antenna and account, $$$$, and have more success but the latency will still be close to 600ms.

Hi wa8,

It was a flat "dish" that was "pointed" electronically. Cost was about $10,000 for the antenna. It was possible to use it at highway speeds. I have champagne tastes and a beer budget? LOL

I don't remember if they had a dish inside a dome, but they may well have done so.

Even when "The company that made the dishes" was in business. in-motion was not possible.. The 60mph wind would not be kind to the dish or the dish to your MPG.

There is one "in-motion" semi-sat internet provider I know of (Ray-Sat) but I do not know if they ever got it into production. This system used Sat for the downlink and Cellular uplinks.. Alas, Cell is so much better these days (When it works) that I seriously doubt if Ray-Sat is still around.

That said. this message posted by Verizon 2-way Sattllite internet.

Hi,

Satellite is simply not going to work for gaming. Latency is the problem and 600 ms is an optimistically low number.

Krosslite wrote:

Bill.Satellite wrote:
A couple of things. First, the use of satellite internet is not prohibited for RV use officially or otherwise.
Second, while satellite internet service is a bit more expensive than cellular service, it's not lots more and depending upon the amount of data you use it call be on par with cellular. The equipment you need to purchase up front is going to be several hundred dollars more and learning to point the antenna properly take a bit of practice.
If you are going to be in an area with nearly any level of cellular service or WiFi (free or paid) you are still likely going to have a better experience. However, if you plan to travel to remote locations or Canada or Mexico satellite internet services can still be the best choice.
Be aware that the current Gen4 services are not usable by an RVer as the service is spot beamed and not mobile. You would need to sign up for service with a HN7000S modem and you can expect upload speeds in the 100-150K range and download speeds around 1MB.

hey thanks. Out of all the responses you seem to have the best info and knowledgeable answer I was hoping to encounter.
See here is the thing. I like to do online gaming and it appears at this time; that appears to be a dead issue since the bandwidth required would not be possible when sharing with several others in the area using WiFi at the some time.
Per your response neither is sat internet.

Likely one of the biggest drawbacks for gamers trying to use satellite Internet is the much higher signal latency (600+ms) compared to cell and WiFi services. That ±50,000 mile round trip is a real game killer! :E

Bill.Satellite wrote:
A couple of things. First, the use of satellite internet is not prohibited for RV use officially or otherwise.
Second, while satellite internet service is a bit more expensive than cellular service, it's not lots more and depending upon the amount of data you use it call be on par with cellular. The equipment you need to purchase up front is going to be several hundred dollars more and learning to point the antenna properly take a bit of practice.
If you are going to be in an area with nearly any level of cellular service or WiFi (free or paid) you are still likely going to have a better experience. However, if you plan to travel to remote locations or Canada or Mexico satellite internet services can still be the best choice.
Be aware that the current Gen4 services are not usable by an RVer as the service is spot beamed and not mobile. You would need to sign up for service with a HN7000S modem and you can expect upload speeds in the 100-150K range and download speeds around 1MB.

hey thanks. Out of all the responses you seem to have the best info and knowledgeable answer I was hoping to encounter.
See here is the thing. I like to do online gaming and it appears at this time; that appears to be a dead issue since the bandwidth required would not be possible when sharing with several others in the area using WiFi at the some time.
Per your response neither is sat internet.

For what it is worth: In AZ where we spend the winter I have seen ads for complete equipment setups including transit type tripods for sale for $300 or so.
A lot of folks have converted to cell modems and are selling their gear.

A couple of things. First, the use of satellite internet is not prohibited for RV use officially or otherwise.
Second, while satellite internet service is a bit more expensive than cellular service, it's not lots more and depending upon the amount of data you use it call be on par with cellular. The equipment you need to purchase up front is going to be several hundred dollars more and learning to point the antenna properly take a bit of practice.
If you are going to be in an area with nearly any level of cellular service or WiFi (free or paid) you are still likely going to have a better experience. However, if you plan to travel to remote locations or Canada or Mexico satellite internet services can still be the best choice.
Be aware that the current Gen4 services are not usable by an RVer as the service is spot beamed and not mobile. You would need to sign up for service with a HN7000S modem and you can expect upload speeds in the 100-150K range and download speeds around 1MB.

X3..... Huge waste of $$$$ given the alternatives available today. Only an option if you spend the vast majority of your time in an area with no cell service.

SWD wrote:
Have to concur with all the other posters......sat internet is slow when ompared to cell service. I had it for a few years until the cell option became available. Hughesnet/Xploitnet are all pretty much useless.

Have to concur with all the other posters......sat internet is slow when ompared to cell service. I had it for a few years until the cell option became available. Hughesnet/Xploitnet are all pretty much useless.