Is satellite a viable alternative to DSL/Cable for online gaming yet? (1 Viewer)

[James D S]

I ask because I live in the boonies, outside Austin, and we are not scheduled to receive DSL service until next year. Dammit, I can't wait that long! There is XBox Live a'going on!
Have latency issues been addressed or is that going to be a fact of life with data comm via the airwaves indefinately?
Or do I just sit on my thumb and wait? :frowning:

 

[Masood Ali]

Downloads are respectable, but does the satellite service in your area require you to plug in a modem to the phone line for uploads?

 

[Camp]

Have latency issues been addressed or is that going to be a fact of life with data comm via the airwaves indefinately?

To my knowledge there has been no change in this area. That's still the problem that makes gaming virtually impossible with a satellite connection.

 

[DwightK]

No gaming with satellite connection. Latency is the culprit and I can't ever seeing that fixed.

A viable alternative for you, maybe is wireless internet? That is what I have as I live outside of my town where DSL doesn't reach and cable is cable, old.

Wireless can go a long ways and the connection is very fast for the most part. My xbox connection speed is 350up, 350down, with a 40ms latency. Not so bad eh? It all uses 802.11 standards and is comparably priced to cable and dsl.

 

[Jeff Kleist]

Yes, with Satellite you're introducing a 250ms lag at the least, probably more. Considering that really happy ping times are around 60-80ms.......

 

[James D S]

Well crap.
Guess I'm just going to have to sit idly by and live, or is it Live!, vicariously through you guys.