drquack11223 Posted April 19, 2006 CID Share Posted April 19, 2006 Hello, i came accross your site and you people look like the people who could help me. I currently live in NJ, and for personal reasons I am forced to move to Maryland. The section i am moving too is very rural and iu cannot get cable, dsl, or ISDN. (I was suprised about the ISDN, but it looks like most of the major providers are grandfathering ISDN in maryland. Which means they will support current customers, but will not accept new one's.) So i am stuck with dial up (and in my area, the lines are not updated. so im stuck with 28.8 kbps) and it looks like i am going to get Direcway aka. Hughes net. My big problem is that i want to play video games (BF2, CS:Source, etc.) but you cannot do this with satellite. Here is my possible solution. I was talking to a buddy of mine and i were talking and we were thinking about maybe bridging a dial up connection and the dw connection. I could use the direcway's bandwidth and the dialups lan lines to lower my latency. What do you guys think? and maybe if this works, all of you who miss online games could do this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted April 19, 2006 CID Share Posted April 19, 2006 Welcome to the form drquack11223 have you tried looking into wildblue.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted April 19, 2006 CID Share Posted April 19, 2006 wildblue seems nice comparing to direcway....only if they do not oversell their bandwidth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1wireless Posted April 19, 2006 CID Share Posted April 19, 2006 really at 28.8k dial-up if the connection is a stable 28.8k with good compression u can play cs:s america's army with little to no lag i know , i do it every night nighttime is always best. But If u do want to play games on satellite the truth is with my exp. the best would be 1-way satellite sat download with dial-up upload. bf2 might be pressing it. But what it really comes down to is getting used to the lag u get i kill people all the time playing aa no prob. and then i also hear people on broadband saying "omg i can't play i got a 90 ping OMG OMG OMG" but the truth is i play with a 150 ping all the time and own so really its up to u and how u handle it. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budbem Posted April 19, 2006 CID Share Posted April 19, 2006 I have had DW and Wildblue i would go with wildblue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drquack11223 Posted April 19, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 19, 2006 wow, wild blue looks like an awsome alternative to direcway T1, yea thats pretty much the same idea i have. Im gonna go play Source on dial up in a few and i'll see how she handles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drquack11223 Posted April 19, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 19, 2006 Forgot to thank you guys for welcoming me! Should I aim to get the fastest download speed? And is there a large difference between the different plans? (for wild blue, after reading reviews of WB, its a must have over DW) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted April 20, 2006 CID Share Posted April 20, 2006 hm. even rural may have some options. have you considered renting a t1 from the telco? it will most likely be fairly pricey but imo a far better option than the at best extremely latent at worst extremely slow sat link. just an idea, something to research for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted April 20, 2006 CID Share Posted April 20, 2006 Welcome to the forum drquack11223 Good luck on your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drquack11223 Posted April 21, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 21, 2006 hm. even rural may have some options. have you considered renting a t1 from the telco? it will most likely be fairly pricey but imo a far better option than the at best extremely latent at worst extremely slow sat link. just an idea, something to research for ya. That is a good idea, but i dont think my area is wired for it. Telco=Telephone Company i assume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted April 21, 2006 CID Share Posted April 21, 2006 you assume right. call em up and ask i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semour06 Posted April 21, 2006 CID Share Posted April 21, 2006 this seams lame but i cant find out how to start a new thread i realy need help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted April 21, 2006 CID Share Posted April 21, 2006 Click the New Topic button above the topic list (in the board you want to post in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted April 21, 2006 CID Share Posted April 21, 2006 Welcome to the forum Semour06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwko Posted April 21, 2006 CID Share Posted April 21, 2006 Hi, before you commit to either satellite provider you need to consider the Fair Access Policy. WildBlue FAP Monthly Usage Thresholds Value Pak Select Pak Pro Pak Upload Threshold (MB) 1 2,300 3,000 5,000 Download Threshold (MB) 2 7,500 12,000 17,000 1 Upload Threshold is the volume of data that can be uploaded during the previous 30 days before the Fair Access Policy may restrict the user Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted April 21, 2006 CID Share Posted April 21, 2006 Welcome to the forum jwko I have never had the fap. And some have warned about it. Actually I am glad eveyone is flocking to WB, if they keep going it will leave more bandwidth for me. Dang, now my secret is out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thecableguy Posted April 21, 2006 CID Share Posted April 21, 2006 Hi, before you commit to either satellite provider you need to consider the Fair Access Policy. WildBlue FAP Monthly Usage Thresholds Value Pak Select Pak Pro Pak Upload Threshold (MB) 1 2,300 3,000 5,000 Download Threshold (MB) 2 7,500 12,000 17,000 1 Upload Threshold is the volume of data that can be uploaded during the previous 30 days before the Fair Access Policy may restrict the users speeds. 2 Download Threshold is the volume of data that can be downloaded during the previous 30 days before the Fair Access Policy may restrict the users speeds. Go to http://fairaccess.hughesnet.com/ and check out hughes FAP and you will clearly see which one is the better choice. It sux when you pay so much for satellite internet and have to really watch how much we download. I was with wildblue and seems like I was always restricted with dial-up speeds because of the FAP. Switched to DirecWay pro and only been restricted once but was lifted within' 2 hours. The HughesNet FAP policy as posted is very misleading and not at all what the average user experiences based on my own experience with them and certainly that of many many many others here. WildBlue has demonstrated a quality service and the reviews from their customers are equally positive. I don't think I've ever heard a complaint about WB's FAP even once. WildBlue also has far superior customer service compared to HughesNet and their network so far has proven to be stable, something I wouldn't even hint at with HughesNet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted April 21, 2006 CID Share Posted April 21, 2006 Read here about WB FAP: http://www.testmy.net/forum/t-10822;all Yeah, they have their problems also. Just new right now. And it will change as time goes on. Maybe worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thecableguy Posted April 21, 2006 CID Share Posted April 21, 2006 Read here about WB FAP: http://www.testmy.net/forum/t-10822;all Yeah, they have their problems also. Just new right now. And it will change as time goes on. Maybe worse. I stand corrected....hmmmm it would appear they are testing the waters and that may not be a bad thing yet.....remains to be seen I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwko Posted April 21, 2006 CID Share Posted April 21, 2006 Anyway, I'm happy with my 7000. I realize that its all a Ford - Chevy, Coke - Pepsi controversy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted April 21, 2006 CID Share Posted April 21, 2006 Yep, no matter how you slice it, it is still bread(satelite). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thecableguy Posted April 21, 2006 CID Share Posted April 21, 2006 Yep, no matter how you slice it, it is still bread(satelite). Yea but the real question is......IS IT WONDER OR WHEAT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drquack11223 Posted April 21, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 21, 2006 Thanks for all the input guys. Would WB or DW warn me if i get near my FAP limit? Are there any programs to detect it? Also, is there any way for me to mod my connection? When i get this satellite connection, i will of course play with it, but is there anything specific i can do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thecableguy Posted April 21, 2006 CID Share Posted April 21, 2006 Thanks for all the input guys. Would WB or DW warn me if i get near my FAP limit? Are there any programs to detect it? Also, is there any way for me to mod my connection? When i get this satellite connection, i will of course play with it, but is there anything specific i can do? Not at this time but I think a FAPOmeter would be a very good idea for those companies....kudos to the one who comes up with it first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkandra Posted April 21, 2006 CID Share Posted April 21, 2006 drquack11223 Welcome to the forum. Thanks for all the input guys. Would WB or DW warn me if i get near my FAP limit? Are there any programs to detect it? Also, is there any way for me to mod my connection? When i get this satellite connection, i will of course play with it, but is there anything specific i can do? There is a place you can go to get a Fap Monitor. It is real good on letting you know when you get close to your limit. It will cost you to join this site to be a member. Then you will be a life member. It is well worth it . They have a few tweaks and some other information. http://www.copperhead.cc/ DirecWay Uncensored http://www.wildblue.cc/ Wildblue Uncensored Copperhead owns both sites. The forums are nice. Another forum to go to that is nice for more information is, http://www.dslreports.com/forum/sat dslreports Satellite Forum There are a lot of Sat. people in here and we will try to help out as much as we can. Again WELCOME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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