internet and direct tv
At this time I have Direct TV and I am trying to find out how to get rid of this service and just watch my programs through the internet. I am old so all of this is new to me. How does this work? I d...
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Just a suggestion, if you're looking to do your TV viewing over the internet, you do not really want to do it with any satellite internet service:
1. I'm not sure there's a plan large enough for full time television viewing. As an example, an hour of HD is roughly 2-3GB if you just downloaded it. Streaming it may take a lot more because of the constant handshaking required. The amount is significantly less at 320p, but still.
2. The demand that streaming video at resolutions much above 320p puts on satellite internet due to just the inherent latency is enough to cause a lot of buffering on your end. It also loads the servers down so everyone else that uses that gateway is affected.
Bottom line: Satellite internet is not a drop-in replacement for TV viewing in the same way that terrestrial-based internet is.
