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Dariusr
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6 years ago

Gaming on Gen5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How can I speed up the gaming though HughesNet
  • Dariusr 

     

    Unfortunately, you can't.  Real time online games don't tend to work well, if at all, with satellite internet.  This is due to the latency, which can't be overcome.  The latency is normally at least in the 600ms to 700ms range, and can be higher than that, depending on all of the other parts of the infrastructure the signal has to travel through.  

     

    Even if the service speed is spectacular, the latency will kill real time online gaming.  This page gives more detail.  

     

    Turn based games tend to work fine with HughesNet, though.

  • GabeU's avatar
    GabeU
    Distinguished Professor IV

    Dariusr 

     

    Unfortunately, you can't.  Real time online games don't tend to work well, if at all, with satellite internet.  This is due to the latency, which can't be overcome.  The latency is normally at least in the 600ms to 700ms range, and can be higher than that, depending on all of the other parts of the infrastructure the signal has to travel through.  

     

    Even if the service speed is spectacular, the latency will kill real time online gaming.  This page gives more detail.  

     

    Turn based games tend to work fine with HughesNet, though.