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Messinapaul123
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4 years ago

Service is terrible

Two weeks ago I got installation of satellite WiFi due to the fact that we have no cable or phone lines at our property. We are 50 yards from the ocean in So. Cal with a clear line of sight. The only...
  • MarkJFine's avatar
    4 years ago

    It's not a signal problem nor a connection problem. It's a latency problem. Some streaming servers are sensitive to the 500mS+ ping times (much higher during periods of network congestion) making that kind of activity difficult to use. Unfortunately there is nothing that can be done because that lag time is typical for geostationary satellite communication due to distance from the earth and the rate at which radio signals travel.