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Old 30-12-2006, 16:32   #6
FrankZ
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Another problem with sat internet connections is latency. One packet has to travel about 48,000 miles and the acknowledgement does the same. There are certian applications that are just not friendly to that. Downloading a file is ok, once you get it moving. Streaming might not be as happy. Any sort of terminal application is horrible.
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