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"Adam Warner" <Adam.Warner@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:8keibq$4s7$1@news.ihug.co.nz...
> Hi Craig,
>
> > But where I am I would be useing the Pas 2 service...so if i wanted to
use
> > normal dialup for lower pings when gameing  I would want to use modem
> dialup
> > for more stable performance..
>
> Yes. It's pretty obvious why you can't play online games proficiently
using
> the "true" Satellite service. For example, outgoing data from an Auckland
> gaming server would be sent to the US where it is uploaded to satellite
and
> then sent back to you again in New Zealand.
>
> > As for 300 hours a month I often do 350...mostly overnight downloading
> which
> > i guess wouldnt happen if i had the speed of Ultra
>
> I'd guess your time usage would drop dramatically (why worry about
> downloading something overnight when you can download it in an hour? And
> continue to surf at the same time with virtually no noticable loss in
> speed). So a 300 hour flat-rate limit shouldn't be a worry. Let's just
hope
> the service withstands all the hoards of new subscribers :-)

Actually I like to watch all the cricket online as well..Ultra would be
great for the video feed of it..
I am watching it now at 34k but it drops to 12k at times...my mate with
Chello cable gets it  nicely at 80k