Green dot seems to be a viable option for peeps without one, but it seems the pro's are all built around the intranet to allow local gaming/networking. But we all know we need servers and players to make that so called all gl's connected dream a reality. Most gl's i know don't have a single rig to spear for hosting a dedicated server and with games like css u need top of the line dedicated rigs. So my suggestion to u guys @green dot is provide local gaming servers for one or two popular games, that should not be a big expense for a company to have 2 or 3 high end machines sitting x locations until the community is thier to help them selves. Internet on sat. sucks thats reality, so hook us up with a great intranet at a better price than 400 bucks or don't expect to woo any tstt customers, cuz u not offering anything that they don't already have. pce.
BTW can i use this connection to connect with xbox live? nad have to run good?
coolThat T1 sounds like super ISDNTSTT T1 sounds like super DSL.Apart from the service turn around time and distance converage, is there any other real world disadvantage when it comes to download speeds or latency?We have 512k ISDN in the office but I have never used it for anything other than Video Conferencing. I don't suppose they inherently have internet access?
some of the cons you list for green dot easily apply to tstt's dsl as well.as I discussed before - pings from my location (might be differentwith u all in pos) are highly unsuitable for online gaming -90 ms is the least I got - which is acceptable for a ffa game.I've tried to connect to my ex-clanserver in germany and got pingsaround 150-300ms - so ut is out of the question for me.so if you plan to play in tournaments, u won't stand a chance againstall the us kiddies with 20ms pings.
don't forget alyuh, in a few months the pings will be just as good, maybe even BETTER than TSTT DSL speeds, as they are getting a fibre line ! high pings are only temporary .They will have a big market, most people don't even know what a 'ping' is and they are covering alot of areas where DSL coverage doesn't ...... many people will jump on it just because it ISN"T tstt.....
does your cell phone service get affected by weather much ? this service operates on an even HIGHER frequency , clouds and static would not affect it much, and even when it does, you have 3 sattelites covering us not one , TSTT doesn't have a backup for their ADSL network, so when it goes down you suck salt with no net for d whole day !I have yet to see how good (or bad) the service actually is but i doubt it can be any worse than TSTT !
it would be logical that those 3 satelites are placed all across the island, like one in east, one in north and one in south or something. if you living in a place that does real rain an thing like chaguanas i go hear bout you anyway if the ADSL network goes down you can always use dialup on the same account.