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EZ_Prenn
10-10-03, 08:57 AM
And you can't even play games on it.

Screw you, satellite, screw you to the chilling, nearing absolute value of zero frigid hells of deep space as you spiral out of control forever DAMNED TO BE ALONE SO ALONE IN THE VAST COSMOS!

$70/month for satellite. With a 12 month contract. With all the other @#%$ added together, it comes to be $2500 for the first year of service with like an $800 early cancellation fee.

Hello, this is me not paying it.

I would suffer even $50/month for broadband surfing without online gaming. That'd be another $20/month (eventually) and requiring dialing up to play games with horrible ping. But with all the installation and service charge crap, @#%$. $70/month is not a "reasonable monthly payment once the installation is complete" ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE $1800 INSTALLATION.

At least they're offering two way satellite for that unbelievable price. But guess what? You still need a dialup modem and phoneline to install the bastard. What the hell?

It's not like I can play my favorite genre of games anymore anyway, I'm damn sure not taking two @#%$ in the ass by not playing them with satellite.

No more hardcore in d2, too. I'm not bitter about not being able to play the two games I played anymore or anything and not being able to do a god damn thing about it because the phone and cable companies havn't expanded their infastructure in the last 6 years. They stick their dicks in their mothers. Sensei Pren{Dragon Army}[Tribunal Server]
So I take shelter in tomorrow
Tomorrow will bring a brand new day
Think I can make it right tomorrow,
Think I need more sleep today...

EZ_Kaail Lasra
10-10-03, 10:18 AM
Damn and I was always dreaming of getting a nice laptop, with satallite connection, and playing games while in remote locations. =(

EZ_Nazbuk
10-10-03, 11:29 AM
The problem with Satalite is that you have a slow upstream and a high downstream. You can leech all you want with it but when you play games on it your ping at best will be a 250-300 (At best). So you'll basically be someones b**ch.

Nazbuk
The Troll

EZ_Northerner
10-11-03, 02:48 AM
My very first Internet bill was about $400 for the month. Of course, I wouldn't pay that *now* but times certainly have changed. Heck, I seriously doubt I could even handle my usual Email traffic at that connection speed anyways =) Celeris Tujimson
Maurading Deceiver of The Nameless

It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.
- Stuart's Law of Retroaction

EZ_Blaze ODead
10-11-03, 10:07 AM
Where is the protip?!

EZ_Prenn
10-11-03, 02:13 PM
Protip: I just cut 27 years off my life by eating 2/3rds of a Jack in the Box Ultimate Triple Bacon Cheeseburger.

shehab aldean
10-12-03, 12:50 AM
even with the 2 way you can't connect normaly to games ?
are you sure ?

since here in kuwait its banned to have 2 way sattlite connection , you can only have downsteram , up stream it can be only dailup or ADSL ( new service )

but what i know ( from testing ) it doesn't work on anything other than HTTP( for downstream ) so if it can get ( for example ) 120k on HTTP, u get dailup / ADSL speed on FTP or BT or kazza or IRc

does that apply to 2 way also ?

EZ_Prenn
10-12-03, 01:45 AM
Well, the speed listed was 500/60, even with supposed two way. Which is awfully @#%$, I thought satellite was almost as 'fast' as a T1 line, but the unusibility comes from the fact the signal has to travel so far. so you get clumps of data as opposed to a stream. fine for html, bad for real time. Sensei Pren{Dragon Army}[Tribunal Server]
So I take shelter in tomorrow
Tomorrow will bring a brand new day
Think I can make it right tomorrow,
Think I need more sleep today...

shehab aldean
10-12-03, 03:27 AM
i see

btw for the same price ( 2100 $ ) you could get a 512 ADSL
here in kuwait

EZ_Prenn
10-12-03, 05:41 AM
Everything is cheaper than satellite. But since you can get it in places where you can't get the superior broadbands...

...people who are doomed to hell like me and have too much money get it. I'll just work on my tan for a few years. Sensei Pren{Dragon Army}[Tribunal Server]
So I take shelter in tomorrow
Tomorrow will bring a brand new day
Think I can make it right tomorrow,
Think I need more sleep today...

EZ_Shanar
10-16-03, 01:42 PM
People who pay this are not buying it to play games on.
Shanar Nefandus
Level 65 Deciever of Bristlebane
Leader of The Immortalis Extrahi

EZ_Prenn
10-16-03, 07:55 PM
Oh, thanks. The part where they said "YOU CAN'T PLAY EVERQUEST, DIABLO 2, QUAKE, AND COUNTERSTRIKE ON THIS SERVICE" confused me.

EZ_Shanar
10-20-03, 11:42 AM
Glad I could help then.
Shanar Nefandus
Level 65 Deciever of Bristlebane
Leader of The Immortalis Extrahi