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Originally Posted by Platinum Pirate
Sorry to hear that Nikki. I understand how much you want to simply play pirates again. I went to http://www.hughesnet.com/residential...ernet/faqs.cfm
and read this in their FAQ:
What is transmission latency?
Latency refers to the amount of time it takes a packet of data to travel across a network. With satellite service, that data must travel up to the satellite and back (about 45,000 miles). This round trip adds about a half-second delay to the total time your computer takes to communicate with a Website or host server. Therefore, time-sensitive applications that require fractions-of-a-second user inputs (such as multi-player "twitch" games or real-time equities trading) are not recommended with HughesNet.
I also saw that they have a cap. Speeds range from 1 MB to 2 MB. That's slow and much too expensive. Without a search engine at the site, I can't find this Firewall you mentioned about Nikki. Seems to me that you need to find another satellite ISP. Just my opinion though.
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Thank you so much for all your help, please know that I really appreciate it
They did tell me about the latency, but the funny thing is that I didnt have any problem logging in to pirates for the first month I had hugesnet, but within a week of our 30 day trial is when pirates just stopped working. i could play fine with hughesnet up until that point. Plus you wouldnt think latency had anything to do with getting the account manager page to come up. Also I can play fine on pirates test server as well as toontown test server. So to me their explanation just doesnt hold water. But you are right I need a new isp. But we live so far out that this is our only option right now
Once again though I do appreciate all the trouble you have gone through on my behalf. Thank you so much