If you are currently subscribed to that, what is it like when relying on satellite connection for both online live service play (as in multiplayer) and casual gaming? I’ve heard that star link internet sucks, is the subscription even worth the money for what it is? How does satellite connection hold up in comparison to oceanic fiber optic cable internet? The thing is, fiber optic cable internet is common and older while the latter is niche and recent.

  • Matt The Horwood
    English
    8·
    6 days ago

    I run starlink as here in the UK BT dont think I need fiber, here is 10 ping to Google DNS. Not sure what good pings are, but it tops out at 31ms. Over the last week I have an average of 38 ms.

    --- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics ---
11 packets transmitted, 11 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 16.700/21.017/31.925/4.361 ms
    • abbadon420@sh.itjust.works
      81·
      6 days ago

      That’s not very good. My ethernet connection to my traditional isp:

      Ping statistics for 8.8.8.8:
    Packets: Sent = 10, Received = 10, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 3ms, Maximum = 4ms, Average = 3ms

      My wifi connection:

      Ping statistics for 8.8.8.8:
    Packets: Sent = 10, Received = 10, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 6ms, Maximum = 12ms, Average = 8ms
    • wiccan2@thelemmy.club
      5·
      6 days ago

      Not sure what good pings are

      Just to compare, here’s the same test on my Plusnet fiber connection (owned by BT).

      --- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics ---
11 packets transmitted, 11 received, 0% packet loss, time 10017ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 6.091/6.502/6.709/0.178 ms
      • Matt The Horwood
        English
        4·
        6 days ago

        you will get very low pings on fiber, thats why fiber is the way. I want fiber 😞