<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by acgreen:
No, I beleive the opposite. On DSL or Cable, for example, the data has to go on something actually physical, you know? Whereas satellite just goes through the air, thus, a faster ping time. Just my theory...

AC

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but physically usually means fiber optic = really fast. most sat modems also use a normal modem for upload, so that will screw your ping time.