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Satellite connection problems

• Kattrax 267 Posts

  Fri, Jan 22 2016 5:36 AM

  At the house i can not even get a game in against anyone due to the lagging and crashing. First off i was using chrome then someone told me about Maxathon. Both have not fixed the problem. As the subject said i have Satellite connection. Sad to say it is that or dial-up where i live. But the peace and quiet is worth it. lol . Is there anyone else who plays on a Sat connection and or anyone who can shed some light on this problem. I looked over the forums but did not see anything that looked like the problem i was having or a mention of the connection. But i might have missed a post or two. Please if you can give a bit of help i would greatly appreciate it.

• Drdave72 272 Posts

  Fri, Jan 22 2016 6:09 AM

  I use Hughes Net, and for the most part no issues. Only time the game loads slow for me is if my wife is streaming music online at the same time or when a Clash is going on. I do keep my computer "clean" by deleting Maxthon browser cookies once a month, browsing history once a day and I delete flash files before every game. I also run Ccleaner once a week to free up space on my computer.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Fri, Jan 22 2016 6:23 AM

  Drdave72:

  I delete flash files before every game.

  Deleting those files just means you have to get them back every time you play. If your connection is flaky this could cause game delays. Leaving them where they are isn't going to cause a problem and might even speed up your game a bit.

• ZioMio 4,680 Posts

  Fri, Jan 22 2016 6:26 AM

  Kattrax:

  give a bit of help

  A couple of tips here

• ZioMio 4,680 Posts

  Fri, Jan 22 2016 6:31 AM

  YankeeJim:

  Drdave72:

  I delete flash files before every game.

  Deleting those files just means you have to get them back every time you play. If your connection is flaky this could cause game delays. Leaving them where they are isn't going to cause a problem and might even speed up your game a bit.

  I agree YJ, those should only be deleted when the game has become erratic and unplayable due to a corruption.  Generally a browser reboot is all that is necessary. 

• Drdave72 272 Posts

  Sat, Jan 23 2016 5:28 AM

  ZioMio:

  YankeeJim:

  Drdave72:

  I delete flash files before every game.

  Deleting those files just means you have to get them back every time you play. If your connection is flaky this could cause game delays. Leaving them where they are isn't going to cause a problem and might even speed up your game a bit.

  I agree YJ, those should only be deleted when the game has become erratic and unplayable due to a corruption.  Generally a browser reboot is all that is necessary. 

  I delete the flash files after the game loads and I am on the first tee box. I do not have issues with game loading slow and with me dong this I have a smooth meter for that game. It works for me, might not work for another player. It's just a suggestion.

• fatdan 3,379 Posts

  Sat, Jan 23 2016 9:20 AM

  I know for a fact that with Directv  every winter your signal gets weaker, the further North you are the bigger the problem....when the sun quit shining on my back deck, I used to check my signal meter and adjust the dish accordingly ....I would assume it is the same for the computer link signal if they are using the same satellite....

  If you live in the Southern US States the loss is minor, Northern States and Canada the loss is significant.

  (yes, a lot of Canadians do have DTV using US billing addresses)

• Kattrax 267 Posts

  Tue, Jan 26 2016 4:49 AM

  Thank you all for the help. I have sped it up a bit but it is still a pain. I think i am going to have to tuff it out till contract is up the speeds i get with Excede are one of the worst. Thanks again for all the help