Will I be able to use a virtual private network (VPN) with WildBlue service?
WildBlue does not support VPN as this time. What is the impact of latency? Can I play real-time Internet games or make Internet phone calls on your service? The WildBlue system is engineered to help offset the impact of latency, which is the delay caused by sending signals from the earth to the satellite and back again. However, there is a delay of about a quarter second as the signal travels up to the satellite and back down to the ground. For most applications this latency does not affect performance, however, there are some applications like voice over IP (telephone service delivered over the Internet, also known as VoIP), or real-time interactive gaming, where latency will have a noticeable effect on performance over the WildBlue network, as it would on any satellite-delivered service. Does WildBlue support VoIP? At this time, WildBlue does not support VoIP. What if my computer did not come with a Network Interface Card (NIC)? What can I do? Many computers can be upgraded with a 10