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2. General Information
The best place to start would be the Satellite FAQ by seagreen See Image Below: Beam assignments: Cheyenne: Beams 15, 16, 24, 32, 33, 34, 38, 43 Riverside: Beams 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 30, 31 Laredo: Beams 25, 29, 37, 39, 40, 42, 44, 45 Syracuse: Beams 18, 19, 20, 28, 35, 36, 41 Winnipeg: Beams 7, 9, 10, 11, 17, 26, 27 Vancouver: by seagreen Locally heavy rain (both in your location and and the NOC you are getting your signal from will adversely affect your connection, sometimes taking it out for brief periods of time. Snow and ice buildup on your dish will also affect your connection. Forum member, wxwest , put together a website with weather information on each WildBlue NOC: WildBlue weather information. by seagreen Yes. See this thread for information on setting up your newsreader to access WildBlue newsgroups: »[general] NewsGroups by seagreen Prior to November 2006 many games were playable on Wildblue. During that time, the WB userbase reported which games were playable and which were not. But in November 2006, Wildblue implemented changes to the network which added latency to gaming. Since then, gamers are reporting that they no longer enjoy the games that previously played well. Below is a list of games that worked BEFORE the November 2006 network changes. WARNING! Many gamers are reporting that these games are no longer enjoyable due to increased latency. We are showing you which games worked before November 2006. This list is no longer valid because WB has made changes to its network. What Works on Wildblue (before November 2006, may no longer work) Xbox/Xbox360/PS2/Handheld Games: Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter Battlefield 2: Modern Combat(for me anyway doesn't for some others) Perfect Dark Zero All Tony Hawk games Mario Kart DS Call of Duty 2 Socom 3(mixed results) Socom 2(so-so) Nascar 06 total team control (works kinda) Rainbow Six Series (Host boots for high ping usually, But CO-OP and 2 V 2 work well) PC Games: Runescape Asheron's Call Everquest Everquest 2 World of Warcraft Star Wars Galaxies Dark Age of Camelot Roma Victor Eve Online Star Wars: Empire at War Dungeon and Dragons online Warcraft3 GuildWars City of Heroes (very difficult to connect to the patch server..other than that it works fine) Final Fantasy XI Contract Jack Auto Assault Aces High Online flight sim Trackmania WarRock Beta Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast StarPeace America's Army Red Orchestra Diablo 2 Titan Quest F.E.A.R. Postal 2 What doesn't work or is not enjoyable on Wildblue Xbox/Xbox360/PS2/Handheld Games: Far Cry Instincts Predator Halo 2 NBA Live 2006 Quake 4 Prey Demo Ratchet and Clank: Deadlocked PC Games: Star Craft BattleField 2 Demo Call of Duty 1&2 Battlefield2 Medal of Honor (Band of Brothers Mod) C&C Generals Unreal Tournament 2004 (playable..not enjoyable) Ragnarok Prey Demo Civ 4 What Works With Dial-Up (still valid today) Xbox/Xbox360/PS2/Handheld Games: Unreal Championship Conker's Bad Furr Day Call of Duty: Finest Hour (plays BEAUTIFULLY!) Halo 2 (more playable, but not completely competetive) Call Of Duty 2 PC Games: Halo (11 players max) Unreal Tournament 2003 (12 players max) Unreal Tournament 2004 (not sure, but worked fine with six people) Medal of Honor (all expansion packs - works fine with 8 people) Combat Flight Simulator (very smooth) Guildwars (works good) Battlefield Vietnam (worked ok for me) World of Warcraft Star Wars Galaxies Everquest Everquest 2 Shadowbane StarPeace Feedback received on this FAQ entry:
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