[Hairball]

Here on this side of the pond I have Wild Blue satellite Internet access. I can't speak for Hughesnet or European options, but with Wild Blue the lag makes poker all but impossible to play. For a while it was OK, I would get drops every long once in a while, but about six months ago Wild Blue implemented a new network traffic management scheme that has resulted in significantly increased lag times. To make matters worse, secure connections over satellite are not transmitted at top speed. Apparently there is an incompatibility between the encryption used in secure connections and the satellite network software. The result can sometimes mean speeds that are slower than dial-up. It's my understanding that this last issue is not Wild Blue specific.

Based on my expereiences, I wouldn't recommend satellite internet as a viable option for playing online poker. To play poker online I've had to open a dial-up account.