What Web browsers and email clients does WildBlue support?
Web Browsers: Windows/PC: Internet Explorer 5.5 & 6, Netscape 6 & 7.x, Mozilla 1.7.3, Firefox 1.x Mac: Netscape 7.x, Safari 1.x, Mozilla 1.7.3, Firefox 1.x Email Clients: Windows/PC: Outlook Express 5 & 6, Outlook XP & 2003, Netscape Mail 6 & 7 Mac: Outlook Express 5, Outlook 2001, Outlook 2004, Netscape Mail 6 & 7, Apple mail
Web Browsers: Windows/PC: Internet Explorer 5.5 & 6, Netscape 6 & 7.x, Firefox 1.x Mac: Netscape 7.x, Safari 1.x, Firefox 1.x Email Clients: Windows/PC: WildBlue Webmail, Outlook Express 5 & 6, Outlook XP & 2003, Netscape Mail 6 & 7, Thunderbird Mac: WildBlue Webmail, Outlook Express 5, Outlook 2001, Outlook 2004, Netscape Mail 6 & 7, Apple Mail, Thunderbird 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
Web Browsers: Internet Explorer 6 & 7, Firefox 1.x & 2.x, Safari 1.x Email Clients: Windows/PC: WildBlue Webmail (powered by Google), Outlook Express, Outlook (XP) 2002 & 2003, Thunderbird 1.5 and up Mac: WildBlue Webmail (powered by Google), Entourage, Apple Mail, Thunderbird Is WildBlue service affected by weather? The WildBlue service is only minimally affected by inclement weather — typically only under severe conditions. You may notice slower WildBlue speeds during rain and snow showers, but this normally only lasts until the rain or snow stops. Total loss of connectivity should not occur unless the storm is unusually severe.
Web Browsers: Windows/PC: Internet Explorer 6 & 7, Netscape 7.x & 8.x, Firefox 1.x & 2.x Mac: Netscape 7.x, Safari 1.x, Firefox 1.x & 2.x Email Clients: Windows/PC: WildBlue Webmail, Outlook Express 6, Outlook XP & 2003, Thunderbird Mac: WildBlue Webmail, Outlook 2001, Outlook 2004, Apple Mail • 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 as the signal travels up to the satellite, back down to the gateway, up to the satellite and back down to your modem. 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
Web Browsers: Windows/PC: Internet Explorer 6 and 7, Firefox 1.x & 2.x Mac: Safari, Firefox 2.x Email Clients: Windows/PC: WildBlue Webmail (powered by Google), Outlook Express, Outlook 2002 (XP), 2003 and 2007, Thunderbird 1.5 and up Mac: WildBlue Webmail (powered by Google), Entourage, Apple Mail, Thunderbird. • 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 as the signal travels up to the satellite, back down to the gateway, up to the satellite and back down to your modem. 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 eff
