Eli5 how internet on cruise ships is so slow, but they get live tv from satellites without issue

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I was just on a cruise ship and the reason they said internet is so slow is because it comes from satellites, but we can watch live tv from satellites without buffering or any issues? Why is video so much better than internet

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As stated the tv signal is one way so it is more efficient that two way communication. To ad to that internet coms require multiple servers all processing those requests which adds to the lag time. The “live TV” you watch on the cruise ship is actually delayed by a few seconds to create a cache to reduce any “buffering” during a short loss of signal.

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