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Virtual private networking and satellite internet technologies were not designed to work together.

Two technical limitations ofsatellite internetservicehigh latency and slow upload speedgreatly affect the performance of a VPN.

Satellite internet services normally suffer high latencies because of the long distance that satellite signals must travel.

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Most satellite internet services tend to support low-upstream bandwidth.

VPNs demand high bandwidth for both uploads and downloads.

While they may not offer technical support, providers usually list general compatibility information about VPNs on their websites.

Business or Telecommuter services, for example, tend to offer more VPN support than Residential services.