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	PlanetDreamcast: Features - Dreamcast: What Went Wrong?
		SegaNet, the Dreamcast's online gaming network and ISP (Internet Service Provider), was a very reliable service to play online games.
		SegaNet was streamlined specifically for online play through the Dreamcast modem, and indeed it was very much so.
		SegaNet, as an online gaming network, (when it wasn't being cancelled) was fantastic, but as an ISP it was terrible.
	www.planetdreamcast.com /features/whatwentwrong/index2.shtml (1051 words)

	GameSpot: SegaNet Launches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		PC owners may also use SegaNet as their ISP service, as the network has been designed from the ground up to provide low latency for online gameplay or Internet browsing.
		Simultaneous SegaNet launch parties will be taking place tonight during the awards show in both New York City and San Francisco.
		SegaNet users commented on both ends of the spectrum - some said that they experienced too much latency, while others said the information transfer time was fine.
	www.gamespot.com /news/2625699.html?print=1 (695 words)

	Master Gamer News
		SegaNet will be a full-fledged ISP that works on both Dreamcasts and PCs, and it will supposedly offer much better gaming performance than any other ISP.
		SegaNet will initially be funded by $100 million, and it has a big technology partner in GTE Corporation.
		SegaNet will drastically increase the number of Dreamcast owners there are in the US, and this is very important to the health of any console system.
	www.mastergamer.com /news04072000.html (3365 words)

	A first look at SegaNet
		In a world in which consumers are constantly migrating to broadband and the new hunt is for mobility, Sega has turned to a set-top video game with a 56K modem — the proven technologies of the last millennia.
		The end result may not replace T1 as the connection of choice, but SegaNet seems nimble enough for specialized tasks and the first game offered on the service is surprisingly glitch-free.
		The worst problems seem to be some jerkiness in the animation if you have a poor connection and whiney opponents who disconnect if you score on the opening kick-off.
	www.playersc.com /news/a_first_look_at_seganet92600.htm (814 words)

	Sega.com Unveils the First Ever Online Console Games Line-Up at E3; The Only Online Games Available in 2000 Business ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		SegaNet offers a unique advantage to gamers with its high-speed connectivity, the lowest latency on the Net today, reliable customer support and access to all other areas of the web.
		SegaNet will provide the same plug-and- play experience that console gamers have come to expect, without all of the hassle of downloading and upgrading.
		SegaNet is also an ISP for Sega Dreamcast and PC users, offering gamers everything they need to know about gaming and other areas of interest that tie in with gaming including music, TV, community, movies, sports and e-commerce.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_May_11/ai_62019250 (598 words)

	SegaNet beta test ends - Gaming Age (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		SegaNet was built from the ground up and specifically designed to minimize the number of steps it takes to play high quality games over the Internet.
		The close of the beta test clears the way for SegaNet to launch for consumers nationwide on September 7, 2000.
		If consumers sign-up for 18 months to the SegaNet network and ISP at $21.95 a months, they will receive an additional $150 rebate and a Dreamcast keyboard, effectively removing any barriers for the consumer to experience the first true console online experience.
	www.gaming-age.com /news/2000/9/6-30 (567 words)

	Net Gaming Technology Could Be E-Business Winner - Technology News by TechWeb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		But SegaNet has taken up a new strategy that e-businesses may find appealing: It is acting as both an Internet service provider and a dedicated extranet.
		SegaNet's customers dial in to Genuity's local POPs using the 56K modem that comes standard in Sega's Dreamcast console.
		The same techniques could be used to set up dedicated extranets for the scientific, medical, or other communities needing a widely accessible, low-latency, dial-up network for bandwidth intensive applications.
	www.techweb.com /wire/story/TWB20000911S0007 (516 words)

	CNN.com - Technology - Analysis: Sega pins hopes online with gaming, football - October 20, 2000
		SegaNet allows you to take your Internet-ready Dreamcast online and play others connected to the network with the same game.
		Unfortunately, "Chu Chu Rocket" was not optimized for SegaNet so this relatively simple game suffers from some bad slowdown (or lag time) when playing online.
		The first 50 hours of SegaNet are free but if you choose to retain the service, you will be prompted to enter a credit card number and a monthly charge of $21.95 will apply.
	edition.cnn.com /2000/TECH/computing/10/20/seganet.nfl2k/index.html (870 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/SegaNet
		SegaNet was an internet service provided by Sega for the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast video game consoles.
		SegaNet was a shortlived internet service operated by Sega, geared for dial-up based online gaming on their Dreamcast game console.
		SegaNet originally offered a $200 rebate with a two-year contract, to encourage sales of the Dreamcast.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/SegaNet (381 words)

	Got game? Sega to give away Dreamcast \| Tech News on ZDNet
		The company is operating under the tutelage of newly appointed CEO Brad Huang, who worked with Sega Enterprises Chairman Isao Okawa for several years.
		So if you already own a Dreamcast, you'll still get the rebate check for $200, even though the company is primarily targeting PC gamers and non-Dreamcast console gamers, who will be able to buy a Dreamcast console and then use the rebate check to get their money back.
		SegaNet's ISP is priced competitively with most service providers at $21.95 per month for unlimited usage, offering, according to Huang, the same services you'd receive from competing ISPs already in the market.
	news.zdnet.com /2100-9595_22-519689.html (725 words)

	RPGamer Editorials - Online Gaming, wave of the future right?
		Great Games, great memories, we all know Sega has ducked out of the console wars, but their Seganet is still up.
		Seganet is doing great, with the release of online sports titles, first person shooters, and the new classic, Phantasy Star Online, Seganet is flourishing.
		This is a tough one, although Sega has had some bad luck in the past, they have always had a history of trying there hardest to please the consumer.
	www.rpgamer.com /editor/nightshadow/032501jf.html (847 words)

	Free Dreamcasts? - Game Revolution
		SegaNet is also an ISP service for Sega Dreamcast and PC users, offering gamers the best in speed, consistent low latency, customer service and access to all other areas of the web, including personal e-mail (name@sega.net).
		Additional revenue streams will come from the SegaNet ISP subscriptions, advertisements, e-commerce, promotions and licensing." "Sega's mission is to take gamers where gaming is going, which is undoubtedly online, but also to do so in a way which redefines an industry business model that is outdated and inefficient," said Moore.
		SegaNet is also an ISP for Sega Dreamcast and PC users, offering gamers everything they need to know about gaming and other areas of interest that tie in with gaming and other areas of interest that tie in with gaming including music, TV, community, movies, sports and e-commerce.
	www.gamerevolution.com /oldsite/articles/dreamcast_free.htm (1265 words)

	Seganet IRC Server is Unfair To Users and Their Feelings.
		Seganet IRC Server is Unfair To Users and Their Feelings.
		I am writing this article to let the whole gaming world know how unfair the Seganet Irc chat server really is to its users.
		I suggest that everyone shoul boycott the Seganet irc Server and Sega as well until Sega nolonger does business with this prejiduce chat server.
	www.angelfire.com /al2/souledge/5535.html (447 words)

	Seganet Gamers Start Their Engines: Online Console Racing Games Added to Network; Ubi Soft Brings Speed Devils Online ...
		SegaNet offers both Dreamcast and PC gamers the best in 3D multi-player games, chat, community, cheat codes, tournaments and content.
		SegaNet is also a full service ISP offering gamers everything they need to know about gaming and other areas of interest including music, TV, community, movies, sports and e-commerce.
		SegaNet is the one stop destination for online games and gaming related content, offering gamers a community built specifically with them in mind.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Dec_13/ai_67926803 (818 words)

	News - SegaNet Pings Into View.. /// Eurogamer
		At the moment it's only available in the US, but details of the UK launch are doubtless not far behind.
		Their new price tag of £149 may help matters, as may their DVD player plus console for £299 option, which they hope will give Sony a run for their money this Christmas, but the ISP market (especially in the States where subscription charges are basically all you pay) is a very lucrative side option.
		SegaNet will have to prove itself before people start handing over their cash in large numbers, but with all sorts of rebate deals planned as well as 50 hours free with each Dreamcast purchased they should make a decent enough go of it.
	www.eurogamer.net /article.php?article_id=29145 (169 words)

	Sega to launch game network \| CNET News.com
		SegaNet will allow owners of Sega's Dreamcast game console to play against other Dreamcast owners online.
		The dedicated gaming network is the first of its kind and Sega's attempt to deflect attention from PlayStation2, which will go on sale in the United States in October.
		Because SegaNet is a dedicated network and most of the data is stored on the Dreamcast box itself, the narrowband connection is not a problem, she said.
	news.com.com /2100-1040-245249.html (523 words)

	Seganet Review
		SegaNet is an ISP built from the ground up for gamers.
		The local access numbers are designed to be within one or two hops of strategically placed server hubs.
		Nothing is as satisfying as crushing some trash-talker who picked the Rams with a well placed fade pass to Joey Galloway.
	denvervideogames.tripod.com /gamershowto/id10.html (1738 words)

	Wired News: Sega Seeks Net Profits
		During Thursday night's MTV Video Music Awards, the video-game company behind the critically acclaimed Dreamcast system will unveil SegaNet, the centerpiece of a comprehensive online strategy intended as a pre-emptive strike against the October 26 North American launch of Sony's PlayStation 2 system.
		SegaNet is a full-fledged Internet service, offering standard functions such as Web access and email.
		SegaNet's infrastructure is provided by Genuity (formerly GTE Internetworking), and promises low-latency online play for selected computer game titles as well as Dreamcast games.
	www.wired.com /news/culture/0,1284,38326,00.html (727 words)

	CNN.com - Technology - Sega isn't playing around with SegaNet - September 11, 2000
		The 128-bit Dreamcast console, with a built-in 56Kbps modem, is priced at $149, with the goal of pushing early adoption of SegaNet in the U.S. If gamers sign up for the ISP for 18 months, they receive a rebate of $150 and a free Dreamcast keyboard.
		Sega also is offering 50 free hours of SegaNet service with all Dreamcasts that were purchased since its launch, according to the company.
		On the heels of SegaNet's release, Infogrames Entertainment, based in Lyon, France, said in a statement Thursday that it will bring the game Unreal Tournament to Dreamcast later this year and optimize the game's features for SegaNet.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/TECH/computing/09/11/sega.online.idg (482 words)

	Sega Launching Online Game Network
		SegaNet also gives the company a big head start on industry leader Sony and No. 2 Nintendo in the online video game market.
		One key advantage of SegaNet is that it bypasses a standard Internet service provider (ISP) in favor of a faster, narrow-band service dedicated only to SegaNet.
		Sega said Friday that 52,000 people had signed up for SegaNet, but with 2.1 million Dreamcast consoles in American homes, the company believes there are plenty of potential customers.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/aponline/20000904/aponline171442_000.htm (580 words)

	Transfer SegaNet services to a 3rd party Petition
		There is a solution to this problem, Sega could license, or give another company the ability to run the SegaNet services, thus allowing someone else to maintain the ability for Dreamcast users to play their favorite games online.
		If the person would like to charge for the accounts on the new SegaNet servers, they could, but there would have to be an agreement between Sega and the other company running these services.
		The Transfer SegaNet services to a 3rd party Petition to Sega Enterprises was created by and written by Zachary Miscikoski (zachary.m@gmail.com).
	www.petitiononline.com /segaserv (253 words)

	NFL 2K1 review for the DREAMCAST
		Using any ISP other than SegaNet results in horribly choppy, unplayable nonsense.
		SegaNet doesn't give you much info about your opponent (again, most of my gripes with SegaNet itself don't truly belong in this review), so occasionally you get one guy with a keyboard and one without.
		Likewise, you can't be sure if your opponent has SegaNet or not, and occasionally you get one guy on SegaNet and another using a different ISP.
	www.gamerevolution.com /review/dreamcast/nfl_2k1 (1083 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on NFL 2K1 for Dreamcast at Epinions.com
		SegaNet is Sega's own ISP (Internet Service Provider) and it promised little to no latency for gamers while on the network.
		There are some annoying bugs and SegaNet isn't quite as reliable as you might think.
		Just keep in mind that latency is out there, even when both players are SegaNet members, and it can interfere with gameplay in the long run...
	www.epinions.com /game-review-6FC9-9FF2039-39BF47B1-prod1 (1679 words)

	SegaNet
		SegaNet is where the action is, online and off.
		SegaNet proudly announces the first, Dreamcast-only, 64-player deathmatch event for The Grand Masters: Unreal Tournament.
		Get a hold of your favorite frag-friends and your most feared opponents from SegaNet and fight your way to the top of The Quake III Ladder.
	www.pabello.com /sega/seganet/events.html (382 words)

	PC Vs Console News - SegaNet beta test finished (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		SegaNet has just finished beta testing and is getting rave reviews from the testers.
		SegaNet is a lag-free online gaming service that allows Dreamcast users to compete against other Dreamcast and PC gamers anywhere in the world.
		Finally, the highly anticipated Franchise Mode lets gamers take on the coveted role of General Manager to see how several seasons of managing their decisions on signing players and managing salary caps would effect the outcome of their teams.
	www.pcvsconsole.com /news.php?nid=50 (232 words)

	SegaNet Beta Testing
		Sega today announced that the company is looking for more than 100 hardcore Sega Dreamcast gamers to beta test its new online gaming service, SegaNet, which is scheduled for launch in September.
		Between August 21 and 29, those are chosen will be asked to play Dreamcast games across SegaNet against fellow gamers nationwide.
		In addition to test-driving the first console-based Internet multiplayer gaming service and reporting their findings back to Sega, beta testers will be eligible to win numerous prizes to be awarded throughout the test period.
	www.vgf.com /systems/dc/0800/snbeta.htm (247 words)

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