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SegaNet was an internet service provided by Sega for the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast video game consoles.

Contents 1 Saturn 2 Dreamcast 3 See also 4 External links

SegaNet is Sega's online service for the Sega Saturn in Japan. Unlike other online services, one doesn't connect to a central service, but instead tells the dial-up modem connected to the Saturn's cartridge slot to call to the person whom one wishes to play with. Since it requires no servers to operate, the service can operate as long as at least two users have the necessary hardware and software, as well as a phone line.^{[citation needed]}

SegaNet was a shortlived internet service operated by Sega, geared for dial-up based online gaming on their Dreamcast game console. A replacement for Sega's original, PC-only online gaming service, Heat.net, it was initially quite popular when launched on September 10, 2000. Unlike a standard ISP, game servers would be connected directly into SegaNet's internal network, providing very low connection latency between the consoles and servers along with standard Internet access.^{[citation needed]}

SegaNet originally offered a $200 rebate with a two-year contract, to encourage sales of the Dreamcast. Sales continued to drop, and in July 2001, Sega announced they would discontinue the service. At this point, all subscribers were given the option to transfer their accounts to EarthLink.^{[citation needed]}

Online games on the Dreamcast initially allowed free access to their game servers, to be offset by SegaNet subscriptions and game sales. But with the demise of SegaNet, most games began charging for game server access, or closing down their servers altogether.^{[citation needed]} The online gaming service was reactivated briefly in the fall of 2002, without service charges,^{[citation needed]} but was closed for the last time at the end of the year.^{[citation needed]}

Although SegaNet is offline in North America, it still remains online in parts of Europe.^{[citation needed]} (Also known as DreamArena in Europe)

• Dreamarena
• Sega Meganet
• Sega NetLink

• “SegaNet: no longer pay-to-play,” an article announcing the elimination of subscription fees for SegaNet
• “SegaNet is free now, but nobody is playing,” a 2002 article on the decaying state of SegaNet

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