[Ham-Mac] Satellite broadband for Mac?

[Clark Lowry N7AAC]

Don't forget ISDN. It still works just fine and you have two extra 
phone lines that you can use if you don't absolutly have to be up 24/7.


On Wednesday, Feb 26, 2003, at 15:25 America/Phoenix, Chris Smolinski 
wrote:

>> Thanks for the tip, Clark. I had to call them to get the price:
>> $1,600 to install, $119/month.
>> Speed: 400-600 downhill, 30-60 uphill.
>>
>> This "DW4020" system is a bit too expensive for me, but it's the 
>> first Hughes satellite to work with Macintosh.
>>
>> they told me the DirecPC version (that is half this price) feeds into 
>> a USB port of a PC (only) and loses half its speed if routed to 
>> another computer (Mac), and that it's shut off or throttled back for 
>> non-commercial users during business hours.  I'm not sure I believe 
>> it.
>
> I'm not sure that it would really lose half the speed if routed, but I 
> could certainly see them throttling bandwidth. I know an engineer at 
> Hughes in the Direct TV/PC division, I can ask him for the scoop.
>
>> My solution may ultimately be to find 20 neighbors to split the 
>> $1000/mo cost of getting a DSL POP installation in the nearest 
>> (within 3 miles) town.
>>
>> I wonder if there are any less expensive DW4020 providers in Canada. 
>> I'll be just across the border in VT.
>
> Moving up to near Derby Line?
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