[TheForge] Off Topic / satellite internet connection / YAK

Tue Apr 15 18:56:00 2003

Dave:

I have starband, have had it for about a year.  I was in the same 
situation as you.
no cable, no isdn, etc, and no hope of it showing up in the forseeable 
future.  In fact,
at times I couldn't even get a dial-up connection at all.
In any case, this works, downloads are great, page loads are good, email 
is adequate.
I would think that downloading email would smoke but it doesn't seem any 
faster than
the dial-up I have in town.  Uploads are about the same as dial-up. 
 Satellite is not as
fast or hassle-free as  DSL  or the others (I just tested my connection 
at www.bandwidthplace.com
and it was 395 and 467-- it's not always that good), but for me it is 
the only option and tho' it is
overpriced, my year contract is up and I plan to keep it.  In fact, I am 
investigating switching
my network to wireless.  We have three clients that share the connection.
If you have any more questions I might help with, feel free to email me 
direct.

Wayne

lama wrote:

>Off Topic / satellite internet connection / YAK
>I am about to get DirectWay satellite internet service
>and want to know if anyone on the list has this or 
>another brand of satellite dsl and what you think of it.
>Where I live there is no cable and no telephone high speed
>connection available. Most times my dial-up connection speed 
>is 24k to 26k. It's making me crazier than I already am.
>As this is an expensive set-up, I want to know all of the
>pros & cons involved before I do this. I have satellite Direct TV 
>and I am happy with it (until a hard rain blocks the signal) 
>but that doesn't happen too often. 
>Any input is appreciated. Thanks,
>Dave Mudge
>http://magichammer.net 
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