Hi Dave,
My neighbor had the DirectWay satellite internet service a number of years ago. The specs are pretty good, in terms of transferring large files, but the latency is also very high. She found that for interactive applications, she got better performance from a 56k modem, and it was a lot cheaper! So, the answer to your question depends on what you are going to be doing.
We really need to work on that speed-of-light limit. It's really getting in the way.
Greg KO6TH
p.s. She gave me the dish and electronics when she moved, if anyone knows a good use for it...
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:53:29 -0600 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Internet via Dish
WildBlue seems to get better reviews than the previous generation technology (DirecPC/Dish's offering).
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 11:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Internet via Dish
Hi group- I have a need to look into getting high-speed internet via satellite. Any suggestions from the group? Dish Network?
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