>From what I've heard about satellite ( Speedchoice I believe ) the following
things occure:
1) During big storms or just windy days the connection will go out
2) Encryption isn't all that good and can be hacked easily ( I don't know
anything about encryption, this is just what I heard )
3) Get interference from other devices using similar wave lengths I
believe...
Over all it seemed like a good idea, but from the people that have it, I
haven't heard wonderful comments.
Riyad Kalla
General Partner, Multimedia & Design
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.transitivesys.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "D HOPP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [expert] ISP choice
> On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Guillermo Belli wrote:
>
> I don't know about the satellite working but I defiantly recommend waiting
> for cable and if you can wait and are eligible get DSL. Both connections
> are quick and a lot better then dialup.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> > Hello:
> >
> > My actual ISP does not offer 56k connections, and I'm tired of this
turtle slow
> > internet service. I was offered a satelite internet service, with a $30
monthly
> > fee and free installation (I wont pay a cent for the hardware). Does
this kind
> > of service work with linux? Or do you think I should wait until cable is
> > available some months from now? There will be ADSL, too, but this option
is even
> > more distant than cable (6-8 months or so). What do you recommend me?
> >
> > thaks.
> >
> > --
> > Guillermo Belli - Linux User #131340
> > ICQ #38321312
> > http://sites.netscape.net/memo81 (under construction)
> >
>
>
