the satellite service works in conjunction with your current ISP.
requests are sent via the current isp connection to the satellite
provider's main computers. they obtain the information and spool it over
the satellite link. This can take a few seconds to get started. on small
pages, this introduces more delay than a slow isp.
On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Guillermo Belli wrote:
> 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.
