I have had Starband since January. Their service has stabilized some but
came through some rough times early on.
Their support is shaky at best. I had to have a satellite modem replaced
due to lightning and it took over a month to finally get one delivered. It
was very frustrating.
The download speeds vary from about 400K to 600K but the upload speed is
only in the 40K range. There is a 700-900ms latency per packet due to the
satellite uplink and downlink. For some applications like VPN, gaming, etc.
it just won't work due to the delays.
But, in my case (I live out in the country), I can't get DSL, cable, or even
ISDN so it was my only choice (other than a poor 28K dialup from my
location). I believe I would take ISDN over Starband if just due to the
latency. DSL would be a dream compared to Starband.
Regards,
Charlie
-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Atherton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 12:45 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: satellite connection
http://www.starband.com <http://www.starband.com>
Have a friend who has been for 1 year, and it works great for browsing.
Has bad latency, because of the satellite connection, but gets DSL speeds
with NO phone line, and no distance limitations.
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:41 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: satellite connection
anyone have any exp with satellite internet conn. I keep hearing MS has a
service but haven't been able to find any info.
Matt Moore
MCSE, MCP+I, NCSS, HP
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