I had HughesNet at my last place. Worked great, but high latency. So I agree with the comment about bad for Skype, and would add online gaming. But had no trouble with dropbox.
Kevin On Sep 12, 2011 6:20 AM, "Lyle Tuttle" <l.tut...@cox.net> wrote: > At 04:41 PM 9/11/2011, keith smith wrote: >>I bumped into Satellite Internet today and found it has improved >>vastly. I'm thinking this opens up faster internet access to those >>rural areas where there is not DSL or cable Internet access. I work >>from my home so I was very careful to ensure I would have access to >>cable or DSL. Now I see living and working more rural might be an option. >> >>Anyone using Satellite Internet? If so what is your experience? > > My sister-in-law uses it as she lives on top of a mountain in > Colorado.......ok for email, but not good for Dropbox xfers, Skype - > voice or voice w/video. Too much delay drops connection......... > > Which satellite service did you check? I'm not sure what hers is, will check. > > lyle tuttle > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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