>
> 2. Speed.. In the case of 802.11* you get the bandwidth shared.. For
> example, you have 102.11b, it's 11mb/sec if you have a good enough
> connection with the base station.. Somebody else jumps on it's now 5.5,
> another person 3.6.. You get the point. Sure it's still fast but lots of
> people
>
> And my usual plug for MV, they're local, small, good, and they leave you
> the hell alone :)
and they are fine with you running Linux (or whatever), static IPs at no
extra cost etc...etc...and every time I've had to call them (not many) the
person I've talked to has known what they are talking
FWIW, just for chuckles and grins, I tuned to Channel 227
on my DirecTV system...
A few weeks ago, DirecTV announced the demise of their DSL
service, and now we know why (aside from the fact that it
was a kludge that sucked swampwater). They are now rolling
out their DirecWay service.
This *appea
Further update on DirecWay...
Yeah, you guessed it - Microsloth only - FAQ specifically
rules out Mac's, and doesn't even mention Linux. *sigh*
Sorry about that - well, it's good for a laugh, anyway...
Bayard
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> Further update on DirecWay...
>
> Yeah, you guessed it - Microsloth only - FAQ specifically
> rules out Mac's, and doesn't even mention Linux. *sigh*
>
> Sorry about that - well, it's good for a laugh, anyway...
that sat internet services have way bad latency anyway.. if you play
online games yo
I have been on the Dish Network competive system (Starband). I can refer
you to another person that is a current user of DirecWay. I dropped the
service after about 1 year of use, back in about January 2002.
The technology underlying all TCP connections is propriatary, and though I
reverse enginee