Satellite dish service

Is anyone using a satellite dish setup to run on VROC??? I'm looking into upgrading my internet connection but ISDN is too costly(they charge by the packet here and I race too much online). Vintook

Recalling the ~ half second delay in long distance phone calls from the Eastern U.S. to Hawaii years ago, I can only imagine that using a satellite based Internet connection could be very, very bad for ***. Particularly if the satellites being used are in geosynchronous orbit. C ~= 186,000 miles/sec. Geosynchronous orbit is (if I remember correctly) ~22,000 miles out. Minimum possible round-trip to your ISP = (22K*4/186K) ~= 0.473. 473 milliseconds! Assuming no inter-satellite communications. Yow! Randy

Don't go satellite! The latency is much greater than ISDN, ADSL, Cable modem or T1. I even think it has a higher latency than modems! John >Is anyone using a satellite dish setup to run on VROC??? I'm looking into >upgrading my internet connection but ISDN is too costly(they charge by the >packet here and I race too much online). >Vintook

I would guess that the latency would be bad but after it gets connected, the rate of download would be pretty good. |Don't go satellite! The latency is much greater than ISDN, ADSL, Cable modem

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|or T1. I even think it has a higher latency than modems! | |John | |>Is anyone using a satellite dish setup to run on VROC??? I'm looking into |>upgrading my internet connection but ISDN is too costly(they charge by the |>packet here and I race too much online). |> |>Vintook |> |> |> | |

Satellites have great bandwidth, but high latencies -- don't try it for games. Jason. > Is anyone using a satellite dish setup to run on VROC??? I'm looking into > upgrading my internet connection but ISDN is too costly(they charge by the > packet here and I race too much online). > Vintook -------- Jason Monds "My other car is a Ferrari" http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups (Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

Latency effects _every_ IP request, not just the one to connect to the site. -Larry

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> I would guess that the latency would be bad but after it gets connected, the > rate of download would be pretty good. > |Don't go satellite! The latency is much greater than ISDN, ADSL, Cable > modem > |or T1. I even think it has a higher latency than modems! > | > |John > | > |>Is anyone using a satellite dish setup to run on VROC??? I'm looking into > |>upgrading my internet connection but ISDN is too costly(they charge by the > |>packet here and I race too much online). > |> > |>Vintook > |> > |> > |> > | > |

You cannot use DirecPC to run on-line ***. The problem is latency. Latency on DirecPC is horrible... The reason for this is that the downlink is non-terrestrial (it comes from the satellite) and special headers have to be attached to the IP requests to re-direct the downdata thru the sat system to your your computer. Latencies on DirecPC are measured in seconds, not the milliseconds that are required. DirecPC is ok for downloading files and web browsing. It's un-usable for latency strict functions. -Larry > Is anyone using a satellite dish setup to run on VROC??? I'm looking into > upgrading my internet connection but ISDN is too costly(they charge by the > packet here and I race too much online). > Vintook

It's a LOT higher than modems. -Larry

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> Don't go satellite! The latency is much greater than ISDN, ADSL, Cable modem > or T1. I even think it has a higher latency than modems! > John > >Is anyone using a satellite dish setup to run on VROC??? I'm looking into > >upgrading my internet connection but ISDN is too costly(they charge by the > >packet here and I race too much online). > >Vintook

One of my friends got it....hardly faster than a 56k! -- Kirk Lane ICQ: 28171652 >It's a LOT higher than modems. >-Larry >> Don't go satellite! The latency is much greater than ISDN, ADSL, Cable modem >> or T1. I even think it has a higher latency than modems! >> John >> >Is anyone using a satellite dish setup to run on VROC??? I'm looking into >> >upgrading my internet connection but ISDN is too costly(they charge by the >> >packet here and I race too much online). >> >Vintook

Then something is wrong... On the downlink, especially from FTP sites, it _usually_ performs well. In fact, I sometimes get much more than the stated 400k speed. About 2 weeks ago, I had 9 download pipes running and was pulling 1.5mb/sec downstream! I'm not defending Hughes at all. DirecPC has a ton of technical problems that can drive you nuts. And, the company can be one of the most arrogant organizations I've ever dealt with. The ARE history as soon as cable hits. -Larry > One of my friends got it....hardly faster than a 56k!