Re: [APML] Back again (OT)

["Mike Connors" <micon@starband.net>]

Greg,

Yes to your question.  My experiences differ from Gene's.  The only time I
have a problem is when there is nasty weather between me and the satellite
or between the satellite and ground station.
About the same initial outlay as an ST-4 also (you buy the dish and modem).
Monthly: about $75, includes TV content.  Latency is about 700ms.  No online
games, sorry  ; )  From pcpitstop.com,
my average download results are 1000kb/s, uploads are 80kb/s, ping is 675ms.
One of the providers (the one I use) is at http://www.starband.com   There
are others.  Starband was associated with Dish Network (EchoStar
Communications) but recently parted company.  EchoStar merged with Hughes,
so they may also provide satellite internet.  I do not work for, represent,
or own stock in any of these companies : )

Mike Connors


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Horr" <genehorr@texas.net>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Back again


>
> Greg Mueller wrote:
> >
> > Wow you can upload to a satellite?
>
> Yes, but....in active use we have had very mixed results.  I have
> to provide service to multi-user locations in rural areas where T-1
> would be horrendously expensive.
>
> Satellite wound up being just too much of a PITA.  Yes, there were
> times when it would work faster than dialup.  In particular when
> downloading a single large file.  But the latency was a big issue,
> especially when multiple users were active at the same time.  Forget
> even trying any interactive applications (Citrix/Term Serv, online
> games, etc.)
>
> We wound up going with plain old ISDN.  It is the slowest of the
> "broadband" links, dated, and often slightly more expensive, but it
> is comparable to the ST-4.  It just plain works.
>
> Gene Horr
> genehorr@texas.net
>
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