Muenkel 0 #1 October 9, 2007 I took the plunge and ordered satellite internet. Then I'll be cruising the net baby!!! _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psipike02 0 #2 October 9, 2007 Congrats man!! Yeah, you'll never look back.... Let's all be honest here... Quote Now I'll be able to view all the PORN videos. There, much better!! Puttin' some stank on it. ----Hellfish #707---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #3 October 9, 2007 ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #4 October 10, 2007 right on man... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hausse 0 #5 October 10, 2007 Hey why did you get Satelite? Can't you get cable? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #6 October 10, 2007 Dont set your expectations too high. Satellite Internet service still kinda sucks (better than Dial up.. But not much.). We have it at the DZ and it is usually slower than dialup would have been. I spent about 10 minutes trying to log-on to DZ,com at the DZ this past weekend and finally gave up because it was taking atleast a full minute for each page to load. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #7 October 10, 2007 Don't tell me that! The only choices I have where I live are dial up or satellite. My brother who lives in the area has satellite and he said it was quite satisfied...and he's an IT guy. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #8 October 10, 2007 Welcome to the 21st Century ChrisHave fun. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #9 October 10, 2007 Quote Don't tell me that! The only choices I have where I live are dial up or satellite. My brother who lives in the area has satellite and he said it was quite satisfied...and he's an IT guy. Well, compared to dial-up it could be faster. I wouldn't be expecting lightening speed with satellite. The fastest I've used was cable modem...wait, I take that back. A friend had a dedicated T1 line and it seemed that the internet pages loaded even before you finished asking for them. One of these days, fiber to the home will be generally available and then you will see speed...lots and lots of it.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #10 October 10, 2007 there is a physical distance involved with the transmission and receipt of the signal...most are satellite down, dial up back up to the bird. IP accelerators (caching engines) help...some... but typical home satellite: speeds up to 700 Kbps, with typical speeds of about 500 Kbps to 600 Kbps during peak times. Upload speeds, which are capable of reaching 128 Kbps, are typically 70 Kbps to 80 Kbps during peak hours. that AIN'T broadband! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #11 October 10, 2007 Quote speeds up to 700 Kbps, with typical speeds of about 500 Kbps to 600 Kbps during peak times. Upload speeds, which are capable of reaching 128 Kbps, are typically 70 Kbps to 80 Kbps during peak hours. Currently I have 26.4kbps. It may not be broadband, which once again is not available in my area; but it will be a huge improvement. I also subscribed to one of the more powerful plans. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hausse 0 #12 October 10, 2007 I'm used to 15'000 kbps at home in Switzerland just imagine how slow my 3'000 seems to be when I'm in the US Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beer 0 #13 October 11, 2007 People really need to stop using Beer as the title of their thread. I keep thinking it's a thread about me. Learn to be happy. You can't be there for anybody else in life if you can't learn to be there for yourself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
