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R,
I have the DirecWay satellite Internet service, and have
for about two years. I also continually monitor the upload/download
speeds, so have some understanding of how well it works.
DSL speed is usually 350,000 b/s (0.3 Mb/s) in
either direction. Cable is variable, but generally will provide 1.2 Mb/s,
unless you happen to live in a neighborhood where cable use is very high.
In that case, your bandwidth will be limited by your neighbors use of the
cable.
Satellite is fast on download, but slow to
upload.
If you average-out the satellite download speeds, it's
about 1 to 1.2 Mb/s. I've seen it vary from zero to 4 Mb/s - it's a
very "saw-toothed" type of connection. Rather than being a steady 1.2
Mb/s connection the graph shows a lot of variation during any download
session. As I said, though, it's about 1 Mb/s average.
Uploads, on the other hand are limited to about 64
Kb/s. This is quite slow and can be a big problem if you try to upload
large graphic files.
Here, in this area, cable and DSL are
(currently) non-existent....
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 12:28 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Bellsouth test
Unfortunately, I can't find
my satellite dish....The hurricane removed it. Paul Conner
Call your insurance company. They have a new one
for you :-)
I've never heard anyone complain about the more
recent DTV internet, but I expect that it isn't as fast as a good DSL
or Cable connection. It all boils down to how much it's worth to
you. Internet is VERY important to me, and I'd pay whatever it cost to get
a good connection. If you want to spend your money on something less
important, like say.... food, go ahead
:-)
BTW, Bellsouth might be behaving now, since it doesn't
seem like I'm getting all the posts at one time like before, so I'll see if this
shows up in a timely fashion.
Rusty (always on, as it should
be)
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