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I'm waiting for wireless that will reach out the same 5 kliks from the 
station as DSL.  Sadly, where I live, cable and DSL only arrived the 
last year or two.

Jack Beale wrote:

> 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.... 
>  
> Jack Beale
> jack.beale@att.net <mailto:jack.beale@att.net>
>  
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Russell Duffy <mailto:13brv3@bellsouth.net>
> *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft <mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> *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)