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<DIV><FONT size=2>Yesterday I went to Metro-net and played with a Starband (two
way satellite) system for a while, just surfing the internet.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>It is not as bad as I thought, and better than regular modems.
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Most websites came up quickly after about a 1-2 second
pause. The only websites that were noticeably slow, were the ones
with pages that had a bunch of different files for icons, and buttons. The
more individual items on a page the more noticeably slow it was. I
thought MSN.com would be slow because of all of the stuff on the page, but it
popped up like my cable modem. Perhaps because it is accessed so often,
they have it cached better.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>On pictures I did not see the slow picture build like I see
when using dial-up. They were pretty snappy.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>After playing for 15 minutes, I think it is better than
dial-up, but not as good as cable modem or dsl. I have not tried
IDSN.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Kip</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=fredjame@concentric.net href="mailto:fredjame@concentric.net">Fred
James</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discuss@ntlug.org
href="mailto:discuss@ntlug.org">discuss@ntlug.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 03, 2002 10:00
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Re: High
Speed Internet "in the sticks"</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>After investigation satellite, my guess is it would be good for
"over the road truckers" and other folks who are constantly on the move.
I suppose stranded on an island or in the wilderness would qualify as
well. Even a dial up can do that kind of speed.<BR><BR><BR>Minh Duong
wrote:<BR>
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type="cite"><PRE wrap="">If I had a choice, I would go with cable before<BR>satellite. Satellite is metered meaning you have to<BR>pay for the amount of data you get. Plus you need a<BR>phone line for uploads I think. Speed and performance<BR>between the two are comparable. But in some places,<BR>the only thing you can get is satellite.<BR><BR>Minh<BR></PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">Message: 1<BR>Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 22:57:13 -0500<BR>From: Rusty Haddock <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="mailto:rusty@fe2o3.lonestar.org"><rusty@fe2o3.lonestar.org></A><BR>To: <A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="mailto:discuss@ntlug.org">discuss@ntlug.org</A><BR>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] High Speed Internet "in<BR>the sticks"<BR>Organization: 1/entropy<BR>Reply-To: <A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="mailto:discuss@ntlug.org">discuss@ntlug.org</A><BR><BR>Kipton Moravec wrote:<BR> >Any recommendations for getting faster internet<BR>connections in Anna<BR> >Texas (about 12 miles north of McKinney)?<BR><BR>We have CableOne.Net up here in Van Alstyne and I've<BR>been fairly happy<BR>with their cable modem service these past 4 months. <BR>You might check<BR>with their office in Sherman and see what sort of<BR>possibilities they<BR>have for providing cable in your area.<BR><BR>A neighbor of ours, about 1/2-mile to the south,
has<BR>bidirectional<BR>satellite internet service. I can query him about<BR>it if you'd like.<BR>He seemed to be fairly happy about it.<BR><BR>Also, you might check with "Alpha & Omega Computer<BR>Systems" on Preston<BR>Rd in V.A. and see what they can do for you.<BR><BR>Good luck!!<BR><BR> -Rusty-<BR>-- <BR> _____ Rusty Haddock = KD4WLZ = <BR><A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="mailto:rusty@fe2o3.lonestar.org">rusty@fe2o3.lonestar.org</A><BR>|\/ o \ o<BR>| ( -< O o The day Microsoft makes something<BR>that doesn't suck<BR>|/\__V__/ is the day they start making<BR>vacuum cleaners.<BR><BR><BR><BR>--__--__--<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Discuss mailing list<BR><A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="mailto:Discuss@ntlug.org">Discuss@ntlug.org</A><BR><A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="https://ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss">https://ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss</A><BR><BR><BR>End of Discu
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