Agree. Everything I tried had unbearable latency. On 9/12/11, Kevin Fries wrote: > I had HughesNet at my last place. Worked great, but high latency. So I > agree with the comment about bad for Skype, and would add online gaming. > But had no trouble with dropbox. > > Kevin > On Sep 12, 2011 6:20 AM, "Lyle Tuttle" wrote: >> At 04:41 PM 9/11/2011, keith smith wrote: >>>I bumped into Satellite Internet today and found it has improved >>>vastly. I'm thinking this opens up faster internet access to those >>>rural areas where there is not DSL or cable Internet access. I work >>>from my home so I was very careful to ensure I would have access to >>>cable or DSL. Now I see living and working more rural might be an option. >>> >>>Anyone using Satellite Internet? If so what is your experience? >> >> My sister-in-law uses it as she lives on top of a mountain in >> Colorado.......ok for email, but not good for Dropbox xfers, Skype - >> voice or voice w/video. Too much delay drops connection......... >> >> Which satellite service did you check? I'm not sure what hers is, will > check. >> >> lyle tuttle >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Sent from my mobile device --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss