Agree. Everything I tried had unbearable latency.
On 9/12/11, Kevin Fries <
kfries6@gmail.com> 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" <l.tuttle@cox.net> 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
>>
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