CenturyLink/DirectTV

Thu Jul 26 07:35:25 MST 2012

The latency of satellite internet will never change.  The satellite is 
some 22,300 miles above the equator.  Because you're not on the equator, 
the distance to your home will be more than that.  The same goes for the 
facility that sends up what you download and receives what you upload.  
The speed the data moves at is limited to the speed of light.  As long 
as satellite based internet uses satellites in geostationary orbit, 
latency will be high.

My sister had satellite internet last  year and complained of the high 
price and quota.  She was allowed only 2GB of data per day. If she went 
over that, her download speeds were restricted for the rest of the day 
to something that made dialup look fast.
On 7/25/2012 22:20, Ken wrote:
> <forwarding to list>
>
> What's the scoop on satellite interwebz these days? Still pricey & 
> high latency?
>
>
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> *From:* ChasM Marshall <chasm750 at hotmail.com>
> *To:* parabellum7 at yahoo.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 25, 2012 7:30 PM
> *Subject:* RE: CenturyLink/DirectTV
>
> Hiya,
>   Here's my rural viewpoint:
>
> DirecTV:
> We use DirecTV on two Satellite recievers, one dish.
> Our premium bundle includes HBO.
> Last week there was a Viacom blackout (which included Comedy Channel.)
> I do not expect to be reimbursed at all.
> The Texas-based 800 Phone service has outright lied to us regarding 
> charges
> we incurred to re-adjust dish pointing.  Prior to service I was told 
> that the
> standard $50.00 visit would be waived, but it wasn't. Naturally,
> they called back to invite us to do a survey.  (I almost cussed at em.)
> Our DirecTV does not include Internet-anything (THAT would DOUBLE our 
> costs).
> Being that Tonopah has NO cable, and NO Fiber for residents, it's a 
> monopoly.
>
> CenturyLink/QWest:
> We have a CAT3 land line with QWest/CenturyLink and are lucky to get a 
> dial tone.
> For fifteen years phone service, the fail rate is about four days 
> every two years.
> Years ago, lightening killed my DirecTV receiver through the phone line.
> Seems that windy wet weather can kill equipment at my local substation 
> too.
> The station is less than a mile away, but they cannot offer us DSL 
> service.  huh?
> It has multiple fiber T-1 links from local schools ten miles away.
> A new housing sub-division, 15 miles distant, recently began offering 
> DSL service.
> Nearby folks have dumped ALL telco services for one DSL connection.
> Our Unified School District is five hundred square miles.
> Being that Tonopah has only 7 thousand residents, it's a monopoly too.
> Side notes:
> There is a QWest CFO in Federal jail today for pension embezzelment.
> There WAS a national Uniform Service Fund that telcos should be using, but
> the FCC is now TWO YEARS behind in accounting for state expenditures.
> Arizona is only one state that FCC regulation ignores.
> Should I mention that the FCC operates like a monopoly?
> I wouldn't know who to complain to, and have to chalk it up to rural life.
>
> If you think a new name or new management would change my opinion ...
>
>   (-:  Chas.M.  :-)
>
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> Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:08:39 -0700
> From: parabellum7 at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: CenturyLink/DirectTV
> To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>
> Nice thing about DSL is you can pick your ISP. We used FastQ when we 
> lived in Mesa, it was good. Didn't have the peak speeds Cox did but it 
> was much more consistent and reliable. And, we had static IP's and 
> could run home servers, unlike cocks. Your results may vary, but 
> should be good performance if fiber is in your hood. Century Link 
> Customer Service is a sea of menus and sri lanka help-desk people.
>
> The DirecTV installers butchered the dish install, put lag bolts right 
> through the roof, big nasty leaking holes and splinters of wood and it 
> still wobbled in the wind. I would have been pissed had we not been 
> doing a roof job a few months later anyway. I re-installed it 
> proper-like, it's easy enough to do it yourself. More & better music 
> channels, roomie liked the sports line-up better.
>
> -Ken
>
>
>
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> *From:* Mark Astrauskas <apetc at cox.net>
> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 25, 2012 6:19 PM
> *Subject:* CenturyLink/DirectTV
>
> CenturyLink recently laid fiber in my area and is pitching their new 
> Internet/DirectTV service. Does anyone have recent experience with 
> CenturyLink's fiber offering or with DirectTV as well? It looks like I 
> could save a good amount every month and could even get a faster 
> speed, so I'm strongly considering it.
>
> Yelp reviews are awful, but so are the Cox Cable ones (my current 
> provider), so I'm seeking any firsthand comments or experiences.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
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