[ILUG] Too good to be true?

[Baldwin_James at emc.com]

Yeah..saw that too...but I hear latency with satellite is in the +500
milliseconds range ..urgh....that's just nasty!

I hate when someone decribes their features as "Super-fast (Downloads)"
5 x T3's would be super fast.. not 400 kBIT/sec
"Future Proof System" - As long as technology stays static!

http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid7_gci528672,00.html
The nature of the satellite connection is good for Web browsing and for
downloading of files. Because of long latency compared with purely
land-based systems, interactive applications such as online
gaming(AAARRRGGGHHH!) are not compatible with satellite networks


"It would be out of this world to get an extra-terrestrial Net service
going, but I wouldn't be over the moon about it..."  - Taken from the
journal of an assinated comedian :)



-----Original Message-----
From: John McCormac [mailto:jmcc at hackwatch.com]



On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Fergal Moran wrote:

> Have a look at 
> 
> http://www.educom.ie/
> 
> Offering 400/128K 2 way satellite bandwith for £125 a month - £632 setup
and £299 installation - nationwide.  Spoke to them on the phone just there
and it IS static IP addresses and comes with a router so should be linux
friendly but the operator clammed up when I asked about shared bandwith -
but a brochure is on the way which will answer all my questions.
> 

If the satellite IP connectivty is supplied by OnStar then you are SOL. 
Onstar just pulled out of Europe according to theregister.co.uk. 

Regards...jmcc