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Jason McIntosh wrote:
> I'd like to toss out a quick note on the Satellite connection -
> parents got that as they live out in the country. Let's just say they
> almost went back to dialup, as it was about the same speed, but didn't
> due to the hassle of having to use a phone line. The quality is
> supposedly TOTAL crap, and the DirectWay people are horrible about
> fixing or working on it. UGH. In other words, satellite isn't there
> yet. Annoys the hell out of me too because it's really bad when you
> consider the amount of money spent on it (DirectWay isn't cheap), how
> poor service you're getting. Essentially, I feel like my parents are
> being ripped off by it, but no choice when you live out in the
> country.....
> Jason
One of the people at work got it, and has been pretty happy with it.
There's some pretty serious latency issues, so gaming is positively out,
but his description jives pretty well with a slow request followed by
quick download.
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