Yes, this is true, and I too use a 4Mbps cable connection due to home
business requirements. However, my understanding is that most DSL and
Cable users nationwide select the 256K line due to pricing, and I
understand that they are happy with it. I have used satelite connections
in the Carribbean and on ships and found them to be quite suitable for
everything but streaming movie channels, but then you can use the
satelite TV for that anyway. I have even used a shared connection on a 6
pc network and it was acceptable for typical tasks.
Regarding the other question that popped up about the uplink, you have
the choice of telephone uplink/satelite downlink or you buy the dish with
the transmitter in it and go satelite both ways. The folks in the
islands use the 2 way option due to poor land line reliability, and they
tell me it runs about 400-800K depending on who you subscribe through.
Many are using ip telephones now as well due to the poor domestic phone
service.
On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 07:34:07 -0700 Kelly Johnson <n6kj.kelly@gmail.com>
writes:
> Satellite internet can't be compared to DSL or Cable (or even BPL)
> broadband. The bandwidth is too low. I have a 1.5Mbps (downlink)
> DSL
> line that costs only $26.95/mo. I could get a 3Mbps (downlink)
> line
> for $29.95/mo. Cable can get you up to about 4 or 5Mbps (albeit,
> shared with other users). I've yet to see a satellite downlink
> giving
> you more than 512Kbps. We're talking an order of magnitude lower.
> DSL and Cable will continue to push bandwidth and satellite will be
> stuck. It's not a viable solution.
>
> A much more viable solution will be 3G cellular, WiMax, or ad-hoc
> WiFi
> networks. 3G cellular equipment exists today that can give you up
> to
> 3.8Mbps (albeit shared with other users and dependent on cell site
> proximity) and it will soon go to 7.6Mbps. WiMax is coming too.
>
> There is almost no end to the number of BPL alternatives. Too bad
> the
> FCC and PUC regulators can't see it.
>
>
> On 4/23/05, j4976@juno.com <j4976@juno.com> wrote:
> > What I don't ever hear mentioned is that those 5% who do not have
> cable
> > or a phone line suitable for DSL can get high speed internet
> service via
> > satelite. Its very common and affordable outside the US, but
> here, no
> > one wants to talk about it. There's just no reason for BPL in
> its
> > current format.
> >
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