Re: Broadband? Not! in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r18306344 en Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:58:06 EDT Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:58:06 EDT Re: Broadband? Not! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18309806 antdude :
said by golfgeek See Profile :

VPN? That is nearly impossible..........degrades tremendously using a VPN to the point of not working. I had the highest tier and that doesn't help.......Latency is the key and with satellite latency is horrible. Nuff said
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said by nasadude See Profile :

Exactly! People that live in rural areas don't deserve fast internet - it's the American way.
If Internet is that important to someone, and said person doesn't take the time to verify access availability at a new location to which he/she chooses to move, and then whines about it not being there, who's fault is that?
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That screen shot doesnt include the 2gb monthly usage cap. and you people think 160gb is ridiculousy low. Hughes is even lower, at 200MB]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18306690 Wed, 09 May 2007 12:30:51 EDT Re: Broadband? Not! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18306587 Fox McCloud :
said by CMoore2004 See Profile :

I'm about 300 feet from an RT also. My aunt, grandma, and several neighbors are still on dial-up. I'm ok with them not knowing about EVDO. Keeps my speeds steady. :)
yup, I'm in a similar situation; I'm 4250 feet from one RT (sadly, not lit with DSL yet), so, when ADSL2/ADSL2+ is deployed, I'll be able to get really nice speeds...but, that's just the problem, the RT isn't lit yet.

Either way, I have EVDO Revision A, too, and I have been very very happy with it; a fairly consistent 1250-1280k down and 200-250k up (would be around triple this, but the router limits upload speed...it's just a bug) with a ping of around 100ms to www.google.com.

If I play on the right gaming server for Battlefield 2, I can get a ping around 150-160 ms; not the greatest in the world, but it sure beats dial-up!

I just can't wait until Sprint optimizes their network next year to allow gaming and VoIP applications to get the necessary latency they need. (and EVDO can have a ping around 60-70 ms, so that's pretty doggone good).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18306587 Wed, 09 May 2007 12:11:23 EDT Re: Broadband? Not! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18306428 nasadude :
said by TKJunkMail See Profile :

These people choose to live in middle of nowhere and they get internet service that lets them work from home, browse, email, etc. and for max $85/mo. they get access and they get to live where they want.
Exactly! People that live in rural areas don't deserve fast internet - it's the American way.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18306428 Wed, 09 May 2007 11:35:25 EDT Re: Broadband? Not! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18306344 CMoore2004 : I'm about 300 feet from an RT also. My aunt, grandma, and several neighbors are still on dial-up. I'm ok with them not knowing about EVDO. Keeps my speeds steady. :)
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6.0Mb/608Kb for $34.99/month + $0.00 equipment fee.

Over twice as expensive for 1/4 the speed, and let's not mention that little 3 initial "F" word. Living "in the middle of nowhere" sure is expensive. But why is my phone service charge the same as someone living in the middle of say, Detroit? *rant* And why does the phone company have a RT (that was installed 2 years ago,) 1500 feet from my house, with no DSL?? Maybe they drove around the area and saw countless DirecWay/HughesNet and Wildblue dishes on homes and said to themselves "how will we ever compete with that!" I dunno, just seems odd. Perhaps they're just too busy trying to provide TV service to people who already have multiple options. Or maybe it's because they're too busy trying to fight off muni-projects. *rant over*
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If you average out the data rate for the Pro Pak you posted (17GB download), you manage to get ALMOST 56kbit for the maximum sustainable speed. Even the FCC wouldn't qualify it as broadband, but they do since it helps them with their little maps that show everyone can get broadband!

Just a sidenote: Funny that wildblue.com's title describes it as "Satellite Speed Internet".
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said by powerhog See Profile :

Max of $85/month? You've obviously never used satellite for Internet access- especially not for working from home.
Wildblue sat prices. Looks like priciest service is $79.95/mo to me.

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To get consistent connectivity via VPN, you have to subscribe to the higher tiers of satellite service. Before I was lucky enough to switch to a WISP, I was paying $100/month for service. Of course that plan is no longer available and current plans cost even more.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18306131 Wed, 09 May 2007 10:38:09 EDT Re: Broadband? Not! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18306082 TKJunkMail : These people choose to live in middle of nowhere and they get internet service that lets them work from home, browse, email, etc. and for max $85/mo. they get access and they get to live where they want.
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