mwarney
join:2007-12-16
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December 19th, @05:25PM
| reply to firefly
Re: Skyway vs. StarConnect
I guess I don't really have a good handle on what my usage would be. I've always had cable for my internet so I've never had to keep track. 500mb just seems like a very small number these days. I mean, just about every web page I open has some sort of streaming media coming at me. I'm guessing I would hit that 2500mb withing the first week or so which means that most of the time I would be running slower than dial up (I'm actually getting between 80 and 90 kbps both up and down on my dial up). I do like the pricing, and the easy installation. I guess I should run some kind of monitoring software to see what my traffic is like now for basic email and web surfing. I can always do the software downloads after midnight.
Do you know if I can connect this system directly to a router for a shared connection on my network? How about the satellite... How high is it above the horizon? How would I know if I can "see" it? I have Dish Network for my TV and that is no problem but I've heard some of these satellites are very low on the horizon.
So if you spread this out evenly over 30 days, (83 mb per day) wouldn't you be running at 64kbps all the time? In any case, it looks to me like you will be getting reduced bandwidth the majority of the time. |
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u2builder
join:2007-12-20
Alstead, NH
| Firefly, I have a question. I downloaded Leechget which you mentioned, but can't figure out how to schedule the download. I find the schedule icon, but I set it and then it changes back to current time. This may be impossible to explain, but if you have used this and know, please give me a hint.
Mwarney, I think the Skyway Sat is higher than Wild Blue. I didn't want to try Wild Blue because it was marginal and the installer wanted $100 just to tell me if I could actually get it. Skyway and Direct TV seem to have exactly the same coordinates. I think Skyway is on AMC 4. Somewhere on the Skyway site you can punch in your zip and get the azimuth and elevation. Or if you email them they will tell you. Or call them. Real people answer the phone which also helped sell me. I have always gotten a real person without listening to any messages, pushing any numbers, or waiting.
I have my computer connected to a Linksys G router, which connects to the Skyway modem. It works great. My son and I can both be on our separate computers at the same time. This is a huge advantage over dialup. Years ago I bought a router, only to find out they didn't work with dialup. |
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mwarney
join:2007-12-16 | Thanks... I think I'll gove them a call |
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