http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Is-it-just-me-19769946 en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:46:21 EDT Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:46:21 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Is-it-just-me-19773292 said by GeekGirl1:

Welcome to "Let's Do a Press Release" week. Thanks to CES.

Wow, 10 times the capacity? Lemme see, it's Ka-Band, not Ku-Band. Translation: Higher frequency means wider pipes to stuff more bits through.

However, it does not mean that you can run your Half-Life 2 server through it. It's parked up in geostationary orbit just like all the other commercial satellites (except Iridium). It's that latency (lag) thing - roughly 1/4 S each direction.

The total pipe size might be 10x, but that doesn't mean each user gets 10x.
The pipe isn't necessarly 10x wider, but they plany on using spot beaming antennas to reuse the same frequencies across different parts of the country]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Is-it-just-me-19773292 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:24:59 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Is-it-just-me-19770094
Wow, 10 times the capacity? Lemme see, it's Ka-Band, not Ku-Band. Translation: Higher frequency means wider pipes to stuff more bits through.

However, it does not mean that you can run your Half-Life 2 server through it. It's parked up in geostationary orbit just like all the other commercial satellites (except Iridium). It's that latency (lag) thing - roughly 1/4 S each direction.

The total pipe size might be 10x, but that doesn't mean each user gets 10x.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Is-it-just-me-19770094 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:17:57 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Is-it-just-me-19769946
I wonder if I can use that same tactic in real life?

Annual review time at work looking back on the past years accomplishments... "I plan on doubling productivity next year"

At the bank when applying for a mortgage... "I have a plan to earn 2 million dollars a month from home -- Trust me."

On a date... "I have the stamina of a stallion"

Paying bills... "The check is in the mail."

Maybe I'll just believe what I see... "We're slowly rolling out fiber, hurry up and sign up to wait while we tease you with inserts in your monthly phone bill." "Your cable service is like a BMW, so it's a slow Isetta but it's still a BMW." and "Your satellite service is 10x faster than dial-up, even if the lag is about as good as a disconnected 56k modem. What's that? Don't have Satellite but you want it? You'll have to live with that modem just a little longer."]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Is-it-just-me-19769946 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:51:20 EDT