----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles A. Crayne" <ccrayne@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 6:22 AM Subject: Re: dial on demand > On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 06:05:00 +0100 > "Bryan Hepworth" <bryan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > :I used to do dial > :on demand until a satellite dish arrived in february! > > I am currently looking at satellite alternatives. Would you mind letting me > know what you chose, and what your experiences were? > > -- Chuck Chuck We didn't have any alternatives as ADSL was not available at the local telephone exchange. Note the .co.uk in the address! So we stuck a satellite dish on the end of the warehouse c/o aramiska. It certainly helped out with the increasing internet and mail activity. We have had odd foibles with the satellite delay though, britishairways.com being a notable example of going 'round in circles yet working OK at home on a British Telecom ADSL landline. Apparently due to the time lag of beaming it up and back down again. So for the most part it's fine but the home connection is a lot cheaper and I'd have to say quicker than the work one on a consumer ADSL connection. adslguide.org.uk lists the figures and it's about £30 a month instead of a few hundred. Like I said we didn't have a choice and it was the only option open to us. HTH Bryan -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
