On Thursday 14 August 2003 02:11, Bryan Hepworth wrote: > > 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. > I have a customer (Leoma, Tennessee, USA) who went with satelite for the same reasons and has kicked and cussed it, and himself, daily since then. It rarely performs any better than dialup and goes out completely when it's overcast or raining. Joebewan -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
