[ale] OT - DSL

[Charles Marcus]

> From: Mike Panetta [mailto:ahuitzot at mindspring.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:29 AM
>
> Has anyone here used DirecTV's satellite internet service?  I use
> DirecTV for my tv provider so I think all I would have to do if I
> decided to switch from DSL is get the larger dish.  I understand that it
> both transmits and recieves through the dish, so bandwith can be pretty
> high.  Of course since its satellite it would have a higher latency, but
> I am not much of an online games player (unless there are some really
> good games for the ps2 internet adapter coming out, then I may change my
> mind ;).

A friend of mine has it and loves it.  She wishes it was as fast as our DSL
here, but it is reliable and works well.

Charles


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