[Linux-users] Hughes Data-Sat service anyone?

[Rickey Moore]

On 8/28/07, Michael Hipp <Michael at hipp.com> wrote:
> Ric Moore wrote:
> > Plunking along with a 56K USRobotics... I remember the time I would have
> > killed for one. Since I'm really in the toolies, I had to throttle her
> > down for reliable transmission. Remember init strings? We used to trade
> > them like baseball cards. "Here's the Hank Aaron of init strings for a
> > DC Hayes!" I would boast.
> >
> > So, a nicely endowed Geek Gurrl was boasting of the <ahem> "Performance"
> > of the Hughes Data Satellite System on TV tonight. How about it? Anyone
> > have a clue?? Price? Performance? They say they don't need a phone for
> > uplink, which is certainly a plus. I gotta get some speed. I'm
> > downloading at 3.1 and that really really sucks. Any advice will be
> > appreciated!! Great Googly Moog, the mail will be pouring in like
> > treacle on a cold day.
> >
> > I'm dying here, someone please just shoot me, Ric
>
> I had satellite for two long years. It's certainly better than dialup.
> But it is /the/ last choice. You haven't lived until you've experienced
> 4-digit ping times.
>
> Before I'd look at Hughes, I'd look at Wildblue. I've installed a couple
> of clients with it and it works just as well as Hughes and is cheaper.
> Their tech support isn't quite the bad joke that Hughes' is.
>
> Before I looked at any kind of satellite, though, I'd look at some EVDO
> solution. Sprint, AT&T/Cingular, Verizon, or Alltel. Near DSL speeds
> ping times in the low 3 digits. It's what I use here at the SOHO and I
> don't miss my DSL (much).
>
> Before that I'd scour the highways and byways for a WISP. They're almost
> everywhere.

EVDO? WISP? I'll check into Wildblue and see what they claim. I'm
hoping to get ur Non-Profit to fork it over for the bills. <evil
cackles> Ric