I don't know of any resources offhand, but here were the basics back when I sold it (circa 2001):
Not always on. Satellite dish was the downlink, standard phone line/modem was the uplink. Basically unroutable by hardware routers -- you had to use something like Internet Connection Sharing because of the modem connection. Fast downstream, but high latency (500ms lag just from the satellite distance). Basically only a good option if there's no other broadband to be had. HTH. --Ben William Bowen wrote: > I know absolutely noting about satellite internet services. > > And between, jury duty and rehearsal i won't have enought time to sort > it out for my parents, anybody got any links to useful site explaining > the inner workings, basics, etc? > > Simple questions they'll need answers to: > > 1. Always on like DSL or cable? > 2. router needs > > stuff like that. > > thanks! > > -- > will > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > and that would just be unacceptable." > - Carrie Fisher > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:202641 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
