Hey stephen: >From personal experience, I can tell you to be prepared to be underwhelmed by any two-way satellite connection.
We put in a Direcway Starband Hughes two way satellite, which uses only a PC to allow you to connect, via proxy. Fast download, browsing speed was acceptable, but upload and sending attachments via email was *terrible* to the extreme. It killed more than 50% of my uploads in transit. Then this past weekend I worked as tech coordinator for a fishing tournament, where we uploaded our results via LincSat two-way connection ( which is also PC-only, but does act as a DHCP/router for a whole network seamlessly). It was stable, but speeds were disappointing for browsing and email -- downloads, however, were very fast once they stabilized. I have no experience with the XpressVu package (one-way/phone line combo). Hope that helps! Lincoln On 5/31/03 7:28 AM, "Stephen Foster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bell Canada just told me yesterday that despite having their new > kiosk(sub-station) in our neighbourhood for a couple of years they're > still not able to provide any high speed service. (Despite being told > the opposite when they were installed.) Cable says not in my lifetime > (hope they don't have insider knowledge). My only hope for fully > enjoying connections with our iBook and soon-to-arrive new iMac > appears to be satellite service. Does anyone have > information/experience regarding this? We're in Kingston, Ontario, > rural annex(ation). Thanks. Stephen -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Educational discounts are now available Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
