On Sunday 17 Apr 2005 09:59, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Sunday 17 April 2005 10:48, M.Schild wrote: > > I have heard that from next June, our poor modem connection will > > be replaced by a satellite connection. > > Anyone kknows how this works? requirements,, equipments, etc? > > TIA > > Maryse > > No, but it can't get by the limitations set by physics : > > If the satellite is in geostationary orbit the packets will have to > travel 2*36000 kilometers, which means a delay of about 1/5 of a > second. So, expect some latency. > > Kaj Haulrich.
I used an Aramiska satellite sevice for a few months. For normal browsing the increased download speed was offset by the latency and it appeared roughly the same speed as dial up. However for downloading large files it was miles faster as once you get started the latency beomes irrelevant. Pete Ardnamurchan Scotland
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