The latency is not due to the signal type, but the physics of traveling that distance. DirectWay is data, not TV signals. The service is operated by DirecTV, but it is no different than any other VSAT terminal.
Joe -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David A. Browning Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 12:00 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: RE: [WISPA] Satellite Anyone? I use satellite in my mobile wireless distribution trailers. With commercial grade accounts the bandwidth is decent, but the inherent latency makes VOIP typically unusable. You of course notice some delay on the click through items as well, but what do you expect for a signal that has to travel 50,000 miles round trip? There are better systems than Direcway, but the equipment costs are ten times more. Direcway's systems are based on TV signal and data has to be converted in the transition, others are based off data signals only have far lower latency. Thanks! David A. Browning Advanced Wireless Networks (541) 280-5834 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 7:29 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Satellite Anyone? It's common outside the US as there are often not good connections to even the largest cities in many countries. In the US I've heard of it being done. Usually the costs are much higher and the performance lower than lan based systems (for $300 to $400 per month you can get a 5 year lease on a LOT of high end backhaul gear and cover many tens of miles). laters, Marlon (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services 42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp! 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 10:25 PM Subject: [WISPA] Satellite Anyone? > Hello everyone, > > Has anyone successfully used satellite (ie, Directway 7700 or similar) > as their source of upstream bandwidth? If so or if not, why? How did it > turn out? Any suggestions? T1's are hard to come by here, and I'm still > shopping for alternatives. > > Jason Wallace > WISP Startup in AZ > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.1/104 - Release Date: 9/16/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.1/104 - Release Date: 9/16/2005 -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
