the latency is high, atleast with current directPC stuff, wireless
connectsions themselvs arn't bad.. i run 802.11 stuff at work, and i get
about 2.5-3ms latency across the links. (DSSS 11mb breezecom)
but i'll agree, right now.. DirectPC is not that great.. tho i have heard
that there is a service that provides usenet feeds over satelite, which is
just download constant.
Thank You,
Ben Kochie (ben at nerp.net)
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On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
> Only requires a 28.8 modem for upload. 56K modems only increase download
> speed, upload is still maximum of 33.6 and in practice that is a 28.8
> upload.
>
> Also, I would avoid wireless Internet for your PC at all costs. The latency
> must be horrible. I have heard that it is as much as one second. Think
> about it, these satellites are in a high geo-stationary orbit above the
> equator. A photon can circle the planet 7 times in a second. Assuming a
> packet is going to traverse at least the equivalent of once concentric orbit
> (a broad assumption) and all the electronics in between, I don't see how you
> could get anything less than 500 ms anyway.
>
> Tom Veldhouse
> veldy at veldy.net
>
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>
>
> > Does anyone know anything about DirecPC? Currently, it's a 400K download
> > dish, but requires a 56K connection for upload. I've heard rumors that
> > they've got bidirectional dishes working, and in as little as 2 months
> > should have something rolled out for the consumer. I'm holding off on
> > getting my cable modem installed because I'd rather have the portability
> > of a 2-way dish over cable or DSL any day.
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