Broadband Shuffle

[numberwhun at hotmail.com (Numberwhun *****)]

He has issues with certain things on the Starband network.  Having to go to 
another port for the Web Server wasn't bad, but he cannot use bearshare or 
limewire.  They block those products.  He cannot connect with them.  Kind of 
really stinks.  He mentioned that there is a satellite service coming out 
hopefully next year that should have INCREDIBLE download rates for 
Satellite.  It's called Wild Blue.  Here is their link:

           http://www.wildblue.com/flash.htm

Jeff Kirkland


>From: "Brian J. Conway" <bconway at WPI.EDU>
>To: Numberwhun ***** <numberwhun at hotmail.com>
>CC: discuss at blu.org
>Subject: Re: Broadband Shuffle
>Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 02:36:49 -0500 (EST)
>
> > My coworker also has Starband.  We have been playing with the Sparc 
>machine
> > running Solaris 8 from work.  Today we were able to get his website 
>visible
> > from the internet.  Starband blocks port 80 so we used a different port.
> > Works like a champ.  He likes it and says it is MUCH better than dialup 
>even
> > though it is a little pricey.  (About $750 for the equipment then about 
>$60
> > a month.).
>
>How is latency?  That's the one complaint I always hear against satellite.
>I know a few people with it, one of whom I believe uses Starband, and he
>can never get better than 500 ms ping times to anything a hop or two away.
>Download speeds are great, though from what I hear, just don't try an ssh
>session unless you're patient. =)
>
>-b
>
>
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