Verizon offering 3Mbps

[Kenneth E. Lussier]

On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 10:37 -0400, Paul Lussier wrote:
> In a message dated: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 23:01:27 EDT
> "Brian Riley (maillist)" said:
> 
> >My download speeds are on the order of cable speeds and upload is slower but
> >At least as good as most DSL.
> 
> What's the latency like on that?  I'm assuming with a 48K mile
> round-trip minimum for every packet, latency must be rather high?

Latency has always been an issue with satellite service. Usually, they
have a high latency, and one of the most notable side effects is the
inability to use a VPN over satellite (just to tie this to another
current thread). Another problem with some satellite ISPs is that they
run NAT/PAT at the network head which interferes with VPNs, online
gaming, etc.

FWIW,
Kenny
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Kenneth E. Lussier <klussier at comcast.net>
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