DishNet (Satellite Internet Service)

[X]

I'm thinking I may just switch to dish satellite and keep my broadband internet
Sent from my phone...in my pocket...with my mind.

 

[Crystallas]

If the price is right, that's not a bad deal too. I would talk to people locally about the issues they have, see if you can cover your bases early to get uninterrupted service.

Also, do you have good FTA service or OTA signal? You could even get rid of TV and use air TV. Use that money for a streaming device to watch internet programing.

 

[ShiftyDevil]

Doesn't satellite still have pretty bad latency?

I guess that's not a big deal unless your gaming or video conferencing or something a long those lines.

 

[Crystallas]

Doesn't satellite still have pretty bad latency?

I guess that's not a big deal unless your gaming or video conferencing or something a long those lines.

They're surprisingly good considering the distance. But yeah, no more sub 100ms pings, that's for sure. 400-500 range. What's nice about some of the satellite ISPs is that you can actually increase your ping over a longer range, than through the bee-line on land. So Chicago to Europe might actually be slightly better because it's a few straight shots, opposed to hub, subnetworks to hub to user, etc.

 

[ShiftyDevil]

They're surprisingly good considering the distance. But yeah, no more sub 100ms pings, that's for sure. 400-500 range. What's nice about some of the satellite ISPs is that you can actually increase your ping over a longer range, than through the bee-line on land. So Chicago to Europe might actually be slightly better because it's a few straight shots, opposed to hub, subnetworks to hub to user, etc.

I haven't done anything network related (well, network that runs outside our server room) in.....ages. I think the last time I did any serious network-y stuff was still in college.

But yeah, to the OP, I'd avoid satellite if I could, and a cap that small is a bad idea.