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| High speed internet access via satellite |
| 11:13:56 pm mst / 10 February 2001 found by paul / filed in internet / source MSNBC 102 hits / 2 comments / 2 e-mails |
| Geeknews.net pointed us towards this story on broadband access via satellite for those users who live outside of cable modem and DSL range. |
| This has special relevance to us at GeekPress, since we are thinking of moving to an area of Colorado where this is the case. |
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| Well, I dunno by Argyle 10:31:35 am mst / 11 February 2001 / # 2 |
| If all you do is surf & dowload, it will probably be fine. However, I hear that it completely kills online gaming due to the 46,000 mile roundtrip your signals need to make via the satellite. |
| Kim Kommando Uses Starband by MysteriousStranger 9:42:05 am mst / 11 February 2001 / # 1 |
| Kim Kommando, based in Phoenix, Arizona has said she uses the Starband Satellite system to connect to the internet. Since she's the 'Digital Guru' that's probably how I'll go also. |