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Originally posted by Slacker
i live in the fucking sticks and i can't get cable or dsl.
i know that there are some services that offer satellite
internet like Direct TV and Starband, just wondering if anyone
has any experience with this type of thing?
I heard that the download speed is good but upload speed is not.
Oh and go fuck yourself...bastards
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I currently use Bell Satellite internet and I tell you, it SUCKS
It's unidirectional, it's rather unreliable, but it's BETTER than the 26.4 dialup which is the max I can get in the boonies where I live. However some of the other satellite systems are bidirectional, but they have HUGE initial costs (generally upwards of $1500 at least to start) and cost about $150-$300 per month for the service. No matter what you aren't going to get anything near comparable to what you would have in a city
And with the unidirectional satellite, the satellite is for download, it still requires you to pay for a dialup connection, and it uses that connection for uploads. Paying the satellite AND the dialup accounts, expect to pay in the area of $90/month for internet.