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To: Valueman who wrote (714)	10/16/2000 10:07:35 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) of 1112

I am guessing that the assumptions you state GTH was using, 10% subscribers online at any given minute, are unreliable, there are times of the day and week (e.g. 3-4 p.m. when the market is crashing -g- ) where demand is much greater. Seriously, for video on demand, one of the killer apps, Saturday night will be a monster. You saw this, Europe Online says that satellite internet doesn't work. biz.yahoo.com You also saw this, StarBand, aka Gilat2Home, said that they didn't have a problem because they use different software. Message 14589857 Frank A. Coluccio hypothesized on the "Last Mile" thread that one factor might be the footprint of the signal: Message 14583542 justone tried to do a "back of the envelope" calculation on the "New" Frank Coluccio forum: Message 14485066 Frank's response: Message 14485706 My response, where I do my best to raise the question: Message 14491511 My guess is that because the radio signals to and from the satellites are going to different places, that the "pipeline" constraints of fiber or wire don't apply here - there ain't no pipe. The limiting factor is the size and speed and capacity of the satellite to send and receive information. But I admit that I am not an engineer and don't really have a clue.

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