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To: bowledover who wrote (22769)	10/10/2001 10:21:36 AM
From: arno	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

You may want to look at this thread for info and links. #subject-33733

To: bowledover who wrote (22769)	10/10/2001 10:37:47 AM
From: Rick Faurot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

I have seen one guy on othernet posting about Starband. He complains he gets disconnected more frequently than he would like. I believe there is a little more latency in sat connections than other types and this can equate to a two or three second lag.

To: bowledover who wrote (22769)	10/10/2001 12:43:28 PM
From: Esteban	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

I believe Rick is right about the latency. I think it's a factor of how far the signal needs to be broadcast - up to the satellite in space and back down. I have DirectTV, and I know if I have one TV using satellite and another using a regular broadcast antenna watching the same program, the show on the satellite is about 3 seconds behind. I use ISDN for that very reason. NO cable or DSL available here in the rural California mountains. Esteban