I'm Baaaaaaack!!!!!

[danrok]

Was that via Sky TV or something?

[Aedan]

Originally Posted by Time to Paws

That's why I ended up using the GPRS type of cell service. As they improve the service areas the speed should improve with no caps.

GPRS = 38Kbit downstream and 9.6Kbit upstream in it's fastest configuration. 3G and EV1 offer faster speeds.

[Aedan]

Originally Posted by danrok

Was that via Sky TV or something?

Via the Astra cluster in Europe - done properly, you get true asymetrical IP routing whereby the return path for your machine is via satellite. Done cheaply, you just talk to a proxy server that proxies over the satellite, causing plenty of headaches for some programs...

[Time to Paws]

Originally Posted by Áedán

GPRS = 38Kbit downstream and 9.6Kbit upstream in it's fastest configuration. 3G and EV1 offer faster speeds.

Sorry should have been more specific The card is a GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA (at least when they get the HSDPA in my area). The hsdpa is rated as somewhere around 1Mb/s or so (If I remember right)...

I see ~80Kb/s now, and when I get the antenna hooked up, I hope to see faster as I'll be able to get a stronger signal. At least that is the plan Because of the shape of the river and the hills between me and the towers I hope the extra height will give me a better line of sight to them.

The problems with satellite, at least here in the states, that ruled it out for me:
1. The cost was about $80 a month
2. The equipment cost was around $300+
3. They all had caps of some type. Directway/Earthlink/etc.. Would let you download about 150 megs at ~1.5 Mb/s in a 4 hour period and then throttle you back to about 128 Kb/s. Another one called blue - something allows full speed of 1.5 Mb/s but once you reach 17 Gigs (if I remember the eula correctly) in a rolling 30 day period, they shut you down. The really bad thing about their eula was that if you exceeded the limit an unspecified amount of times they could terminate your service without warning. To me that is wrong, as you'd be stuck with $300+ worth of worthless equipment, until they let you back on their network.
4. Mounting the dish. Some marinas I've been really get upset when you mount a dish on their docks or pilings. Mounting on the boat or floating piers has to much movement for two-way internet (Ok for one way TV though).


Adolph

[Time to Paws]

Originally Posted by Daniel ~

Can't you borrow a few things the Navy would never really miss to spice up your communications? They're bound to have a few useful things laying around hey?

One of the few drawbacks to retiring, you just don't see stuff running down the road anymore . Everyone I knew from back then has either moved on or retired. And these "kids" just don't respect us "old" retire farts
Oh course all of the positives definatly out way the one or two drawbacks.

20 years aboard subs seems just the training needed to learn to live in small spaces...but you no doubt prefer your present company.

Not to mention the joys of the captaincy rating, just the post every wife aspires to! ":O}

Actually I'm the captain and she's the Admiral!!!!

Say, if you sea types still Shag-hi let me know and I'll send you my address!

sorry but that's a new one to me

Adolph

[danrok]

Shag-hi? The less said about that the better!

[robbie]

Better than Shag-lo I guess.

[Toro]

Originally Posted by danrok

Was that via Sky TV or something?

no it was various different companies, was litterly years ago.

And Aedan, please dont mention Astra Satellites again I used to work for Sky TV, and it brings back bad memories

Originally Posted by robbie

Better than Shag-lo I guess.

each to their own though

[chrisbard]

Did they wash your mind Toro? Upss I think not...you still have them memories. Awwww would those mem be really yours???

[Daniel ~]

and there's lag...

[Toro]

Originally Posted by chrisbard

Did they wash your mind Toro? Upss I think not...you still have them memories. Awwww would those mem be really yours???

as far as I can remember they are

[Daniel ~]

Originally Posted by danrok

Shag-hi? The less said about that the better!

OK! OK "Shanghai"! Spell corrected!

(Just you wait until you guys stumble into your next metaphysical dilemma!!) LOL

You can still have my address if you need it TTP! ":O}