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Experiences with DirecWay Satellite Internet

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the had-it-up-to-here-with-56k dept.

Since moving outside Ann Arbor almost 2 years ago, I've had only a 56k modem to tether my home to the net. Cable, DSL and ISDN are impossible in my location. DirecWay now offers the DW6000, which appears to be an operating system agnostic router for satellite internet access. I already use DirecTV, so this might work well. I'm aware of the game crippling latency, but that's not a huge deal to me. The monthly price seems reasonable, but is there a catch? I'm abusing my power as Slashdot editor to ask for experiences with this (or similiar) services. Does it bog down during the day? Not work with common hardware? Hidden costs? Does it cost a fortune for the required professional installation? Is ssh completely unusable?

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  1. Dupe this immediately, Rob by doc_traig · · Score: 0, Flamebait


    The next front-page article needs to be

    "Slashdot Editor-in-Chief is a 56k-er"

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  2. Let me go ahead and do it for you by The+Ape+With+No+Name · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    a dupe.

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  3. abusing power by moojin · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "I'm abusing my power as Slashdot editor to ask for experiences with this (or similiar) services."

    YES YOU ARE.

    You should have submitted your "Ask Slashdot" article to another editor to be reviewed and accepted or rejected.

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  4. Re:Weather related problems.. by pimpybra · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "As far as weather related problems, we usually only run into them in the kind of storms where you wouldn't want to have your machines on most likely anyway." Pansy. Run that shit 24/7 or get the fuck out.

  5. This must be Monday... by IamGarageGuy+2 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is a new week so that would mean that we must now form brand new opinions of our "enemies." Wasn't DirectTV the company that was suing all of the "pirates" that purchased any form of Smartcard reader? The individual that has the responsibility of what to post and therefore the individual that decides what corporation gets lambasted, is now inquiring about a possible business relation with the same corporation.

    How about a little "Practice what you Preach"

    I have very little patience for hypocrites.

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  6. Re:DirectWay 2-way by Uma+Thurman · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    1) I know how police radars work. The only thing missing from your redundant description is the term "beat frequency".

    2) The radar detector is a superheterodyne (you spelled it wrong) receiver, that emits RF energy at the frequency of the intermediate signal.

    So what am I confusing again?

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