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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. 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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