Experiences with DirecWay Satellite Internet

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?

Comments

Re:What about the price? What about T1?

[DAldredge]

All the IRS would have to do is read /. and see that he doesn't edit the site. That would ruin his business expense right there!

Re:No way

[WIAKywbfatw]

I recall someone once writing in their journal about how they messaged the editors to ask if they could explain what an ambiguous (not common and not made any clearer by the story) three-letter acronym (TLA) in a story summary was an abbreviation from. The reply back from Taco simply read "Sucks to be you".

This is the guy who when politely asked by a reader (a subscriber too, if I remember correctly) to clarify what a certain TLA stands for fires off a sarcastic and snide reply. Yet he's surfing at home on a dial-up? I've just got one thing to say:

Wow, Taco. Sucks to be you.

Flash Required

[dubner]

For a supposedly "operating system agnostic" ISP I'm disappointed that Flash is required to use DirecWay's web site.

Of course, "agnostic" means "skeptical about the existence of God". Perhaps what is required is a full "atheist operating system".

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Joe