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Really Remote Internet Access

Posted by Zonk on from the can-we-have-a-souvenir? dept.

RexDart writes "The BBC Online has profiled Duane DeFreitas, an adventurer and guide living in Guyana. He's three hours away from the nearest town (in the dry season; three days away when it's raining), yet has full internet access via satellite. His latest project: setting up Skype for phone service, as soon as he can import a microphone and speakers. Yet more proof that the internet is truly everywhere. Mind the jaguar."

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  1. bi directional satellite? by Local+Loop · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I thought satellite internet was downlink only, with the uplink being provided by a phone modem. What is this guy using that is bi-directional?

  2. Re:setting up Skype for phone service by leonmergen · · Score: 1, Insightful

    <Your Dvorak remark here>

    Ha, I can do that too! :)

    <Your Funny comment here>

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  3. So.. yeah by Sase · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If he doesn't have a credit card.. how is he paying for this mysterious satellite?

    Or is he pirating it?

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  4. Apparently, nobody really cares by iammaxus · · Score: 1, Insightful

    When all 4 of the 5-rated comments (That's with a +1 modifier for insightful and interesting) are "Funny" and are just making fun of the content of the article, you can tell no one really cares. Wow, he uses satellite internet, and what do you know, satellite internet actually does what its supposed to by working outside of places where you can get other types of access. He uses Skype, that's also amazing.

  5. Ummm by Nailer · · Score: 3, Insightful

    has full internet access via satellite. His latest project: setting up Skype for phone service

    Combining a high latency connection with an app that demands low latency? Good luck.