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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. 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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  3. 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.