Depending on the type of satellite connection you get. The 2-way connection (actually beams back to the satellite) requires an FCC license to install. This is simply because you are transmitting through the air. The 1-way with dial-up return is easy for anyone to install. Either way, your up-stream speed will completely suck. When it's the only option, it's liveable. When it's not the only option, it sucks!
I have been using DirecPC for about 1 year. Lookups take a long time so it makes things kind of sluggish. Mostly download times are pretty decent. Upload times are advertised at 128 KB/sec. I get about 40kb up.
Other than that, the major issue is Linux. With DirecPC, they do not support Linux. This is because their proprietary software (which authenticates you to their system) runs only on windows 98, 2K, and ME. This sucks bad, but if you want high (well, higher than dial-up) in the rural areas, you have to go with it. It beats all other options, but the price is high.
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Depending on the type of satellite connection you get. The 2-way connection (actually beams back to the satellite) requires an FCC license to install. This is simply because you are transmitting through the air. The 1-way with dial-up return is easy for anyone to install. Either way, your up-stream speed will completely suck. When it's the only option, it's liveable. When it's not the only option, it sucks!
I have been using DirecPC for about 1 year. Lookups take a long time so it makes things kind of sluggish. Mostly download times are pretty decent. Upload times are advertised at 128 KB/sec. I get about 40kb up. Other than that, the major issue is Linux. With DirecPC, they do not support Linux. This is because their proprietary software (which authenticates you to their system) runs only on windows 98, 2K, and ME. This sucks bad, but if you want high (well, higher than dial-up) in the rural areas, you have to go with it. It beats all other options, but the price is high.
SSH works fine... VPN does not.