I'm using Starband out of the Northwest Cascades. Downloads are a reliable 70kBps while uploads drag at a crawling 3-4 KBps. Ping times range from 0.5 to 2 seconds most days. Due to my isolated situation I'm forced to use VoiP for a quality sounding phone calls. It works well, if you and the person you are talking to don't mind the 5 second lag! Overall, this two way satellite connection has been stable and reliable, as long as you keep the snow off the dish! Rain (we get a lot) hasn't affected us at all.
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I'm using Starband out of the Northwest Cascades. Downloads are a reliable 70kBps while uploads drag at a crawling 3-4 KBps. Ping times range from 0.5 to 2 seconds most days. Due to my isolated situation I'm forced to use VoiP for a quality sounding phone calls. It works well, if you and the person you are talking to don't mind the 5 second lag! Overall, this two way satellite connection has been stable and reliable, as long as you keep the snow off the dish! Rain (we get a lot) hasn't affected us at all.