My wife and I are shopping for a new home. We will be leaving behind our current house, deep in the heart of DOT.COM heaven, where I have become spoiled by my cablemodem connection. We are looking at places where we will be able to see stars in the sky. (And no, we haven't seen funny looking kids with banjos out there.)
The problem is, I know they don't have cablemodem out there, and I don't think I could get DSL out there either. So I have been looking into Satellite (DirecPC) solutions. I am hoping that you folks will be able to share your observations and experiences with me.
First off, are there any other types of connections I should investigate (short of getting my house wired with T1)? Is DirecPC the only satellite solution now available?
How has performance been?
Do any of you have the new Satellite Return (2-way) feature yet? Does it require a second dish? Is it similar to 2-way cable in that you get a dynamic IP address? Can a friend ping you?
Are you able to share your DirecPC between computers? How about protection? (I currently use my Linksys cablemodem router in liu of a full fledged firewall)
Thanks in advance,
Dave
The problem is, I know they don't have cablemodem out there, and I don't think I could get DSL out there either. So I have been looking into Satellite (DirecPC) solutions. I am hoping that you folks will be able to share your observations and experiences with me.
First off, are there any other types of connections I should investigate (short of getting my house wired with T1)? Is DirecPC the only satellite solution now available?
How has performance been?
Do any of you have the new Satellite Return (2-way) feature yet? Does it require a second dish? Is it similar to 2-way cable in that you get a dynamic IP address? Can a friend ping you?
Are you able to share your DirecPC between computers? How about protection? (I currently use my Linksys cablemodem router in liu of a full fledged firewall)
Thanks in advance,
Dave
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