July 18, 2007
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My latest toy
Speaking of adult toys, I've just managed to get my satellite broadband installed and am still testing it out. So far it is about 10-20 times faster than my dial-up was but was a real pain to get connected to. The dish and horn look like something out of star wars but the modem seems to be just an augmented two-way cable modem. More Later.
Later - I have discovered that this satellite doesn't work in a rainstorm, but it's sunny today so I'm back.
Being a glutton or punishment, I just upgraded to their fastest speed (1.5Mbps). It seems to be comparable to DSL, but is slower than the cable broadband I have in FL. It's much superior to the slow dial-up I have to use in the rain.
Getting the dish installed and up and running is somewhat more complicated (and expensive) than anything I've done before.
