Susan:
Oops. My statement that satellite systems use a telephone line for
uploads was wrong. The newer systems can use the satellite for both
uploads and downloads. Take a look at this site:
http://navasgroup.home.att.net/index.htm
Regards,
Carroll Grigsby


Carroll Grigsby wrote:
>
> Susan:
>
> I don't think that DSL is not a viable solution for you. "Living in the
> country" is the problem, as verified by your slow connection speeds.
> ADSL has a limit of about 3 miles of telephone line (NOT the same "as
> the crow flies") between you and the Telco switch point. That pretty
> much reduces your options to satellite and (maybe) cable. While I'm not
> familiar with satellite, a friend in a similar situation to yours is
> very pleased with it. Download speeds are excellent, although there are
> some latency problems because you have to do the uploading via a
> telephone connection. (Which, IIRC, are incredibly expensive in your
> area.) In other words, it's very good for downloading files, normal
> surfing, e-mail, etc., but not so great for game playing, and probably
> wouldn't be workable if you wanted to run some sort of server.
>
> Regards,
> Carroll Grigsby
>
> "Susan S. Hays" wrote:
> >
> > Could someone please tell me which is faster and more reliable, DSL or
> > Satelite?  DSL is not yet available in my area, but Satelite is.  I live in
> > the country, if that makes any difference.  My phone line is currently
> > connecting at 28,800 and I have a 56K modem.  I was connecting much faster
> > until I added a second phoneline.  I have called the phone company several
> > times and of course, they say that nothing is wrong with my line.  So I've
> > given up on that.  Sure could use some input because I know nothing about DSL
> > or Satelite.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Susan Hays

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