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And then there...... Now Hi-Speed Net

not as good as cable, but it isn't bad.

when the whether is good so is the connection :P


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marc Getty" <marc@getty.net>
To: "'Dan Smith'" <sad_rocc@yahoo.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 12:43 PM
Subject: RE: And then there...... Now Hi-Speed Net


>
> I have never had, nor have I ever worked with satellite based internet,
but
> I do know it sucks. Here is why:
>
> latency
> lA-t&n(t)-sE
>
> The time that elapses between a network request and the moment that
request
> is met. In networking, latency and bandwidth are the two factors that
> determine the speed of your connection; latency refers to the time it
takes
> for a data packet to move across a network connection [or the network
> circuit].
>
> <http://www.netlingo.com/right.cfm?term=latency>
>
> High bandwidth with a lot of latency still sucks!
>
> Even at the speed of light, the distance traveled between point a (you),
> point s (the satellite), point gs (ground station), and point ud (ultimate
> destination) is often 10x that of strictly terrestrial based broadband.
And
> this is does not count the huge number of hops between the source and
> destination.
>
> -Marc on crappy cable modem because I'm 14,000 feet from my CO making me
DSL
> ineligible
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Dan Smith
> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 12:04 PM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: And then there...... Now Hi-Speed Net
>
> I'll tell you what not to do and that's get satellite internet. On paper,
it
> looks pretty good and pretty fast but in reality it sucks ass. Great for
> downloading/uploading but for basic web surfing, you'll think you're still
> using dial-up.
>
> Dan
>
> Dan Bubb <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Unfortunately, some of us can't get High Speed. It just isn't available to
> my neighborhood!
> Kirsten hates my dial-up, but somehow suffers through it to upload her
cool
> videos. Really fun when
> the connection breaks halfway through the upload too. I pretty much hate
it
> too, but what are you
> going to do?
>
>
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 12:09 PM
> Subject: RE: And then there was light at the end of the tunnel (SHOCKY
> RUNS!)
>
>
> > Rhett,
> >
> > Two words for you... High Speed Internet... (before you slam my ability
to
> > count words, go watch Cheaper By The Dozen)
> >
> > Don't want to spoil it for you but Kirsten is semi topless during the
> > report.... LOL...
> >
> > Just kidding, Kirsten please don't be hatin', just picking on the poor
guy
> > since he can't see the awesome vids.
> >
> > BTW, Kirsten, Have you decided on your steering rack yet? Hit me up off
> > list if you haven't.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > David L. Winchell, II
> > DavidWinchell2@sprynet.com
> > 87 16V Scirocco
> > 86 8V Scirocco
> > 01 V6 Galant
> > 00 Silverado
> > www.cardomain.com/id/xavsbud
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Rhett Farnum
> > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:56 AM
> > To: fahrvegnugen@cox.net
> > Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org; Kirsten Jensen
> > Subject: Re: And then there was light at the end of the tunnel (SHOCKY
> > RUNS!)
> >
> >
> > That sucks!! The computers here on campus don't have Quicktime and I
> > don't have the net at home so I can't see Shocky running :-(
> >
> > Rhett
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 10:28:46 -0400, David Utley
> > wrote:
> > > Congratulations! I am glad to see that that light at the end of the
> > tunnel is not a train as Cathy persists! :-)
> > >
> > > One question, what EFI are you using? I was under the impression that
> you
> > were using factory EFI, not programmable EFI...
> > >
> > > Looks like a very nice job with all the details well-taken care of
> before
> > there is a possible problem. Although Dan and I have not always seen
> > eye-to-eye, it appears that he has helped you build it right...
> > >
> > > Congratulations again to you both...
> > >
> > > David
> > > >
> > > > From: Kirsten Jensen
> > > > Date: 2004/10/28 Thu AM 03:32:17 EDT
> > > > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > > Subject: And then there was light at the end of the tunnel (SHOCKY
> > RUNS!)
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Well....
> > > >
> > > > Shocky runs....
> > > >
> > > > ...with video footage to show for it ; )
> > > >
> > > > I made a temporary October page that has the link to the new video
> (and
> > > > a link to the other one) as well as some info regarding current swap
> > > > status etc:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.funksoulkitty.org/october/october.html
> > > >
> > > > YAY!!!! : ) : ) : )
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Kirsten -- Now with '79 Scirocco 20V....Shocky Jr.
> > > >
> > > > Sciroccos are my porn...AND....Have you hugged a Scirocco today?
> > > > http://www.funksoulkitty.org
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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