Not sure about price bit physics says the latency will be there regardless. Just rakes that long to bounce a signal. On Jul 25, 2012 10:20 PM, "Ken" wrote: > > > What's the scoop on satellite interwebz these days? Still pricey & high > latency? > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* ChasM Marshall > *To:* parabellum7@yahoo.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 25, 2012 7:30 PM > *Subject:* RE: CenturyLink/DirectTV > > Hiya, > Here's my rural viewpoint: > > DirecTV: > We use DirecTV on two Satellite recievers, one dish. > Our premium bundle includes HBO. > Last week there was a Viacom blackout (which included Comedy Channel.) > I do not expect to be reimbursed at all. > The Texas-based 800 Phone service has outright lied to us regarding charges > we incurred to re-adjust dish pointing. Prior to service I was told that > the > standard $50.00 visit would be waived, but it wasn't. Naturally, > they called back to invite us to do a survey. (I almost cussed at em.) > Our DirecTV does not include Internet-anything (THAT would DOUBLE our > costs). > Being that Tonopah has NO cable, and NO Fiber for residents, it's a > monopoly. > > CenturyLink/QWest: > We have a CAT3 land line with QWest/CenturyLink and are lucky to get a > dial tone. > For fifteen years phone service, the fail rate is about four days every > two years. > Years ago, lightening killed my DirecTV receiver through the phone line. > Seems that windy wet weather can kill equipment at my local substation too. > The station is less than a mile away, but they cannot offer us DSL > service. huh? > It has multiple fiber T-1 links from local schools ten miles away. > A new housing sub-division, 15 miles distant, recently began offering DSL > service. > Nearby folks have dumped ALL telco services for one DSL connection. > Our Unified School District is five hundred square miles. > Being that Tonopah has only 7 thousand residents, it's a monopoly too. > Side notes: > There is a QWest CFO in Federal jail today for pension embezzelment. > There WAS a national Uniform Service Fund that telcos should be using, but > the FCC is now TWO YEARS behind in accounting for state expenditures. > Arizona is only one state that FCC regulation ignores. > Should I mention that the FCC operates like a monopoly? > I wouldn't know who to complain to, and have to chalk it up to rural life. > > If you think a new name or new management would change my opinion ... > > (-: Chas.M. :-) > > ------------------------------ > Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:08:39 -0700 > From: parabellum7@yahoo.com > Subject: Re: CenturyLink/DirectTV > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > Nice thing about DSL is you can pick your ISP. We used FastQ when we lived > in Mesa, it was good. Didn't have the peak speeds Cox did but it was much > more consistent and reliable. And, we had static IP's and could run home > servers, unlike cocks. Your results may vary, but should be good > performance if fiber is in your hood. Century Link Customer Service is a > sea of menus and sri lanka help-desk people. > > The DirecTV installers butchered the dish install, put lag bolts right > through the roof, big nasty leaking holes and splinters of wood and it > still wobbled in the wind. I would have been pissed had we not been doing a > roof job a few months later anyway. I re-installed it proper-like, it's > easy enough to do it yourself. More & better music channels, roomie liked > the sports line-up better. > > -Ken > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Mark Astrauskas > *To:* Main PLUG discussion list > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 25, 2012 6:19 PM > *Subject:* CenturyLink/DirectTV > > CenturyLink recently laid fiber in my area and is pitching their new > Internet/DirectTV service. Does anyone have recent experience with > CenturyLink's fiber offering or with DirectTV as well? It looks like I > could save a good amount every month and could even get a faster speed, so > I'm strongly considering it. > > Yelp reviews are awful, but so are the Cox Cable ones (my current > provider), so I'm seeking any firsthand comments or experiences. > > Thanks, > Mark > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing > list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, > or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >