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Wild Blue Yonder

Well, here we are. Satellite Internet.

First impressions …

The latency (time it takes to act on anything) is slow – over a second or two. Takes a bit of getting used to! It isn’t a problem as I don’t play shoot-em-up games on the internet. And I understand why this is (speed – not […]

Oranges and Lemons

After a brief flirtation with Orange as a possible Internet Provider, I have gone looking for someone better.

A claimed 1,000kbps download rate (approx what you would expect in an impoverished 3rd world country) turned out to be less than half (450kbps), then gradually deteriorated till it averaged 200kbps, and, on one memorable day, peaked […]