Satellite Connectivity - Just too slow
Category Technology
It's rather doubtful that more than a very few people will read this entry or any of the other entries in the blog for some time. While it's possible to argue that the content of this blog does not attract readers I hope that the for the most part it is the dreadfully slow speed of the web connection that keeps readers away. I've always known the upstream speed of the connection was much lower than T1 quality as I only pay for a theoretical 256K upload speed. I've used an inbound connection when traveling to access my mail and while not impressed with the speed, it's always been marginally acceptable. Since going semi-live with this blog I've heard from 4 or 5 people over the last couple of days that have reported that the site is painfully slow and that on average it requires a wait time of 3 to 4 minutes to open each page. I've done some testing today using My Speed from the Visual Route folks (www.visualroute.com) and have discovered that while my download speed is a low but respectable 800K, my upload speeds are now down to 18K or less. This means that a web site hosted on a dialup modem would be 2-3 times faster than my satellite connection! We use satellite for TV reception here, and with a 20" dish, we have virtually uninterrupted High Definition content that is as good or better than any cable hookup I have used. The internet setup utilizes a 6 foot dish which cost over $10,000 to install, and a monthly fee of $250 and fails to deliver acceptable service. It's pretty clear that satellite connectivity is great for downstream applications but woefully lacking for upstream connectivity.
It's rather doubtful that more than a very few people will read this entry or any of the other entries in the blog for some time. While it's possible to argue that the content of this blog does not attract readers I hope that the for the most part it is the dreadfully slow speed of the web connection that keeps readers away. I've always known the upstream speed of the connection was much lower than T1 quality as I only pay for a theoretical 256K upload speed. I've used an inbound connection when traveling to access my mail and while not impressed with the speed, it's always been marginally acceptable. Since going semi-live with this blog I've heard from 4 or 5 people over the last couple of days that have reported that the site is painfully slow and that on average it requires a wait time of 3 to 4 minutes to open each page. I've done some testing today using My Speed from the Visual Route folks (www.visualroute.com) and have discovered that while my download speed is a low but respectable 800K, my upload speeds are now down to 18K or less. This means that a web site hosted on a dialup modem would be 2-3 times faster than my satellite connection! We use satellite for TV reception here, and with a 20" dish, we have virtually uninterrupted High Definition content that is as good or better than any cable hookup I have used. The internet setup utilizes a 6 foot dish which cost over $10,000 to install, and a monthly fee of $250 and fails to deliver acceptable service. It's pretty clear that satellite connectivity is great for downstream applications but woefully lacking for upstream connectivity.
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