Only requires a 28.8 modem for upload. 56K modems only increase download speed, upload is still maximum of 33.6 and in practice that is a 28.8 upload. Also, I would avoid wireless Internet for your PC at all costs. The latency must be horrible. I have heard that it is as much as one second. Think about it, these satellites are in a high geo-stationary orbit above the equator. A photon can circle the planet 7 times in a second. Assuming a packet is going to traverse at least the equivalent of once concentric orbit (a broad assumption) and all the electronics in between, I don't see how you could get anything less than 500 ms anyway. Tom Veldhouse veldy at veldy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian" <lxy at antares.cloudnet.com> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 10:25 AM Subject: [TCLUG:22042] DirecPC > Does anyone know anything about DirecPC? Currently, it's a 400K download > dish, but requires a 56K connection for upload. I've heard rumors that > they've got bidirectional dishes working, and in as little as 2 months > should have something rolled out for the consumer. I'm holding off on > getting my cable modem installed because I'd rather have the portability > of a 2-way dish over cable or DSL any day. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org