[LINK] The PLAN, and broadband speeds?

Karl Auer kauer at biplane.com.au
Wed Jun 27 10:24:16 AEST 2007


On Wed, 2007-06-27 at 08:07 +1000, Robert Hart wrote:
> The performance of the satellite link is considerably LESS problematic
> in terms of delays than the dial up link - so I dispute your suggestion
> that satellite is in itself a problem.

How good it is in relative terms is of course always a function of
taste, of what kinds of uses the system is put to,  and of how bad the
old system was.

High-latency systems are bad for interactive use, good for long one-way
transfers (and most web usage falls into this category - a small request
followed by a big response).

Regards, K.

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