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astroknight  Questionable Moderator  Tastes so good... 4187 Posts 11/99 |  Posted - Jun 20 2004 : 4:33PMOne of the guys at work was talking about it and it sounded like a pretty good deal. Currently I guess they're installing the little satellite dish for free and I thought he said that it was about $35 a month with unlimited use. I think I'm paying over $25 now and we only have one line to the house. It sounds pretty good, so does anybody have any experience with it? I think my biggest question is uploading, as I think that's one of the biggest drawbacks I've heard of from WebTV. Is it the same problem here? When man invented fire, he didn’t say, 'hey, let’s cook', he said, 'great, now we can see naked bottoms in the dark.' - Coupling  [Link] |
| cv Member My reviews[/url] 594 Posts 7/03 | Posted - Jun 20 2004 : 5:01PM Satellite internet and WebTV have the same upload problem as regular dialup connections: they use modems for upstream connectivity. WebTV uses a modem for downloads, too (basically WebTV is a really crappy computer with a dialup connection that displays on NTSC crapvision). Your upload speeds are pretty much limited by modem technology and there's very little you can do about that.  [Link] |
| Coyote Member Daylight Savings Time, is it really Necessary? 972 Posts 3/04 | Posted - Jun 20 2004 : 5:16PM [Link] |
| Em Member 198 Posts 4/04 | Posted - Jun 20 2004 : 6:21PM [Link] |
| astroknight Questionable Moderator Tastes so good... 4187 Posts 11/99 | Posted - Jun 20 2004 : 6:41PM When man invented fire, he didn’t say, 'hey, let’s cook', he said, 'great, now we can see naked bottoms in the dark.' - Coupling [Link] |
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| dogzcatcher All-Star Member Fat bottomed girls make the rockin' world go round! 1551 Posts 5/09 | Posted - Aug 27 2011 : 1:30AM I live in the woods, in Northern Michigan, with a view of the Southern sky, above the tree line, at an angle of aprox. 45 degrees from my cabin. Will the trees block the reception? [Link] |
| astroknight Questionable Moderator Tastes so good... 4187 Posts 11/99 | Posted - Aug 27 2011 : 8:17AM "I do not as a rule seek advice about food from thin people..." - Jeffrey Steingarten [Link] |
| dogzcatcher All-Star Member Fat bottomed girls make the rockin' world go round! 1551 Posts 5/09 | Posted - Aug 27 2011 : 9:08AM [Link] |
| dogzcatcher All-Star Member Fat bottomed girls make the rockin' world go round! 1551 Posts 5/09 | Posted - Aug 29 2011 : 1:44AM [Link] |
| Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Aug 29 2011 : 9:09PM According to dishpointer, the required elevation for 127W from a Detroit address is 24.2 degrees. For a more exact measurement, go to dishpointer, enter your address and select satellite location 127W. You will see the exact direction that you need as well as the elevation. The also have an iPhone/Android app that can be used to see exactly where satellites are located in the sky using the phone's video camera. [Link] |
| dogzcatcher All-Star Member Fat bottomed girls make the rockin' world go round! 1551 Posts 5/09 | Posted - Aug 30 2011 : 1:42AM I used the website you linked and found the elevation and compass (magnetic) heading of the satellite (127W). I found my old Wilkie Touring 15 model map compass, made in West Germany. Tomorrow, I intend to climb up on my roof and use my old compass to check the elevation and direction of the satellite. [Link] |
| dogzcatcher All-Star Member Fat bottomed girls make the rockin' world go round! 1551 Posts 5/09 | Posted - Sep 4 2011 : 1:12AM [Link] |
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