Is it just me? - dslreports.com

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Pictor Guy join:2004-06-21 Sammamish, WA	Is it just me? Is it just me or have there been too many "We plan to do..." press releases this week? Maybe it's CES but these press releases are starting to sound like they're coming from an alcoholic in denial. I wonder if I can use that same tactic in real life? Annual review time at work looking back on the past years accomplishments... "I plan on doubling productivity next year" At the bank when applying for a mortgage... "I have a plan to earn 2 million dollars a month from home -- Trust me." On a date... "I have the stamina of a stallion" Paying bills... "The check is in the mail." Maybe I'll just believe what I see... "We're slowly rolling out fiber, hurry up and sign up to wait while we tease you with inserts in your monthly phone bill." "Your cable service is like a BMW, so it's a slow Isetta but it's still a BMW." and "Your satellite service is 10x faster than dial-up, even if the lag is about as good as a disconnected 56k modem. What's that? Don't have Satellite but you want it? You'll have to live with that modem just a little longer."
Pictor Guy join:2004-06-21 Sammamish, WA	to forum · permalink · · 2008-01-09 17:51:20 ·
GeekGirl1 The Medium IS the Message Premium join:2007-01-28 Morrisville, PA 2 edits	Welcome to "Let's Do a Press Release" week. Thanks to CES. Wow, 10 times the capacity? Lemme see, it's Ka-Band, not Ku-Band. Translation: Higher frequency means wider pipes to stuff more bits through. However, it does not mean that you can run your Half-Life 2 server through it. It's parked up in geostationary orbit just like all the other commercial satellites (except Iridium). It's that latency (lag) thing - roughly 1/4 S each direction. The total pipe size might be 10x, but that doesn't mean each user gets 10x.
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A900MHz Fan join:2004-07-12 Mitchell, SD	said by GeekGirl1 : Welcome to "Let's Do a Press Release" week. Thanks to CES. Wow, 10 times the capacity? Lemme see, it's Ka-Band, not Ku-Band. Translation: Higher frequency means wider pipes to stuff more bits through. However, it does not mean that you can run your Half-Life 2 server through it. It's parked up in geostationary orbit just like all the other commercial satellites (except Iridium). It's that latency (lag) thing - roughly 1/4 S each direction. The total pipe size might be 10x, but that doesn't mean each user gets 10x. The pipe isn't necessarly 10x wider, but they plany on using spot beaming antennas to reuse the same frequencies across different parts of the country
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