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Computer Over? Virus equals Very Yes?
join:2002-05-08
Bethlehem, PA | Crackers go well with soup They almost *lost* the satellite! I can't imagine how long of an extension they would have needed if that happened, if they would have bothered at all. Maybe they would have given up hope and stopped telling people that "it'll be here soon!" | |
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join:2004-10-15
Belton, TX | Re: Crackers go well with soup I gave up on ever seeing this come out in 2002. | |
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impactstudio
join:2004-04-05
Vancouver, BC
| This Satellite wasn't almost 'lost' The satellite that was almost 'lost' was one of similar design, this one is still on the ground, so the only way they'd 'lose' it would be to forget where it was left.
They need the extension in part to ensure that this one doesn't have similar problems. | |
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GreggE
Thinking - Thinking
Premium
join:2003-06-01
Mid Tenn | Wild Blue By the time they get everything up and running, the local muni's will be wired with fiber. It's a promising idea, but so far it's just that...an idea. Their may only be 2 or 3 hundred people without any alternative before it's here.:p | |
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techguyga
MCSE, DCSE
Premium
join:2003-12-31
Cumming, GA
| Already testing According to »wildblue.com the Anik F2 satellite is already up and testing. They expect to begin beta tests with live customers during Q1 2005. WildBlue1 may not launch as scheduled, but Anik F2 is up and has at least a little capacity to bring customers online. | |
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Derch
Premium
join:2004-10-16
Tulsa, OK | Sats are DEAD Sorry, but I prefer something tied to the ground. Sounds like this "project" was faulty in the beginning. | |
| | PDXPLT
join:2003-12-04
Banks, OR
| Re: Sats are DEAD said by Derch  :Sorry, but I prefer something tied to the ground. Yea, so would I, but for tens of millions of us (those who live outside the cable-internet footprint), landline isn't an option.
DSL isn't being deployed in areas where the telco doesn't fear competition from cable. Satellite internet is the only technology that costs the same to deploy to all customers, no matter where they are located.
And yes, this story has it wrong. Wildblue-1 is their 2nd bird. There first bird is already in the sky, | |
| | | flushls
join:2004-11-02
Joyce, WA | Re: Sats are DEAD Sat BB is a complete waste of funds I have had it.
2 words "it sucks!". I now have dial-up which at least sucks less.
The only thing uglier than Sat BB is QWEST's hairy backside. | |
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truebut still
@optonline.net
| Re: Sats are DEAD--True,but still Meaningful competition from a FIBER based system of triple play services, Video,Voice,Data for many is still years away, after that's in place, satellite will really have to compete on price... it's just a matter of time.. it's like copper trying to compete with fiber, hands down.. it simply isn't possible, unless you want 200 copper strands being run to your home... I imagine that cereal commerical
TOTAL, you need more and more bowls of cereal to equal the nutrition in one bowl of TOTAL (brand) cereal.. well, my friends, the holy grain here is fiber... so unless satellite can improve ping times and bandwisth limitations by about 5000%, its a dying breed, but on the good side- we can stop risking lives sending up faulty space shuttles to service a couple of satellites needlessly.. and get some real work done that benefits us all, not those who just watch tv | |
| Zyniker
Zyniker
Premium
join:2004-12-25
Ann Arbor, MI
| But... Well Sat service may go the way of the Dodo, but...
Just because it is obvious that the ship is sinking, it does not mean that everyone will notice.
Has anyone heard of a little company called "AOL"?
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