posted on August 22, 2002 12:10:53 PM new
I am looking at changing to DIRECWAY Satellite for my Internet Service Provider.
They are the same people who have DIRECTV.
Has anyone has listed any auctions on eBay with it. Any information or feedback about the service would be greatly appreciated.
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[ edited by usually on Aug 23, 2002 07:24 PM ]
posted on August 26, 2002 11:54:45 AM new
I have it at my home. I upgraded my existing DirectTV dish to handle both the TV and computer traffic.
I've been fairly impressed with the service thusfar (~ 3 months). I would venture that a DSL line would be cheaper and perhaps a bit more robust, but since DSL is not an option where I live, DirectWay was my only high speed alternative.
They limit you to a USB interface, so if you have more than one PC to serve, you need to setup up the Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing protocol (ICS). I would have preferred having the feed come into a normal RJ45 WAN connection that I could then plug into a router/switch. But ICS works fine for the two machines I have networked.
