Internet
When we were first planning on moving out here to the country, we did some cursory research into the viability of satellite Internet access, in case our area was too rural for conventional broadband. It was for numerous reasons a very limiting option at the time, and we were fortunate enough to have EVDO coverage until DSL access become available in our region.
In our initial brainstorming session on the 2009 trip, we both thought it would be pretty cool to get a temporary satellite uplink for the week, so we could blog and stream video live from the site, and share the love with a wi-fi hotspot.
Despite some marginal improvements in the technology since then, the plausibility survey on this idea has just come back with a resounding “No”.
Reasons we won’t be getting a satellite Internet uplink for the week:
- The latency is too high for streaming
- The bandwidth is too low for sharing
- Requires a $50/month, 24-month, non-terminable commitment
- They traffic shape
