craigm wrote:
SFTV_troy wrote:

DOWN - from the satellite
UP - via the phone line
So the down channel is broadband, while the up channel is narrowband.

Well, Wildblue and Hughesnet are the two major providers of satellite access
in the US and they both use two way satellite connections. They do not use
the phone. Both offer higher upload speeds than a conventional phone.

Makes one wonder what else you don't understand.


(1) Don't be rude & insulting.

(2) I looked-up two-way satellite communication on wikipedia before I
posted, but it said the upstream is limited to only 2.4 kbit/s.
That's a LOT slower than a 56k phone line connection.

(3) If wikipedia is wrong, please provide a citation so I can update
it. Back-up your "higher upload speeds" claim.