On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:02:49 -0600, David Ball
<davidbemail-1q04@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Is the upload speed decent? What kind of up/down speeds are you seeing
>in real life when uploading/downloading zip/tar.gz files of about 25
>MBytes?

I don't have a lot of contact with folks on the $59 home plan, but for
the $69 pro or $79 pro-plus plans (listed as 200/1000 and 200/1500)
most get 100/700 or higher. Note that there are very few getting
better speeds on pro-plus vs pro.

>How's the reliability?

I would rate it fair-to-good. Uptime in the 99% range, with a couple
of slow hours most days during peak periods.

>Should I get the larger antenna?

Very little advantage unless you are planning to get a business
account that needs a 2-watt transmitter (I'm on a 500/2000 plan that
runs about 300/2000 typical). They have 10 birds up there now with a
lot of footprints, so it is unlikely that you will be put on one
marginal for your area.

The FAP for a Pro account is 350MB, so that should cover most
scenarios you have talked about.

Don Bradner
donb (not don) at arcatapet.com
Posting today by Satellite from
Quartzsite, AZ