[Techtalk] satellite vs. mobile internet

[Carol Williams]

Because of poor latency and high ping rates of satellite services most VPN's are not compatible. 

I do know WebEx hates satellite internet.

Just a bit to think about.  

Carol Williams

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> On Jul 31, 2015, at 10:23 AM, Carla Schroder <carla at bratgrrl.com> wrote:
> 
> O Techtalk Hive Mind,
> 
> I am moving to a new home that has only Wild Blue, Hughes Net, and
> mobile Internet. No dialup, no DSL, no cable, no wifi. So, given the
> choice of satellite or 3G/4G, which would you choose? I don't need to
> stream tons of movies or games; I work at home, so I'm doing email,
> lots of Web surfing, and occasionally using VPN to connect to work
> servers. I work on my nice big Linux PC, not a tiny little mobile
> thingy.
> 
> thanks,
> Carla
> 
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