[ExI] internet at sea: was RE: put up with me

[spike at rainier66.com]

> On Behalf Of William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat

Subject: Re: [ExI] put up with me

 

>…I thought the Hughes company had satellite coverage that would be adequate anywhere in the world.   bill w

 

Ja, but it is expensive and lousy performance compared to land-based fixed-position dish receivers.  Adequate sure.  Excellent, no, not even close.

 

If one pays for internet out at sea (many do) one finds right away how lousy it is, very frustrating.  One is reminded of how illogical it is to pay all that money to get away from it all, then pay still more money to just get away from it some.

 

spike

 

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