[Ryx]

Been folding[folding@home] for awhile now. See sig.

[Joey_21]

Personally, I prefer this screen saver.

http://www.zetagrid.net/

[Setekh]

Originally posted by Stealth
(i doubt anyone with 56K would be running this program)

I'm on a 56k.

[Thorn]

Originally posted by Setekh


I'm on a 56k.

DONT LET HIM TOUCH YOU

[Rictor]

A more noble goal than any of those

Monkey Shakespeare Simulator

[Stealth[cro]]

Originally posted by Setekh


I'm on a 56k.

Brother in arms, I tell you

*points to signature*

edit: ERK. I forgot I removed the SETI counter from the sig.

[Liberator]

Originally posted by ubermetroid


I've looked in to it, but just not that much.  Got any good sites that explain the process pretty well?

Well, it's a fairly simple affair.  Instead of using conventional wired and land-based wireless data transmission methods, the data is transfered via a satellite transceiver.  The upside is you can get massive download speeds, the downside latency is very high, usually on the order of whole seconds depending on the weather.


Starband is the only one I know anything about.  If you've already got one of those mini-dishes you might check with your provider to see if they offer it.

You might check with some of the retail telecom companies in your area and see if they offer some kind of Wi-Fi or 802.11 network of some kind.

[Unknown Target]

I use DirecWay, fast, and pretty damn good. Only prob is, my connection gets a little funky late at night, but I guess that's to be expected.

www.direcway.com

[Setekh]

That Shakespeare monkey thing is ridiculous.

Aye, comrades in the union of the 56k! To arms against these oppressive broadband fellows! *is slaughtered by all the broadbanders while waiting for lag* Well, so much for that.