[Mechanicos]

My system works very well, download speeds similar to cable. I don’t upload big files. Yes, there is a 2-3 second lag for the signal to travel to and from the satellite. And upload is not much faster then dial up. You get used to it. My experience with DSL was not good. To each their own. The technology is different and relatively new. For some, satellite is a viable option. There is even airband now...

[Defiant]

Satellite is $50/month. $225 for the equipment, if you sign up for 2 years. DSL is $15-$35, and faster, low startup costs. Satellite upload speeds are really sloooooow. Then, there's Hughesnet. And google the acronym FAP sometime to see why everyone hates satellite. I can't watch anything online, and they throttle all the good web sites that have video, like youtube. It can download at decent speeds, but browsing is horrible.

Other than that, it's great. It's better than dialup, but way way worse than DSL, which is second. Cable is best, of course, at least until we get FiOS.