On mySimon: Toy Concept Polaris Rush Snowmobile
BNET Business Network:
BNET
TechRepublic
ZDNet
TalkBack 5 of 25:
Next »
« Previous
Your altitude is a bit off...
Most geostationary satellites are at an altitude of about 36,000 Kilometers or approximately 22,000 miles. This will cause a transmission/reception delay of about a half a second. Doesn't sound like much but it's significant.
Posted by: Jose Jimenez   Posted on: 03/12/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Reply to Story Reply to Message

Alert moderator to an offensive message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

Ka band problems  garyX | 03/11/04
satellite Delay  dscowan | 03/11/04
Satellite Delays  middle of nowhere | 03/11/04
I have never understood the delay...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/12/04
Your altitude is a bit off...  Jose Jimenez | 03/12/04
Satellite only for niche market  DigitalKid | 03/11/04
You are so right!  avoflats | 03/12/04
The Midwest is not 50 people per mile  mew@... | 03/12/04
most of north east is rural  middle_road | 03/12/04
most of north east is rural  middle_road | 03/12/04
depends what they charge this go round  JWatson77 | 03/11/04
Where have you been?  AdeOghert | 03/11/04
Satellite Broadband failed because...  BitTwiddler | 03/11/04
Re.: Satellite Broadband Failed Because. .. .  lcarliner@... | 03/12/04
And it's still failing  Mr Lupner | 03/12/04
And ALL consumers pay the price.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/11/04
But how long till that happens?  voska | 03/11/04
Next week for me.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/12/04
The FCC has done no such thing....  Jose Jimenez | 03/11/04
I think you need to catch up.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/12/04
No, I don't think so....  Jose Jimenez | 03/12/04
Strange So Many are doing it  intrepidrx@... | 01/01/06
BPL is a non-starter  avoflats | 03/12/04
Wanna bet?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/12/04
Therein lies the problem...  Jose Jimenez | 03/12/04

What do you think?

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

Enterprise Applications

  • Check out some of the easiest and most powerful ways to boost productivity while saving money on your application infrastructure. See ZDNet's comprehensive Enterprise Application resource center, now!
  • New Online Dashboard
  • Read about top issues IT decision-makers face every day, plus get cost effective solutions to real life IT problems. Oracle Topline