[ale] OT - Hughs Net Latency and VoIP.

[Jack Schneider]

On Sun, 8 Jul 2012 21:06:10 -0400
Michael Potter <michael at potter.name> wrote:

> Ale Crew,
> 
> My sister lives in the sticks and has a Hughs Net satellite dish for
> Internet. She has no cell reception.
> 
> I want to help her by installing a Wireless network extender:
> http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=gotoFeatures
> 
> The related FAQ states that the wireless network extender is not
> supported for Satellite Internet connections.  I would guess that it
> would not work because of the latency.
> 
> Does anyone have any practical experience that would encourage me to
> ignore that warning and try it?
> 
> Does anyone have experience running Skype over Hughs net?
> 
> There are some significant non-technical challenges to "just trying
> it", so I would like to get a sense it will actually work before I
> overcome the non-technical challenges.
> 
Hi, Michael

>From one satellite user for another.  My experience with
http://Wildblue.com is ZERO useability with Skype or Vonage.  
Latency on my link is approximately 1.3 seconds to 1.7 seconds.
IE: no voice links!!!
For what it's worth.

Jack