First post here. Currently a verizon DSL customer, 3M/768K is the best I can get. Town is due to get fiber but that is 18-24 months out, so looking to bridge the gap a bit.
Have read thru the many, many complaints and questions on this forum, and elsewhere, but it seems like one of the biggest concerns people have is the ability (or inability) to stream HD video - for me I only care about being able to download software updates quickly, and very importantly I need to be able to RDP into a variety of servers I support.
RDP is not a particularly bandwidth-heavy use, but not sure if the latency will be an issue or not....anyone?
So my question is: are they are teleworkers out there like me, who do not have massive HD streaming needs, find viasat a decent alternative? Or should I ride it out a bit longer with just DSL? I can do almost everything I want - the speed is pretty slow, but consistent and it pretty much never goes out; plus its unmetered. Even with 3-4 people streaming netflix, it works - though with lots of buffering and I really don't know what resolution its at (probably low).
Money (within reason), really isn't the issue so more than happy to pay for the service, even on top of my DSL, if it makes my work-life easier.
Anyone using this primarily as an IT worker/developer can weigh in?
Have read thru the many, many complaints and questions on this forum, and elsewhere, but it seems like one of the biggest concerns people have is the ability (or inability) to stream HD video - for me I only care about being able to download software updates quickly, and very importantly I need to be able to RDP into a variety of servers I support.
RDP is not a particularly bandwidth-heavy use, but not sure if the latency will be an issue or not....anyone?
So my question is: are they are teleworkers out there like me, who do not have massive HD streaming needs, find viasat a decent alternative? Or should I ride it out a bit longer with just DSL? I can do almost everything I want - the speed is pretty slow, but consistent and it pretty much never goes out; plus its unmetered. Even with 3-4 people streaming netflix, it works - though with lots of buffering and I really don't know what resolution its at (probably low).
Money (within reason), really isn't the issue so more than happy to pay for the service, even on top of my DSL, if it makes my work-life easier.
Anyone using this primarily as an IT worker/developer can weigh in?