HughesNET satellite internet?

[Stinkypete]

has anyone heard good/bad things about these guys?  i'm about to move and this may be the only option of internet at the new place other than ghetto ass dial-up.

[Shirow]

satellite internet always sucks

[Nax]

Down speeds are usually pretty hot
Up speeds make the baby jesus cry

[Shirow]

It's not the speeds.. it's the latency

[Stinkypete]

yeah, that is what i thought.  we chose the apartment that could get cable :)

[Tragik]

Yeah it's plenty fast downloading but everything takes like 2 seconds to send so you lag like craaaazy.

[Disefes]

Yeah, from what I've heard you have a one second delay (or more) up and down because of the time it takes for the single to go between the satellite and your dish.