Direcway satellite modem question

[XCLAN]

my buddy just called and said his direcway satelite modem{just installed today}, gets 1/4 the speed of his 56k modem. but his upload speed is faster than my 56k modem. any ideas? how fast is direcway?

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: XCLAN
my buddy just called and said his direcway satelite modem{just installed today}, gets 1/4 the speed of his 56k modem. but his upload speed is faster than my 56k modem. any ideas? how fast is direcway?

what do you mean 1/4 the speed..? and on the upload ..he upload thru the same link..the dish..?

 

[ScrapSilicon]

fast can be as fast about 512k down ..not sure on the up

 

[amdskip]

There is huge delays with this internet so this may be why it seems to be so much slower.