On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 16:58:47 GMT, Thomas Rankin
<tom@sanguinarius.dyndns.org> wrote:

>Unless satellite connections have come a long way since I've used them ,
>then I think a big limiting factor would be the lack of upstream bandwidth.

Actually the biggest problem is latency - the delay while the signal
is sent to the satellite and back. This causes (in geostationary
systems) delays of 1/3 a second which messes up handshaking, can cause
awful echo and confusion over who should be talking.

Rgds
Jonathan