response 120 of 122:

Jan 25 22:06 UTC 2013

Here here. GEOS is great for resilience, and as long as you can tolerate
 delay, you can go anywhere in its shadow. That said, it takes people a 
while to get used to the delays involved in a voice call, but as long as
 the delay is pretty consistent (i.e. low jitter), people adapt. 

Oh, and for the fans following along at home, remember that the speed of
 light in the atmosphere is a lot slower than the speed of light in a 
vacuum. 

I never tried using a LEO-provider; having to track a bird that is in 
motion relative to your frame of reference either requires the dish to 
be in constant motion, or  accept drop-offs frequently. Neither seems 
like much fun, and not worth the small improvement in round-trip-time. 


 -DTK

response 122 of 122:

Jan 27 15:08 UTC 2017

re #114
Back in the stone ages, we used analog phones through a multiplexer over
VHF.  VOIP is a very specific protocol overhead for packet node sites.
I haven't looked at Network44 in years, though.