I work for earthlink tech support and i HATE satellite calls...
if theres bad weather in germantown, md, expect slow satellite too.
i'll see if i can find this article in the earthlink/direcway tech only archives about improving your satellite connection
thank you both for your welcomes... heres my upload..
:::.. Upload Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 308 Kbps about 0.3 Mbps (tested with 579 KB)
Upload Speed is:: 38 KB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Test Time:: Thu Feb 17 2005 00:46:13 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time)
Bottom Line:: 5X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 26.95 sec
Diagnosis: 90% + Okay : running at 95.65 % of your hosts average (rr.com)
Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/id-YHZBVTC5S
YUCK