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I just got off the telephone with a tech CSR from DirecWAY. After being rushed through web pages and constantly reminding the CSR that I am calling due to poor internet speeds, we finally made it to TestMy.net. Hey guess what, I downloaded at 3kpbs, with total speed of 24kbps! Although the CSR did not mention the guideline on the lower portion of the screen, I did notice satellite connections should up near 700kbps. I was advised to download some software which would tremendously enhance my browsing speeds from DirecWAY.com. Hooray. Now downloading at 4kpbs with a total speed of 39kbps! Although I don't expect 700kbps at every moment, 39kbps is a bit weak. Then I asked why I couldn't host my own web page from my own computer. I received conflicting responses. First CSR told me that my modem was not capable of hosting web pages, and I would need to upgrade to the super package, raising my cost from $60/mo to $85/mo, not including the $40/mo I pay until I own the satellite dish in my backyard. The other response was that DirectWAY does not support this feature(the capability of hosting my own web page from my own computer). So, before I try getting a third opinion from the people who are supposed to have answers, does anybody happen to know whether or not I can host my own web page while using DirecWAY as my ISP? :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 35 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 386 KB) Download Speed is:: 4 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 1 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 256 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=NPTNRVD5J One times faster than 56k dialup!