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We use the internet quite a lot in this sailing life so it can become a bit of an issue if we don’t have a connection for several days. 

It is all very random.  Sometimes the most remote anchorage has a strong, and free to use, signal.  At others we are in a marina or town and can’t get anything at all.  There may be a signal that we simply cannot connect to or a weak one that goes straight through.  It is most frustrating when we pay for a connection for a period of time and then the signal is so feeble that we end up sending  nothing at all.

We were at anchor and found a connection for $10 for 24 hours which is reasonable.  It came with the following warning which we felt put everything into perspective ………  (Note – Kalik is  a Bahamanian beer)

Reminder:
This service uses a satellite uplink for all traffic. On its best day, it will seem slow compared to any land-based service. It's 22 thousand miles to the satellite, which means it's 44 thousand miles before your request hits the Internet, and 44 thousand for the data to come back. No matter how you slice it, 88 thousand miles may take more than a few seconds for a response. So remember, you're in the Central Exumas with the most beautiful water and Cay's anywhere on the planet. Fast Internet is available at most office buildings and cubicles in the states. Would you really want to trade where you are for a cubicle?

The secret to happy surfing on a slow network?
1. Click on the link
2. Take a drink of your Kalik
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 above until network appears to have blazing speed.