I am an installer for ruralbroadbandnz ( Bigfrog ), ok, so there is latency involved, at the end of the day, if you can't receive it through your phone line or through line of site wireless and satellite is your only option, then whats the problem?
Yes it is expensive, but so is petrol, and are you able to drive for a month on say $67.44 gst included!
My point being, you either want broadband or you don't .