Satellite anyone?

My residential line has just failed on ADSL provision (too far from the
exchange) even at 256kbs. Looking now at satellite and would welcome any
recommendations. Rapidsat is one that has been suggested at £16.99 a
month for one-way - are they reliable?

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Jim

JnJ wrote:
> My residential line has just failed on ADSL provision (too far from the
> exchange) even at 256kbs. Looking now at satellite and would welcome any
> recommendations. Rapidsat is one that has been suggested at £16.99 a
> month for one-way - are they reliable?
>
> --
> Jim

Jim,
can't comment on satellite but out of interest, how far are you from
the exchange?
Phil

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed) says...
> JnJ wrote:
> > My residential line has just failed on ADSL provision (too far from the
> > exchange) even at 256kbs. Looking now at satellite and would welcome any
> > recommendations. Rapidsat is one that has been suggested at £16.99 a
> > month for one-way - are they reliable?
> >
> > --
> > Jim
>
> Jim,
> can't comment on satellite but out of interest, how far are you from
> the exchange?
> Phil
>
>
7 Kilometres line length. I signed up with Zen and they could not have
been more helpful or tried harder to get me on ADSL. Also had an
engineer install.

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Jim

JnJ wrote:
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed) says...
>
>>JnJ wrote:
>>
>>>My residential line has just failed on ADSL provision (too far from the
>>>exchange) even at 256kbs. Looking now at satellite and would welcome any
>>>recommendations. Rapidsat is one that has been suggested at £16.99 a
>>>month for one-way - are they reliable?
>>>
>>>--
>>>Jim
>>
>>Jim,
>> can't comment on satellite but out of interest, how far are you from
>>the exchange?
>>Phil
>>
>>
>
> 7 Kilometres line length. I signed up with Zen and they could not have
> been more helpful or tried harder to get me on ADSL. Also had an
> engineer install.
>
> --
> Jim

Ouch! I'm 5.25km crow flies distance and have a line splitter as well,
so that probably puts me beyond the pale too! Likewise, Plusnet seem to
be trying hard. Please let me know how your researches with satellite go.
Good luck,
Phil

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed) says...
> JnJ wrote:
> > In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed) says...
> >
> >>JnJ wrote:
> >> can't comment on satellite but out of interest, how far are you from
> >>the exchange?
> >>Phil
> >>

> > 7 Kilometres line length. I signed up with Zen and they could not have
> > been more helpful or tried harder to get me on ADSL. Also had an
> > engineer install.
> >
> > --
> > Jim
>
> Ouch! I'm 5.25km crow flies distance and have a line splitter as well,
> so that probably puts me beyond the pale too! Likewise, Plusnet seem to
> be trying hard. Please let me know how your researches with satellite go.
> Good luck,
> Phil
>
Looked in detail at Rapidsat which seemed to be a reasonable cost for
one way transmission. One way is about £20 a month but you need a dial-
up ISP for uploading e.g., requesting web pages and verifying packets
received. A further problem then that this does not release the phone
line which ordinary ADSL does. You need a digital receiver PCI card in
your PC - WinNova or similar and a satellite dish.

Two way satellite is very expensive. I have given up on broadband for
the moment - perhaps there will be something new in the not too distant
future.

Good luck with your line length - it all depends on the quality of your
phone line - mine is very "rural".

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Jim

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 16:46:08 +0100, JnJ <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Looked in detail at Rapidsat which seemed to be a reasonable cost for
>one way transmission. One way is about £20 a month but you need a dial-
>up ISP for uploading e.g., requesting web pages and verifying packets
>received. A further problem then that this does not release the phone
>line which ordinary ADSL does. You need a digital receiver PCI card in
>your PC - WinNova or similar and a satellite dish.
>
>Two way satellite is very expensive. I have given up on broadband for
>the moment - perhaps there will be something new in the not too distant
>future.
>
>Good luck with your line length - it all depends on the quality of your
>phone line - mine is very "rural".

I have a 2-way system for sale for sensible money, and a recommend for
a moderate cost ISP, if you want to email me off-group.

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All the best
David Millen
Xativa, Valencia
www.fincacasablanca.com
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david'the_obvious'@millen.com