Satellite BB

A friend of mine can't get BB in his rural location. :-(

He has an o2 dongle, but since the latest Hotmail 'upgrade' there doesn't
seem to be enough speed to open the messages!

He's wondering about satellite BB.

Any pointers?


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J B

"J B" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> A friend of mine can't get BB in his rural location. :-(
>
> He has an o2 dongle, but since the latest Hotmail 'upgrade' there doesn't
> seem to be enough speed to open the messages!
>
> He's wondering about satellite BB.
>
> Any pointers?

Satellite broadband is several times more expensive than ADSL, cable or via
the mobile phone networks and the latency is much higher due to the round
path delay.

Is it possible to get a 3G dongle with an antenna connector so that an
external antenna (preferably with some gain) pointed at the nearest
basestation could be used?

"Mr. Benn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Satellite broadband is several times more expensive than ADSL, cable or
> via the mobile phone networks and the latency is much higher due to the
> round path delay.

Can you say that again, in English please? ;-)

> Is it possible to get a 3G dongle with an antenna connector so that an
> external antenna (preferably with some gain) pointed at the nearest
> basestation could be used?

Probably. Any suggestions?


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J B

On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:56:53 +0100, J B wrote:
> A friend of mine can't get BB in his rural location. :-(
>
> He has an o2 dongle, but since the latest Hotmail 'upgrade' there doesn't
> seem to be enough speed to open the messages!
>
> He's wondering about satellite BB.
>
> Any pointers?
>
If his 3G connection isn;t good enough, it's doubtful that a satellite
circuit would be - even though it will be many, many times the cost.
If I was in that situation, my first step would be to look at boosters
and directional aerials to get a stronger 3G / HSDPA signal, than to
spend thousands on a slow and cripplingly capped sat. link.

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On 11/08/2010 in message <(E-Mail Removed)> J B wrote:

>"Mr. Benn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>Satellite broadband is several times more expensive than ADSL, cable or
>>via the mobile phone networks and the latency is much higher due to the
>>round path delay.
>
>Can you say that again, in English please? ;-)

I'll try :-)

It is very, very expensive.

There will be delays, if you have ever spoken to somebody in Australia on
the 'phone via a satellite link you will be aware of the delays. Imagine
what that might do to your Internet connection.

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Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
640k ought to be enough for anyone.
(Bill Gates, 1981)

pete wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:56:53 +0100, J B wrote:
>> A friend of mine can't get BB in his rural location. :-(
>>
>> He has an o2 dongle, but since the latest Hotmail 'upgrade' there doesn't
>> seem to be enough speed to open the messages!
>>
>> He's wondering about satellite BB.
>>
>> Any pointers?
>>
> If his 3G connection isn;t good enough, it's doubtful that a satellite
> circuit would be - even though it will be many, many times the cost.
> If I was in that situation, my first step would be to look at boosters
> and directional aerials to get a stronger 3G / HSDPA signal, than to
> spend thousands on a slow and cripplingly capped sat. link.
>
Having used one, its fine for browsing and email, but useless for VOIP
or gaming.

Transfer speeds are reasonable. Price sis heavy tho 30-50 a week IIRC
plus a fat install fee.

"The Natural Philosopher" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Transfer speeds are reasonable. Prices is heavy tho 30-50 a week IIRC plus
> a fat install fee.

A quick Google revealed install fees of between 500 and 700 and between 30
and 40 pcm.


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J B

On 11/08/2010 in message <(E-Mail Removed)> DC
wrote:

>I work on these systems:
>
>http://www.broadband-by-satellite.com/
>
>They are really for business users though.
>
>The speeds, as someone said are ok for web browsing, not much else without
>paying big bucks.

Impressive stats:

"Welcome to HUGHES®*. With over 1.9 systems shipped in over 100 countries,
you are going to be in very good company."

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You can't tell which way the train went by looking at the tracks

> wrote:
>
>>I work on these systems:
>>
>>http://www.broadband-by-satellite.com/
>>
>>They are really for business users though.
>>
>>The speeds, as someone said are ok for web browsing, not much else without
>>paying big bucks.
>
> Impressive stats:
>
> "Welcome to HUGHES®*. With over 1.9 systems shipped in over 100 countries, you are going to be in very good company."

I bet the one with only 9/10 of a system is ever so jealous of the other guy.

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J B wrote:
> "The Natural Philosopher" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Transfer speeds are reasonable. Prices is heavy tho 30-50 a week IIRC
>> plus a fat install fee.
>
> A quick Google revealed install fees of between 500 and 700 and between
> 30 and 40 pcm.
>
>
Muy bad. 30-50 a MONTH, not week..