Satellite internet comparison

Hi-

I hope someone, here, can help me on this one:

I have read that Wild Blue is way better than DIrecway.
I hate Direcway.
I don't know if I want to spend the money on another system.
I have read how fast Wild Blue tested out.
Our Direcway tests real fast on some days, just fast on other days,
slower than dial-up on lots of days.
Are there some comparisons between the two, real time comparisons?


I need a little bit of proof, from the same person, same location, same

computer, just a different satellite internet provider.


Thanks.
-Tim

mudmantim wrote:

> Hi-
>
> I hope someone, here, can help me on this one:
>
> I have read that Wild Blue is way better than DIrecway.
> I hate Direcway.
> I don't know if I want to spend the money on another system.
> I have read how fast Wild Blue tested out.
> Our Direcway tests real fast on some days, just fast on other days,
> slower than dial-up on lots of days.
> Are there some comparisons between the two, real time comparisons?
>
>
> I need a little bit of proof, from the same person, same location, same
> computer, just a different satellite internet provider.

Then you'd need to go to alt.internet.satellite, not a.i.wireless. This
isn't a satellite user's group.
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derek

mudmantim <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Our Direcway tests real fast on some days, just fast on other days,
> slower than dial-up on lots of days.
> Are there some comparisons between the two, real time comparisons?

With the spread of high speed cellular communication, you might want to
investigate whether that would be viable.

Where I used to live, there was no cable, thus no cable internet, the CO
was 12 miles away, so no DSL, and dialup was 21000 on a good day.

But cell phones worked if you stood in the right place.

Cingular Laptop Connect EDGE-gprs can deliver speeds of 150KbpS.
Verizon EV-DO is faster, but less widely available.
Cingular is coming out with something faster "soon".

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5

Why thank you Derek, for stating the obvious, you get a gold star. I
see that even this group has wind-bags in it, just like the rest.

I think if you read my post again, the part where it says: I hope
someone, here, can help me on this one:

It didn't say "Oh please, State-the-Obvious Man help me please", now
did it.

Where is alt.internet.satellite anyway? I couldn't find it and I did a
google search in groups.

-Tim

Hi Clarence-

We are about in the same boat you are in, except we don't get crap for
a cell phone signal. Some days we can get one and others nothing. We
are right on the edge of 2 towers and when the wind blows, so does our
signal. I am in Michigan, between Lansing and Battle Creek.

I heard that wireless was getting a lot better though. I wish we could
get something other than this damn direcway crap.

I was just hoping that someone in here could answer my post. I posted
in the ne.internet.services and the alt.satellite.internet and I just
wanted to expand my choices.

Thanks for the input Clarence.

-Tim

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In <(E-Mail Removed). com> on 17 Nov 2005
09:16:20 -0800, "mudmantim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Why thank you Derek, for stating the obvious, you get a gold star. I
>see that even this group has wind-bags in it, just like the rest.
>
>I think if you read my post again, the part where it says: I hope
>someone, here, can help me on this one:
>
>It didn't say "Oh please, State-the-Obvious Man help me please", now
>did it.
>
>Where is alt.internet.satellite anyway? I couldn't find it and I did a
>google search in groups.

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.satellite.internet

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Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
MY HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
<http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

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In <(E-Mail Removed) .com> on 17 Nov 2005
09:21:02 -0800, "mudmantim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>We are about in the same boat you are in, except we don't get crap for
>a cell phone signal. Some days we can get one and others nothing. We
>are right on the edge of 2 towers and when the wind blows, so does our
>signal. I am in Michigan, between Lansing and Battle Creek.

A good external antenna might well give you solid signal.

--
Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
MY HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
<http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

Hi John-

Where could I get a good external antenna?
Is there one place that's better than others?

I thought about getting a booster, but that would only work for 1
phone.
Could an antenna work with multiple phones?

Thanks.
-Tim

mudmantim <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> We are about in the same boat you are in, except we don't get crap for
> a cell phone signal. Some days we can get one and others nothing. We
> are right on the edge of 2 towers and when the wind blows, so does our
> signal. I am in Michigan, between Lansing and Battle Creek.

Two more thoughts, then.
If an external antenna makes the cellphone usable, maybe that would work
for data as well. (Or make your cellphone usable ;-)
http://www.cellphoneshop.net has some cheap ones.

If someone with line of site to your place can get DSL or cable internet,
you might be able to broker a deal with them, installing broadband where it
works, and using it at your place.

http://www.nodomainname.co.uk/Equati..._broadband.htm

The CO that served my area didn't have DSL, so there was no hope there,
anyway. One of my neighbors got a T1 installed. I think that was $145 per
month, but it was fast. He ran his office telephone on the same link, so
it wound up being comparable in price to DirecWay. Looking now, maybe that
was just a raw T-1 to his company, with no ISP attached.

Earthlink offers "Frame Relay". I think I had a 64K Frame Relay for $65
per month, but that was also without an ISP, just a point to point
connection.

Some of these possibilities are too high priced as a replacement for
dialup, but if you are already doing satellite, you are in to a different
pricing tier.


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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5

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In <(E-Mail Removed) .com> on 17 Nov 2005
09:35:28 -0800, "mudmantim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Where could I get a good external antenna?
>Is there one place that's better than others?
>
>I thought about getting a booster, but that would only work for 1
>phone.
>Could an antenna work with multiple phones?

If you're just concerned with an Internet connection, a single outdoor antenna
would seem to do the trick. You could also get separate antennas for your
cell phones. Or you can get an active repeater to use with all your cellular
devices, but that's a lot more expensive than just an antenna.

External antenna sources:
http://www.wilsonelectronics.com/
http://www.cellantenna.com/
http://www.antennas.com/
http://www.jdteck.com/

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Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
MY HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
<http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>