[UK-Bug] News .. Broadband via Sky Digital

Just the one tonight ..

Broadband internet access for UK Sky Digital satellite subscribers is
to become a reality with the announcement of a deal between two of
Europes largest satellite & communication companies.

http://snurl.com/38ix

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Andy Jenkins
UK Broadband Usergroup : http://www.uk-bug.net

"Andy Jenkins" <andy_nfTORIES@btopenworld..com> wrote in message
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> Just the one tonight ..
>
> Broadband internet access for UK Sky Digital satellite subscribers is
> to become a reality with the announcement of a deal between two of
> Europes largest satellite & communication companies.
>
> http://snurl.com/38ix
>
> --
> Andy Jenkins
> UK Broadband Usergroup : http://www.uk-bug.net



I wonder how much bandwidth there is available? Maybe someone can divide
this by the number of Sky subscribers and see what the average download
speed is likely to be.

Read carefully and you'll see the service will suffer the same pitfalls
as current 'interactive' services from Sky. Download will be from the
satellite at 512k, which is fine, but upload will be via telephone line
- 56k at best.

In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, Mark W
<s@o.?.invalid> writes
>
>"Andy Jenkins" <andy_nfTORIES@btopenworld..com> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> Just the one tonight ..
>>
>> Broadband internet access for UK Sky Digital satellite subscribers is
>> to become a reality with the announcement of a deal between two of
>> Europes largest satellite & communication companies.
>>
>> http://snurl.com/38ix
>>
>> --
>> Andy Jenkins
>> UK Broadband Usergroup : http://www.uk-bug.net
>
>
>
>I wonder how much bandwidth there is available? Maybe someone can divide
>this by the number of Sky subscribers and see what the average download
>speed is likely to be.
>
>

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Tim Westcott

On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 16:48:01 -0000, "Mark W" <s@o> wrote:

>I wonder how much bandwidth there is available? Maybe someone can divide
>this by the number of Sky subscribers and see what the average download
>speed is likely to be.

Impossible to calculate that way - as the satellite thats gone up (and
those that are _going_ up) will be dedicated to consumer and business
internet services with no TV down/up links.

Edit to the story :

EDIT: Prices have been confirmed : The service is expected to cost
£29.99 per month for the 512k/sec offering, however the dialup portion
of the service has not been clarified if this will be chargable or via
a freephone number. Strategies are also inplace to prevent abuse of
the service, ala Virgin's announcement of bandwidth capping for its
"overenthusiastic" users

http://snurl.com/38ix
--
Andy Jenkins
UK Broadband Usergroup : http://www.uk-bug.net

Tim wrote:

> Read carefully and you'll see the service will suffer the same pitfalls
> as current 'interactive' services from Sky. Download will be from the
> satellite at 512k, which is fine, but upload will be via telephone line
> - 56k at best.
>

er... 33.6k at best

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 17:22:24 +0000, Andy Jenkins
<andy_nfTORIES@btopenworld..com> wrote:

>On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 16:48:01 -0000, "Mark W" <s@o> wrote:
>
>>I wonder how much bandwidth there is available? Maybe someone can divide
>>this by the number of Sky subscribers and see what the average download
>>speed is likely to be.
>
>Impossible to calculate that way - as the satellite thats gone up (and
>those that are _going_ up) will be dedicated to consumer and business
>internet services with no TV down/up links.

doh - I mean to say -

PLUS the fact that its an unknown element of some 7million +
SkyDigital subscribers that could potentially subscribe to the
service.

Thats one hell of a contention rate eh? 7,000,000:1

Makes BTs standard 50:1 look appealing lol

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Andy Jenkins
UK Broadband Usergroup : http://www.uk-bug.net

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Tim wrote...
>Mark W writes
>>"Andy Jenkins" wrote

>>> Broadband internet access for UK Sky Digital satellite subscribers is
>>> to become a reality with the announcement of a deal between two of
>>> Europes largest satellite & communication companies.

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>>I wonder how much bandwidth there is available? Maybe someone can divide
>>this by the number of Sky subscribers and see what the average download
>>speed is likely to be.
>>
>Read carefully and you'll see the service will suffer the same pitfalls
>as current 'interactive' services from Sky. Download will be from the
>satellite at 512k, which is fine, but upload will be via telephone line
>- 56k at best.

It will also suffer from intermittent 'weather-related' problems
and I wouldn't trust "Sky" as far as I could throw Rupert
Murdoch.

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Mike

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