Internet Access via Satellite

[EagleKeeper]

Any one have experience with this.

Quality, speed, cost.

 

[dman]

Read up on their Fair Access Policy or F.A.P...

basically, you are highly restricted on the data you can download in any given period of time. If you exceed that limit, you are capped at <= dialup speeds for an extended period of time (like 24hrs).

There is also very high latency so gaming is near impossible.

Basically, it's a last ditch option for something sometimes faster than 56K.

 

[amdskip]

I've messed with this a little bit. There is a company that does this but it's something like 500 bones for the installation and $95/month and it isn't even really that fast.

I found it. here's a link

 

[dman]

Check out the forums / message boards here... endless info on DirectPC Satellite service. A wise read BEFORE investing.

 

[klah]

Lookup the sevice you are interested in at www.dslreports.com also.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Thanks for the inputs.

Looking at satellite as a solution for a remote village where there is no ISP dial-up access and electricity is currently run by diesel generators.

 

[Pepsei]

I"ve used it... where cable and dsl is not available ......

it's pretty fast downloading...but slow uploading... not for gaming... and 'hella' expensive.

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Thanks for the inputs.

Looking at satellite as a solution for a remote village where there is no ISP dial-up access and electricity is currently run by diesel generators.

Then satelite is your only bet. Its has its drawbacks, high pings, capped, etc. But in a situation like that it would be a decent solution. Just make sure the villagers don;t install kazaa. Where is this village? Directtv and dish are only available in the U.S. (although you can pirate the signal in Canada) but interent may be the same. It may only be available in the continental U.S. There are probably a few other commercial satellite internet providers, but they may not be nearly as cost effective as Dish and directv.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: rudder

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Thanks for the inputs.

Looking at satellite as a solution for a remote village where there is no ISP dial-up access and electricity is currently run by diesel generators.

Then satelite is your only bet. Its has its drawbacks, high pings, capped, etc. But in a situation like that it would be a decent solution. Just make sure the villagers don;t install kazaa. Where is this village? Directtv and dish are only available in the U.S. (although you can pirate the signal in Canada) but interent may be the same. It may only be available in the continental U.S. There are probably a few other commercial satellite internet providers, but they may not be nearly as cost effective as Dish and directv.

Aleutian Islands - Alaska

My son's in-laws live in a small village of 60 people.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Usually, with any satellite internet connetion, the download is fscking great, but the upload is always 56k.

nik

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
Usually, with any satellite internet connetion, the download is fscking great, but the upload is always 56k.

nik

Expect that most uploads would be e-mail or small files.
Running a server or gaming would not be a viable option, nor would I expect them to try it.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

You might expect them to try it... what ELSE is there to do up there!?

nik

 

[EagleKeeper]

Make a living by hunting & fishing.

Was up there this past month for a visit.
The whole family flew into Kodiak to stay with my son.
He went shopping for them at the Exchange (Coast Guard).
They left with a X-Box, PS2 and 8-10 games.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

eh.. and they need internet access to use satellite imaging to find what they're hunting, right

nik

 

[EagleKeeper]

They need the imaging to locate where the bears are massing for an all out assault on the fish caches.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

lol - they'll attack them and get kicked around by Kung Fu bears, then point to the sky and kick them in the nuts when the bears look away, right?

/me loves that commercial

nik

 

[EagleKeeper]

We saw a couple from the air when we flew over to the village.

I do not want to get face to face with one of those monsters.

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Aleutian Islands - Alaska

My son's in-laws live in a small village of 60 people.

The Aleutians are pretty far north and the satellites are located over the equator, but looking at Starbands site it says it is available in Alaska. You ought to have your son contact his congressman. Maybe he can talk them into getting a technical grant or something.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: rudder

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Aleutian Islands - Alaska

My son's in-laws live in a small village of 60 people.

The Aleutians are pretty far north and the satellites are located over the equator. Looking at Starbands site it says it is available in Alaska. You ought to have your son contact his congressman or something. Maybe he can talk them into getting a technical grant or something.

I did some prelimary research.
Backing up what others have said, DirectTV and Starbands both may be possiblities.

There was also a medium village in the SE that setup there own internal ISP via satellite.

I will be collecting as much info and forward it to them.

The local head politician of the area is a relative of the family and some connections exist within the state gov.