satellite internet?

[old.Alvy]

Company looking to re-locate offices, unfortunately the new offices are in the middle of nowhere. We're in need of a broadband connection, and we've been looking into satellite connections.

Pricing is a bit ott, but more than anything we're bothered about connectivity - Does anyone know if it's any good? I'm talking bandwidth more than latency - Quaking isn't a regular thing here

What about service level, what affects down time?

 

[old.Jas]

The lag is unreal on a satellite - about 500ms and then add on net lag. Download speeds are impressive though, and there is quite a selection of providers now. Have you looked at wireless access?

Checkout -

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...&seekm=a4b70g$1mg4$1@almaz.paradise&frame=off

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/broad3.shtml

 

[FunGas]

you're gonna need a phone-line of some sort, but these are kind of interesting

http://www.digicams-uk.com/category14_1.htm

oh and when it snows, you go offline

 

[old.blackcow]

Originally posted by fungas
oh and when it snows, you go offline

hahahaha

 

[Wilier]

Ive just checked tiscali but the pricing is damn expensive.

£1600 for 1 year!!!! FFS, Im never gonna get broadband.

 

[Trem]

Originally posted by Wilier
Ive just checked tiscali but the pricing is damn expensive.

£1600 for 1 year!!!! FFS, Im never gonna get broadband.

 

[Embattle]

Originally posted by Wilier
Ive just checked tiscali but the pricing is damn expensive.

£1600 for 1 year!!!! FFS, Im never gonna get broadband.

HAHAHAHA






























Sorry

 

[Wilier]

git.

 

[old.Jas]

Have you not checked out http://www.btopenworld.com/satellite ?

 

[xane]

There are two types of satellite broadband, you either use a 56k phone upload and a standard satellite adaptor connected to the dish for download, or you can get special setups that transmit and receive using the satellite dish only.