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Using a satellite dish for Net access?

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  • 08-09-2003 7:37pm
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    Dempsey
    Registered Users Posts: 20,553 ✭✭✭✭


    I haven't the foggiest about this so....

    Could a satellite dish be used to connect to the internet. One of them old ones the ones used before Sky digital?


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    Eurorunner
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    some good info on the boards already ref. satellite internet..search for sat@once/europeonline/silvermead

    As regards the type of dish, dont know for sure...i have one of the lidl 80cm dishes and it can be used for this purpose...i believe you would need a *digital* receiver??
    The lads on the satelite board can clarify this im sure..
    Would be best moved there?


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    Dempsey
    Registered Users Posts: 20,553 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    Ya, its one of them Lidl ones.

    What sort of digital receiver should i be looking out for?


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,900 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    You'll find there are problems..

    a) ping times - the satellite part of the link takes 400ms for packets to travel. - Forget it for gaming or anything realtime.

    b) unless you buy a uplink dish (big money) you need a modem or something to send the mouse clicks to the base station - so you need FRIACO or ISDN (not BB 'cos then there would be no point)

    c) Cost - depends - €1 per mb for some services !!!
    If you are lucky they throttle rather than charge when you go over the CAP...

    d) contention - if a satellite ISP has a transponder all to themselves then customers are sharing 22MBs (or 27Mb) - All over Europe

    The advantages
    a) you can get it anywhere ...
    b) it is great for download only
    - sat at once www.csp.it - if you have a sat card you can receive a stream - you can vote for it's contents - but not much control over it.


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