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sattelite connection questions...

tman · 2003-05-17 20:29:32

first things first... i'm living in east clare & thinking of getting a sattelite connection (too rural for broadband, dial up sucks) i'm looking for some opinions on who to go with & what to expect to pay.

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17-05-2003 9:29pm

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tman

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first things first...
i'm living in east clare & thinking of getting a sattelite connection (too rural for broadband, dial up sucks)

i'm looking for some opinions on who to go with & what to expect to pay.

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#2 18-05-2003 8:58pm
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expect to pay €1k-1.5k to get it installed

then €110-€150 a month for 2 way 512/64 or so with low cap

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#3 19-05-2003 12:13am
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The uplink is the expensive part ..

wait until fixed rate dial up is available then you could look at a download only system - as with all satellite bandwidth will be expensive - if sharing then a caching proxy is recommended.

I take it you have looked at irishwan - 8Km links are easily achievable and up to double that if you you drop back to 1Mb - then even allowing for financing a base sation midway it's still cheaper and faster than two way satellite...

How far to Galway or Limerick ???

http://www.irishwan.org/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=879

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#4 21-05-2003 4:14pm
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two way broadband prices etc.

http://broadband.digiweb.ie/

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#5 21-05-2003 5:01pm
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had a look at that digiweb link, it seems to be a decent offer.
i'm definitely too rural for any kind of wan access.

any more info on download only set ups?

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#6 21-05-2003 11:19pm
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http://www.satdrive.co.uk/

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looks sound with FRIACO imminent for your outbound line.

level 1 only, UK15 a month incl VAT

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#7 24-05-2003 7:26pm
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that satdrive seems like teh win...

who's offering fraico? (i'm guessing that's fixed rate dial up)
and is there any way to change the download/upload ratio on a dial up connection? (i doubt it, you never know tho:rolleyes: )

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