nice idea - not practical though
Although the whole idea of Sat Internet is cool, the practical use of it from an end user point of view is a little disapointing.
It basically works by using your phone to send requests, at 33Kb, and the dish outside your house receives them - usually at 512Mb - but if your one to upload as well as download, then you won't get as much benefit as a surfer would.
The downside is
a: the cost - ISDN can be rented using the BT Anytime deal, so your costs are capped - The deal for Sat is up to the ISP but generally works along the lines of data downloaded.
b: as its a digital datastream, the weather seriously affects the quality - if it starts to snow, you loose your internet connection.
The ISP's are using spare transponders on the TV Satellites to make it cheaper, and in a few years, it might be the best option, but for the time being, I wouldn't bother.
Stick to ISDN and use 2 lines to give you 128Mb when you need it.
Re: nice idea - not practical though
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Originally posted by f0ul
Stick to ISDN and use 2 lines to give you 128Mb when you need it.
I wish, it's 128Kb