Satellite Broadband

Any chance of borrowing some of their capacity

Im sure the download is the sat link, but the upload is still through your dial up.

Unless you pay big money and get a satellite upload/download system.

You have to have a bloody big garden to have one of BTs dishes there.

The whole Satellite Internet access thing has changed quite a lot since I last sought help from Mr Google although you still need a fair bit of cash to give it a go via satellte you now have a few more suppliers to choose from.

These might be worth a visit satsig, Bentley Telecom & OrbitResearch.

Thanks Roy

Does anybody know if you need to occupy a telephone line for browsing and accepting e-mail, or do you just dial up when sending e-mail, I guess the former for internet security like Mc Afee to work properly.

It looks like you don't need a phone, these are two way sattelite links. Speeds at 512-2048 kbps means 5-20x modem speeds.

McAfee and NAV should work just fine.

I use these http://www.wireless.southwitham.net/ at work. Simple mesh box conected to an antenna, all it needs is line of sight to the next antenna. Of course it must have been expensive to set-up but as a charity servicing a population centre that is in the sticks it is pretty good. Speeds are OK. If you are interested I am sure Tom would give you advice on costs, grants, getting charity status etc.
Steve

David,

I had satellite broadband for a year before adsl arrived here. Apart from the latency and cost I was well pleased. Very reliable, very consistant. Unperturbed by high wind unlike adsl on overhead telephone lines.
Biggest cost was teh initial hardware. If you're looking a cheap dish and modem then give me a shout

Willy.