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Hope for rural folk, hi-speed internet via satellite

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  • #2
    aidan_walsh
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    The upload speed will be a huge bottleneck, so false hope if any at all.


  • #3
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    And You're talking of 750ms+ ping times, so no hope of VOIP or gaming etc.........unless of course You've figured out how to defeat the laws of physics and make a radio wave travel faster


  • #4
    bushy...
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭bushy...


    Speed hasn't really been the problem though , its the L A G


  • #5
    Kristopherus
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    A bit pricey


  • #6
    lensman
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    surely better than nothing for someone stuck in a cottage on the far tip of donegal


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  • #7
    PogMoThoin
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    lensman wrote: »
    surely better than nothing for someone stuck in a cottage on the far tip of donegal

    No, Satellite doesn't work well in the rain, which in Ireland is nearly every day


  • #8
    lensman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭lensman


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    No, Satellite doesn't work well in the rain, which in Ireland is nearly every day
    nonsence, I've been playing with sat dishes for 20yrs & rain makes no difference once you have the right equipment


  • #9
    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    lensman wrote: »
    surely better than nothing for someone stuck in a cottage on the far tip of donegal

    The far tips of Donegal have ADSL2 exchanges.

    Donegal.jpg


  • #10
    lensman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭lensman


    still need a phone line


  • #11
    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    The far tips of Donegal also have wireless , why would anyone bother with cruddy vsat services where teh providers go out of business with alarming regularity and leave their customers stuck with €1000 worth of gear and another €1000 bill to get a new cruddy vsat in .

    It makes no sense in a developed country ....maybe on a trawler off Rockall or something .


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  • #12
    bushy...
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    Kristopherus wrote: »
    A bit pricey
    lensman wrote: »
    still need a phone line


    How much is it ( say compared to Eircom/BT/ whoever ) ?


  • #13
    NullZer0
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    Edit:
    Nevermind - I should have read more carefully!


  • #14
    PogMoThoin
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    lensman wrote: »
    nonsence, I've been playing with sat dishes for 20yrs & rain makes no difference once you have the right equipment

    What the 96CM dish they offer?.......and You're saying it'll work in North Donegal. You do know the further NW the bigger the dish required


  • #15
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    And off it goes to Midband, because as everyone knows, Vsat is not broadband.

    I see it's over €1000 installation, then almost €37 a month for 2M, with a 1.2GB limit. This isn't just expensive, it's bloody expensive.

    For someone with no other options, move.


  • #16
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    It's not new or news either.


  • #17
    bushy...
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    watty wrote: »
    It's not new or news either.

    Would it be easily do-able to exclude a few parts of boards from google etc search results ?

    Not saying this is "one of those posts " but a) theres been a few b) threads on boards seem to appear in search results very quickly


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