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Satellite Broadband Opinions

  • 01-01-2020 10:18pm
    #1
    Neilinhio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭


    Just looking to get any thoughts or opinions on satellite broadband from anybody who has experience with it. I am in a rural area where I can get around 3mb through fixed line. Trying to figure out if I should wait for fibre (in 2050, probably) or is satellite or other worth a shot.


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  • #2
    Lewis_Benson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,299 ✭✭✭Lewis_Benson


    Neilinhio wrote: »
    Just looking to get any thoughts or opinions on satellite broadband from anybody who has experience with it. I am in a rural area where I can get around 3mb through fixed line. Trying to figure out if I should wait for fibre (in 2050, probably) or is satellite or other worth a shot.

    Are any fixed wireless providers available in your area?
    That would be a better bet than satellite which will be painfully slow.

    Imagine, disgiweb, ripplecom etc.


  • #3
    Marlow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    What part of the country are you in ?

    /M


  • #4
    Neilinhio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭Neilinhio


    Lewis_Benson wrote: »
    Are any fixed wireless providers available in your area?
    That would be a better bet than satellite which will be painfully slow.

    Imagine, disgiweb, ripplecom etc.

    I had never checked ripplecom but it seems they may have coverage in the area. Imagine and DigiWeb are not an option. There is another local provider of a similar service but I am not sure about the coverage.


  • #5
    Neilinhio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭Neilinhio


    Marlow wrote: »
    What part of the country are you in ?

    /M


    I am in Waterford.


  • #6
    Marlow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    Neilinhio wrote: »
    I am in Waterford.

    Total Broadband cover Waterford with fixed wireless. Not sure, what they are offering, but worth checking out.

    /M


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  • #7
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,068 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    anything is better than Satellite. Only go with Satellite if there is really is nothing else in your area such as wireless or mobile internet. Your 3meg fixed line is probably better than satellite which has an immense response time.


  • #8
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    Sorry for pulling this up.....

    I have mobile BB at the moment, getting about 7-10mb at most. I was looking at satelitte which says circa 21mb. Just reading commetns and do people have a poor experience>


  • #9
    Marlow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    Sorry for pulling this up.....

    I have mobile BB at the moment, getting about 7-10mb at most. I was looking at satelitte which says circa 21mb. Just reading commetns and do people have a poor experience>

    Satellite broadband is crummy and last resort at all.

    However, a lot of people mistake fixed wireless broadband for satellite broadband. Fixed wireless works well, when done right.

    So the first thing you need to do, is to find out, what you're actually trying to buy.

    /M


  • #10
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    Marlow wrote: »
    Satellite broadband is crummy and last resort at all.

    However, a lot of people mistake fixed wireless broadband for satellite broadband. Fixed wireless works well, when done right.

    So the first thing you need to do, is to find out, what you're actually trying to buy.

    /M


    This is what I was looking at


    https://bigblu.ie/


    Multiple different companies all seem to be selling the same thing


  • #11
    Marlow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    This is what I was looking at


    https://bigblu.ie/


    Multiple different companies all seem to be selling the same thing

    That is in fact satellite broadband. It should be your absolute last choice.

    The speeds look ok, but the ping times will be brutal. That means anything realtime/streaming is going to be either iffy or not working. That's Youtube, Netflix, VoIP, Gaming and various other things not working right or not working at all.

    /M


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