[Hidden-tech] Satellite broadband

[Reva Reck]

It’s not likely that someone in Ashfield will get a cell signal which could be used, even with an amplifier.

 

From: Roy Cohen [mailto:roy at net-vantage.com] 
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 5:35 PM
To: Reva Reck; 'Hidden-Tech Tech'
Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Satellite broadband

 

Consider verizon cellular. They have a new rural residential initiative. With the right amplifier and router much better than sat.

See millenicom.com also

Roy

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From: Reva Reck <reva at revareck.com>
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Sent: Fri, Jun 15, 2012 21:14:15 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Satellite broadband

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Wildblue has been purchased by ViaSat and they are offering a new satellite
technology which is branded as Excede, which is much faster than traditional
satellite. There are still usage caps, but they're set according to the
package you subscribe to. The latency issue is still a problem. It sounds
like that is the only possibility for Ashfield right now. The contracts are
for 2 years, by which time WiredWest will hopefully be in Ashfield and he'll
be able to have a really high-speed, low-latency fiber connection. He might
want to contact the the Ashfield broadband committee for more info. 
-Reva

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Robert Heller
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 8:07 AM
To: Peter Jaros
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Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Satellite broadband

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At Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:40:30 -0400 Peter Jaros 
wrote:

> 
> ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's
area.
> ** If you did, we all thank you.
> 
> 
> Does anyone on the list have experience with Wild Blue satellite
> broadband (or anything similar)? My brother-in-law is moving to
> Ashfield. He works from home currently, and uses VoIP and other
> services all day. He needs a real broadband provider, and he'll be
> too far from the town centers for cable or DSL. He should be able to
> get his company to pay for even an expensive plan, but is there one
> good enough? Or will he need to find an office in town instead?

Generally speaking Satellite internet has too much latency for video
conferencing or for VPN. It works some of the time for VoIP, but not
really well due to the latency issues (voice is less sensitive to
latency compared to video). Some VoIP services work better than others.

The other issue is bandwidth use. All Satellite providers have a 'Fair
Use Policy' which limits the amount of data that can be downloaded in a
given period (HughesNet is measured over a 24hour period and Wild Blue
uses a monthly average). If you excede the limit, they cut you off for
a while.

Other than an office in town, his only other option would be a T1 line
(about $500/month). A full T1 is 1.5 MBit -- not terribly fast
(compared to modern cable or DSL), but it is dedicated and has no
latency issues.

> 
> Thanks,
> Peter
> 

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