Rob, I did see some satellites whose footprint covered Uganda but I guess for the small consumer it's not worth trying to get hooked up.
Cheers, Joseph On 9/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joseph, > > > > I tried to hook my tv decoder to hotbird that hangs right above you and me to > only learn that it hangs there parked with it's antenna's only pointing to > Europe who they assume have the cash to spend on tv signal and bw coming from > it. Little did i know then! > > > > Most sats are not pointing their antennas downwards but towards either > Europe, usa or Asia or sa. Have a look at their sites so you see what > footprint they have so you know what is covered by them. (intelsat, > skyvision, eutelsat, pasX x x, ip planet etc.. > > > > Other problem is that bw needs dishes on the ground. For a connection you > need at east 2 dishes that can see the same satellite for otherwise an extra > costs gets there for the leg between 2 other satellites. For high volume a > big dish is needed that is also expensive. Other part is the price part of > the so called up link, then there is the price for the downlink and on top of > that is the price for the connection isp where the bw is coming from. > > > > Take tv decoder equipment from one country to it's neighbor and it might work > because it's in the same footprint. Only problem then is how do you make your > payment in the country the equipment came from. > > > > Don't try dstv card from Sa in UG as it's not the same satellite. Between ug > and ke or tz might work but is there then a price difference worth it? > > > > Only thing that works world wide for free with satellites is gps signal. Only > the receiver costs cash. > > > > Rob > > > > please correct me if i'm still wrong. :) > > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of joseph mpora > Sent: Fri 9/21/2007 4:17 PM > To: Linux Users Group Uganda > Subject: Re: [LUG] Bushnet under Receivership - OT > > > > Speaking of satellite technology, is it possible to get the > connectivity from a company in another country if you have their end > user equipment in Uganda? I believe many satellites are placed above > the equator and several might cover Uganda as well. Just like we can > get dstv from an SA based company. > > Anybody experienced with satellite technology care to enlighten us? > > Cheers, Joseph > > On 9/21/07, Mark Tinka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Friday 21 September 2007 13:58, Nnaggenda, Shem wrote: > > > > > So who can supply band width at low low prices and keep > > > the price at the end user low low ? what incentives would > > > they need ? Lets talk and then we forward to UIA. > > > > Sustained low bandwidth prices are a function of volume. > > Volume is a function of technology + cost. > > > > Traditional satellite technology (which is what most of > > Africa uses to reach the Internet) is far too pricey as it > > is. Projections for the next several months show those > > figures moving upwards. > > > > With regard to in-country bandwidth, "opening up the > > streets" and letting folk (in a controlled manner) *create* > > bandwidth will drive local loop costs down. That's half the > > battle, right there. > > > > Mark. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
