I did not know anyone was still pushing one way satellite internet. Having them as your customer is interesting and might have value but im hard pressed to see it.
Stu, not all sat based internet is two way. http://www.whitehawkmedia.com/Attitude/SatLink.asp On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Stuart Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pat...all consumer satellite internet is asymetrical. Business class, > government and broadcast have serious QoS and a small contention ratio > over the TDM/TDMA channels they use. Wild Blue/HNS etc use very high > contention ratios which results in slow service and they have to > charge users who use what they consider to be "excess capacity. > Transition the customers to a solid LOS radiolink when you can. > > Stu Browne > FCC PG-23-1159 > WH6H > > > On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Patrick Nix Jr. > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> A company named Satellite Broadband Connection just approached us re: >> offering their product as an alternative to otherwise un-serviceable >> customers. Is anyone currently partnered with them? How is it going? >> My complaint is that it is asymmetric using dial-up as the upstream. It >> doesn't seem to me that it would compete well against wild blue/hughes >> which offers bi-directional connectivity. One good thing is you >> supposedly own the customer so that you could switch them out to >> wireless when/if it becomes available. Pricing is not too bad it seems. >> >> www.satellitebc.com >> >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> __________________________________________ >> >> Patrick Nix, Jr., >> csweb.net >> (918) 235-0414 >> http://www.csweb.net >> E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> ==================================================================== >> ATTENTION: This e-mail may contain information that is confidential in >> nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail >> and notify the sender immediately. Thank you. >> ==================================================================== >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
