An example of an asymmetrical satellite link would be a 128 kbps uplink with a 2 mbps downlink. One way broadcast satellite internet is simplex with a land line return channel! Did that back "in the day" into Asia from an uplink in Hawaii.
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Jeromie Reeves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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: [email protected] >>> >>> 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: [email protected] >> >> 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: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
