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Satelite broadband

calog
calog Posts: 32 Forumite
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in Broadband & internet access
we live in an area with poor broadband speed 1.5 - 3 MBs and without cable or fibre now and in foreseeable future.

one of my neighbours mentioned and asked if I knew anything about satellite, which I don't.

has anyone had any experience with this type of service? I'd be grateful for any info about reliability, speed and cost from anyone is currently using the service.

I've done some searching before posting here and found some providers but not heard of any of them before.

thanks in advance.

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  • david29dpo
    david29dpo Posts: 3,984 Forumite
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    I looked into it a while ago, very expensive.
    I get 0.9 mbs!! i leaned to live with it.
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    It's reasonably reliable, but limited bandwidth and high install costs usually. Only a last choice option for most people. 3Mbps is not that bad, only a bit below the UK average.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • Buzby
    Buzby Posts: 8,275 Forumite
    Mobile BB is considerably cheaper. Satellite services still require a backhaul of some description (they are invariably one way) so hoy are effectively paying twice - fast (ish) download via Sat, and slow uplink via phone modem or ADSL.
  • spannerzone
    spannerzone Posts: 1,566 Forumite
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    Here's a thread over at Digital Spy from someone that recently got TooWay satellite broadband.

    http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1804493

    Never trust information given by strangers on internet forums
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