satellite internet off-grid [RE-wrenches]

[Daryl DeJoy]

Nik,
   As I said earlier, WildBlue has a $50 per month service which is faster
than the cell modems around here. They have been running a special
around here as well. I paid $300 for the equipment and one months
service to start, with "free" installation. Only two computers here,
though, hence the less expensive service.
Daryl


>
> Hello Nik
>
> I use satellite Internet here for three networked computers. Works
> well and is faster (and probably cheaper) than similar cell phone
> Internet service.
>
> The details vary widely with the type of service you get. The
> cheapest is around $80 monthly and the one-time equipment cost is
> around $500. This gets you around 750 kbps service with a monthly
> bandwidth of around 25 gigabytes.
>
> The service I use is Wild Blue. Speed is 1.5 kbps. Monthly bandwidth
> is 48 gigabytes. Equipment cost was $700 and the monthly fee is $189.
> This service has been very reliable. Power consumption for the
> satellite modem is around 28 watts.
>
> Richard
> Home Power
>
> At 10:59 AM -0400 4/9/07, Nicholas Ponzio wrote:
>>What are folks using these days for off-grid internet? The site in
>> question
>>has no phone lines but good cell service. Broad-band is a must. Is
>> cellular
>>broadband worth considering? Has satellite internet improved
>> significantly
>>since it was last discussed here?
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>-Nik
>
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