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Thread ID: 34668 2003-06-20 03:12:00 SATERLITTE Versus BROADBAND olldaddy76 (2539) Press F1
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153749 2003-06-20 03:12:00 Google kindly allowed me to buy books about the subject but the two prices US$2000 and US$2800 was a little high.....!!??? joking.......but is the future for wireless technology...... or cable........I think from watching wireless key boards wireless mouse...wireless monitor and wireless telephone that writing is on the wall.......but what are the facts......love your views...... olldaddy76 (2539)
153750 2003-06-20 03:52:00 Regarding Broadband access via satellite, its all one way (downlink) as its a real problem for every connection to have a transmitter.
Receivers are reasonably straightforward, and they use normal dial-up for outgoing data.

So its not as simple as ADSL over the phone system.

Spectrum availability is a finite resource as well for wireless, and broadband wireless needs a reasonable amount. Broadband wireless is likely to dominate in rural flat areas, but unlikely to be a dominant technology in urban areas.

ADSL can be used over power lines as well as phone lines, but as there are so few users that have power but no phone, the infrastructure will probably seldom be put in place for ADSL over power.
Range is much shorter as well, only a few hundred metres vs 4 kM for phone ADSL

Cable will only usually be run in denser urban areas due to costs.
godfather (25)
153751 2003-06-20 10:36:00 It is not all one way. You can transmit as well but it just is not cheap enough to do it here in the good NZ. Big John (551)
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