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| Thread ID: 115109 | 2011-01-02 09:33:00 | Farmside Satelite Internet and Skype | mark1978 (13845) | Press F1 |
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| 1166460 | 2011-01-02 22:09:00 | Wireless? are you referring to the satellite as wireless? Yes |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1166461 | 2011-01-02 22:15:00 | If you built something like this (or bought a commercial version) you could Purchase an internet connection via cable and hook it up to the antennae. Not sure how well the DIY one would perform but the commercial installations are very good. It would probably be much better than the satellite service and cheaper in the long run. If the neighbors wanted internet you could extend the service to them as well and charge them for use. I have no experience with long range wireless installing companies so I can't reccomned anyone but I have worked with existing installations. they are pretty reliable. |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1166462 | 2011-01-03 03:11:00 | Interesting, I wonder why Skype would be slower on a satellite connection then a wired connection? You think it would be faster.. | mark1978 (13845) | ||
| 1166463 | 2011-01-03 03:14:00 | Do you think that if we bump up the plan the connectivity will be better?? speedtest, 3.70mbps d You say there is no exchange there then you said 3Km down the road. 3Km is fine - you need to be within 5km of an exchange. As you are on the "full Speed" plan alreadym, then no pint in altering it. In fact you can't, that IS the top plan. It will be lag. Make sure your PC is malware free - and decluttered. Thats all you can do. 3.7 is pretty good, you shouldn't have an issue with that. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1166464 | 2011-01-03 03:20:00 | The problem is 'Latency', read the link I posted. If you watch tv you will see the BBC having the same problems on their Satellite Video links. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1166465 | 2011-01-03 03:45:00 | Sorry the nearest exchange would be 3 km down the road, no connectivity from here though, there might be in the future.. we have tried.. Thanks for all your posts, we have appreciated it! |
mark1978 (13845) | ||
| 1166466 | 2011-01-03 09:04:00 | Ekiga (http://ekiga.org/) is another VOIP program which seems fairly good but as said the latency is the problem when using video. Ekiga uses the standard VoIP SIP protocol unlike Skype which uses their own proprietary protocol. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1166467 | 2011-01-03 09:06:00 | Ekiga (http://ekiga.org/) is another VOIP program which seems fairly good but as said the latency is the problem when using video. Ekiga uses the standard VoIP SIP protocol unlike Skype which uses their own proprietary protocol. Awesome thanks for that, we will check it out :-) |
mark1978 (13845) | ||
| 1166468 | 2011-01-03 09:48:00 | You will all need to be using a program that uses the standard VoIP SIP protocol . | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1166469 | 2011-01-03 19:24:00 | Interesting, I wonder why Skype would be slower on a satellite connection then a wired connection? You think it would be faster.. Skype itself is not the problem (as far as I can see) it is the actual internet connection. With satellite you connection speed is ok however the time it takes for the data packets to get from you to the other person is the real problem. As previously stated on a sat connection you are generally looking at a 1000ms ( about 1 second) delay from you ---> friend. With a non sat connection, the connection speed will also be greater in many cases and the time for packets to get from you ---> friend will be reduced to maybe 300ms or 450ms The wireless option could potentially work or it could be a waste of time and money. Just wondering, post results from these sites: www.pingtest.net www.speedtest.net If the wired connection used was of poor quality due to many people on the cabinet of distance from the exchange then the wireless may actually be worse. Also, contributing factors may make the wireless worse than your existing connection, depending on the equipment and terrain the time for the packets to reach you (latency) may increase to around 1000ms anyway. The main upside of wireless is usually a one off install fee and then the monthly subscription for a plan. This one off fee would be much cheaper than what you pay for satellite. If you think wireless could be a viable option than enquire into it and see if a professional installer, they may tell you its not possible or will not improve your problem. If it seems like too much then don't worry. |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
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