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| Thread ID: 79660 | 2007-05-27 23:12:00 | Satellite Broadband ISP Comparison Costs | pctek (84) | Press F1 |
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| 553737 | 2007-05-27 23:12:00 | SNAP Item Cost Modem & Dish $2,000.00 Wall Mount $119.00 Roof Mount $99.00 Labour $500.00 Plan Name Speed Data Price IPStar 1GB 2Mbps/1Mbps 1GB $79.00 IPStar 3GB 2Mbps/1Mbps 3GB $149.00 IPStar 5GB 2Mbps/1Mbps 5GB $214.00 IPStar 10GB 2Mbps/1Mbps 10GB $369.00 NATCOM Equipment $1990+GST Installation from $399+GST Plans Speed Data Price 2Mbps/1Mbps 1Gb $99 FARMSIDE Installation Between $499 + $99 depending on specials Speed Data Price 256k/128k 1Gb $101.50 3G $123.19 5Gb $143.44 512k/128k 1Gb $145.13 3G $159.75 5Gb $344.25 1Mbps/256k 1Gb $205.87 3G $455.63 5Gb $239.06 ORCON Equipment, installation $2,300 + GST Speed Data Price Plans 1Mbps/256K 1GB $59 1Mbps/256K 3GB $119 1Mbps/256K 5GB $189 1Mbps/256K 10GB $345 ICONZ Equipment, installation $499 + GST Speed Data Price Plans 256k 1Gb $130 256k 5Gb $150 256k 10Gb $180 512k 10Gb $193 1Mbps 5Gb $242.50 1Mbps 10Gb $252.50 WIRELESS NATION $399.00 + GST for anywhere within city limits. $499.00 + GST within 30km from nearest main centre. $1.00 + GST Per km outside 30km zone both ways. Speed Data Price Plans 2Mbps/1Mbps 1GB $57.00 2Mbps/1Mbps 3GB $69.95 2Mbps/1Mbps 5GB $89.95 2Mbps/1Mbps 10GB $129.95 2Mbps/1Mbps 20GB $280.00 |
pctek (84) | ||
| 553738 | 2007-05-28 09:08:00 | bordernet? (they took over ihugs old sat) btw are those 1 way sat or 2 way sat? |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 553739 | 2007-05-28 10:09:00 | Nah, I haven't counted any of those like Bordernet because as they say: How does it work? Subscribers connect to the Internet via a telephone line modem connection and run a special data acceleration program known as Tellique. Tellique then sends Internet requests for data that utilizes broadband speeds like web sites, downloads and email to the satellite earth station for delivery back to your PC via a satellite data path. The others all use Ipstar and its satellite both ways, no phone lines or dial up modems involved at all. The people interested in this sort of thing are rural people with no other options and complete rubbish dial-up, not just normal dial-up even. So having to still use it is pointless. Also all of the above use exactly the same dishes, satellite and modem. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 553740 | 2007-05-28 13:13:00 | Wireless Nation 5GB plan looks hard to beat... Or am I missing something ... :confused: |
KatiMike (242) | ||
| 553741 | 2007-05-28 23:32:00 | i thought bordernet offered 2 way sat as well ? also it might pay to check which companies are simply reselling another companies services. i know there is 4-5 that are simply a resell. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 553742 | 2007-05-29 01:35:00 | At those speeds is it really worth changing to satellite based internet. surely, most people get at least 2Mbps? Then of course there's the cost issue, it's pretty high all things considered. I'm on a no cap plan and I get between 2-3Mbps (I'm about 4.5km's from the exchange) I have no problems with the speed I get even though it's not anywhere near what Telescum promised. Besides most ISP's are dumping their no cap plans so I'm not willing to give that up right now, at least not without good reason or a replacement "perk". I'm on a full speed/128 plan, no data cap for $49.95!!! Pretty good deal as far as I'm concerned. Cheers |
chiefnz (545) | ||
| 553743 | 2007-05-29 01:44:00 | As pctek has said - The people interested in this sort of thing are rural people with no other options. What makes you think most ISPs are dumping no cap plans, I don't see any evidence of that. What ISP is giving you no data cap for that price. |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 553744 | 2007-05-29 15:15:00 | What makes you think most ISPs are dumping no cap plans, I don't see any evidence of that. There was a thread on F1 recently, about 2 maybe 3 weeks ago about another ISP dumping their NO CAP plans, I inferred from this that most ISP's were dumping there NO CAP plans due to issues with the Telescum network not being able to sustain the load of users on it. What ISP is giving you no data cap for that price. I'm with Quicksilver, but they are now owned by Woosh. Prior to the Woosh takeover I was on a 30GB plan, then there was the "unleashing" by Telescum and I was "upgraded" to a no cap plan... fullspeed/128. I usually average about 15 - 20GB... downloading Linux distros, listen to lots of streaming audio/video etc. Cheers |
chiefnz (545) | ||
| 553745 | 2007-05-30 07:50:00 | you did receive your email about quicksilver/woosh killing the no cap and making it into 10Gb while keeping the same price? don't want to get a nasty surprise in a few days time actually they sent me a reminder email about how I'll be capped to 10Gb..too bad I just called them telling them to close my account :p |
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