Satellite internet

ninjarabbi

Does anyone know of a good cheap, satellite internet provider. I'm talking about $30-$40 per month. I have looked and looked and had no luck. The only ones I have been able to find are either $80 or aren't much faster than the dial-up I have now. Is anyone out there using satellite internet on this forum? Help would be greatly appreciated, since there is no other broadband available in my area.

Rym

I'm talking about $30-$40 per month.

We pay more than that for wired Internet.

HMTKSteve

Is there a reason you want to go with Satellite Internet? It is expensive no matter where you go. It might be cheaper to go with cellular Internet.

Rym

Is there a reason you want to go with Satellite Internet?

here is no other broadband available in my area.

kiwi_bird

I used satellite internet while in Saudi, since they censor the internets. It seemed faster than my connection at home (3000kbits).

Vhdblood

The problem with satellite is you get a 2 second lag, plus your normal lag if you had a wired connection. Pings of 2200ms don't work for much other than turn-based games.

If you aren't a gamer, there's still the matter of cost, but like Steve said, it may be cheaper to go with cellular internet. Most of those are broadband speed, and work wherever you can get a digital signal. They are definitely faster than dial-up.

Also, before you jump on the satellite train, don't forget about installation costs. My friend was about to get it and found out the satellite installation/renting was $300 when he first signed up.

ninjarabbi

I had been thinking about cellular but I didn't know if it would be much cheaper, since the only unlimited cell phone service is $99 a month.

Apreche

I had been thinking about cellular but I didn't know if it would be much cheaper, since the only unlimited cell phone service is $99 a month.

That's not bad.

Omnutia

I had been thinking about cellular but I didn't know if it would be much cheaper, since the only unlimited cell phone service is $99 a month.

If I could get that here in the UK, I would be all over it. Especially if they throw in a decent phone.