For satellite, all you need is a dish on your roof and a clear view of the southern sky.And yes, it's faster than IDSN and slower than DSL. It's pretty expensive ($600 setup + $50/month in New York), but if it's your only choice, go for it.
do i need any special equipment? modems etc.??
Just the dish.
so if i allready have the dish i shouldnt need anythin else
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what about the receiver for the computer?
yeh do i need one of those, and how much they cost?
hey,
i found this list of equipment on a site:
PCI Satellite Receiver Card
60 cm Satellite Dish
LNB
Cabling & Connectors
Mounting Hardware for the Satellite Dish
Now im guessing i dont need the Satellite dish, the Mounting Hardware for the Satellite Dish or the Cabling and connectors but i figure the PCI Card is the "reciever" but what is the LNB????
I dont know where your looking but satellite thereOriginally posted by shoutman
i cant find anything on satellite on there? but if i have pay tv do i need to buy a new satellite?
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-threads.cfm?f=67
You could also try wireless http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-threads.cfm?f=18 which is expanding in Australia, list of wireless isp's on the bottom http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc-isplist.cfm of the page
The cheapest Satellite your find is http://www.ihug.com.au/getultra/satellite.html http://www.ihug.com.au/business/plans.html or http://www.bordernet.com.au/
There' s an unlimited account with ihug but the speed is only 128k, the same as ISDN except with the latency...
One way Satellite is the cheapeast with dial for upload connection...
Two way is expensive as hell.....
You could have ISDN 128k as upload path but that's expensive, extra phone line rental, isdn installation and $16.50 infill(which pays for all ISDN calls)
Satellite in Australia for p2p isnt great due to download caps
well i live 15km from the exchange so im gunna have to go with satellite. But is it possible to get the equipment somewhere else becuase the cheapest i can find is $700!!!!
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And yes, it's faster than IDSN and slower than DSL. It's pretty expensive ($600 setup + $50/month in New York), but if it's your only choice, go for it. 
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