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Saorsat - Saorview
Receiver that can talk to a Ka band LNB
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<blockquote data-quote="zg3409" data-source="post: 811393" data-attributes="member: 378078"><p>No you will not be able to lock on to any of the data streams. In the past satellite internet used ordinary data streams, however this newest Satellite uses a special wide bandwidth downlink. It is not ordinary DVB-S. The link has some fancy features. Firstly they are all encrypted, with a different encryption for every individual user meaning a valid user cannot see other people's traffic. Also the link is designed to still work in heavy rain or even snow. The bit-rate of the link is continously variable, even for each user. If the signal to you is getting weak the satellite can adjust it's rate just for you to ensure you get a reliable link (if a bit slower than usual). Similarly the uplink power and bit rate is automatically adjusted. This allows them to use higher bit rates during good weather without fear of some users dropping out in bad weather. The receivers for tooway internet are custom made and are very similar to cable modems. The transmitters are very fancy, they have a built in beeper that helps you align the dish. It will not beep at any old satellite, it gets readings direct from the receiver which tells it when to beep and when to change the beeps. It's a very fancy setup. The newest transmitters only need one cable between the dish and the receiver with the transmit, receive and power all on the one cable. The system can also handle telephone calls with some providers offering VOIP based call packages. Supposedly the call quality is very good but it will always have the satellite delay problem.Having said all this Satellite internet is very expensive and ping times are very slow. If you can get even 3G broadband via a dongle will probably be better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zg3409, post: 811393, member: 378078"] No you will not be able to lock on to any of the data streams. In the past satellite internet used ordinary data streams, however this newest Satellite uses a special wide bandwidth downlink. It is not ordinary DVB-S. The link has some fancy features. Firstly they are all encrypted, with a different encryption for every individual user meaning a valid user cannot see other people's traffic. Also the link is designed to still work in heavy rain or even snow. The bit-rate of the link is continously variable, even for each user. If the signal to you is getting weak the satellite can adjust it's rate just for you to ensure you get a reliable link (if a bit slower than usual). Similarly the uplink power and bit rate is automatically adjusted. This allows them to use higher bit rates during good weather without fear of some users dropping out in bad weather. The receivers for tooway internet are custom made and are very similar to cable modems. The transmitters are very fancy, they have a built in beeper that helps you align the dish. It will not beep at any old satellite, it gets readings direct from the receiver which tells it when to beep and when to change the beeps. It's a very fancy setup. The newest transmitters only need one cable between the dish and the receiver with the transmit, receive and power all on the one cable. The system can also handle telephone calls with some providers offering VOIP based call packages. Supposedly the call quality is very good but it will always have the satellite delay problem.Having said all this Satellite internet is very expensive and ping times are very slow. If you can get even 3G broadband via a dongle will probably be better. [/QUOTE]
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