Re: [AFMUG] Satellite internet stats

[Bill Prince]

Those are not exactly unlimited plans. They are "unlimited" plans. Key point is the quotes. The different plans recognize video streaming and limit it to lower data rates. There is also a cap on what actually constitutes "unlimited" for each plan. You need to read the fine print, and they don't make that easy to find on their web site. bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 8/4/2018 8:43 AM, Jeremy wrote: Viasat2 has unlimited data plans now.  We have actually had two customers switch from our service just for the unlimited data, since we only allow 500GB per month.  One of them came from satellite and then went back due to overages. On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 10:50 PM, Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote: 1) Up to 1 Gbps or more, if you have the budget for a large o3b earth station. 2) o3b is around 150ms, absolute lowest you'll see for geostationary 1:1 SCPC is about 492ms 3) Totally depends on how it's engineered for fade margin. 4) Depends on money, again. Your questions are sort of like asking "how fast is a fiber optic cable". In actual practice, I think you're asking about consumer graded highly-contended, shared network TDMA, small VSAT terminals, which Chuck M summed up neatly as "suck, suck, suck". Satellite should be a last resort if nothing else is available. If people are willing to pay for it, satellite services that cost $400-800/mo or more (vs $110/mo consumer VSAT) are a slightly lesser degree of suck. I designed and engineered serious, higher-budget, two way satellite for defence contractors and government agencies for years - send me a question offline if you have something more specific in mind. On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 6:38 AM Eric Muehleisen <ericm...@gmail.com> wrote: Does anyone out there have any stats or experiences with satellite internet that you could share?  1. What kind of down/up speeds can they deliver? 2. What is the RTT latency? 3. How much is the service impacted by weather? 4. What are the typical data caps and pricing? -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

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