LINCSATPremium
join:2003-06-15
Markham, ON | [general] Tooway KA Band Read!! Came across this read in satellite tv magazine, great write up and good speeds!! |
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 SkywaySkyway
join:2003-02-04
Mission, BC | Interesting... the modem shows only one coax cable for transmit and receive... |
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 dbirdmanPremium,MVM
join:2003-07-07
Eureka, CA
kudos:5 | said by Skyway:Interesting... the modem shows only one coax cable for transmit and receive...
Yes, the text says that the two signals are multiplexed on a single cable and notes that as an improvement over previous satellite systems.
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| That looks like the next generation Surfbeam system from Viasat. It's what we'll be seeing here if Viasat 1 ever gets to orbit. |
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LINCSATPremium
join:2003-06-15
Markham, ON | Yes it is! |
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With monthly data limits of 4 GB, 8 GB, 13 GB and 25 GB, customers will not be able to do much with their higher speeds. With prices of ~$40 / month, ~$64 / month, ~$80 / month and ~$159 / month, the customers will be going broke.
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LINCSATPremium
join:2003-06-15
Markham, ON | reply to LINCSAT
I agree the costs are high but trying a demo of the 10/4 package I am impressed. Now I live in toronto now but I had lincsat/direcway many years ago with the dw4000 unit and was impressed. I moved to toronto and now have rogers ultimate 50/2 but we have a business in northern england and are looking into this new tooway setup on the new satellite. We have dsl, dail up and wireless choice, the wireless is not reliable, the dsl we are on the limit for distance and well dial up forget it. When I go over in october I will be picking up one of these new dishes with the new modem and going for the 10/4 package. We will be using this for business and hopefully phone use and it will meet are needs and as for price when I lived in markham, canada my direcway cost per month for 2/128 was 129.95 a month so this is a bargin and hint hint there are bigger caps coming with more speed!!! |
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| said by LINCSAT:....hint hint there are bigger caps coming with more speed!!!
Remember, they said "The total capacity is in excess of 130 Gbps, more than all other satellites over North America combined."
But in US, if they "penny pinch" the price spread and then lower bandwidth quota, talk about a royal screwing.
Whole idea was to give consumers "more," not less, at a cheaper rate. |
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What is the USB port for? |
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| Spice is right. Hughesnet doubled thier download speeds for everyone and I am now getting 4Mb/s but the only time you see much difference at all is when you are actually downloading something. Webpages don't load much if any faster and secure sites are still just as slow so pretty much it just helps you FAP out if your not carefull. It is nice to see them improving things and when I do need to fownload something it zips right through compared to before but you have to watch that cap even closer now. |
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dbirdmanPremium,MVM
join:2003-07-07
Eureka, CA
kudos:5 | reply to equivocal
If you look at the legend you will see that it says "USB (not used)" so the answer to your question is "nothing." |
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said by Spice300:With monthly data limits of 4 GB, 8 GB, 13 GB and 25 GB....prices of ~$40 / month, ~$64 / month, ~$80 / month and ~$159 / month, Question is, did they base their rates upon 3G/4G cellular rates, over there? |
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LINCSATPremium
join:2003-06-15
Markham, ON
3 edits | reply to LINCSAT
Here's the North American ViaSat-1 Wildblue Dish version on the left. Also added a PDF about the surfbeam 2 modem interesting reading. |
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LINCSATPremium
join:2003-06-15
Markham, ON
1 edit | reply to LINCSAT
Here is the Pro Terminal and with speed classes. |
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LINCSATPremium
join:2003-06-15
Markham, ON | reply to LINCSAT
ViaSat-1 scheduled to launch October 19th, spreading high-speed satellite service across North America
By Donald Melanson posted Oct 8, 2011 9:07AM
It's been delayed a few times already, but the high-capacity ViaSat-1 satellite is now in the process of being prepped for a new launch date: October 19th. Once in operation, it'll bring download speeds up to 10Mbps to satellite internet customers in both Canada and the US (including Hawaii) via Xplornet and WildBlue, respectively, and serve other partners like JetBlue. Those interested can keep an eye on the source link below for a live broadcast of the launch.
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ViaSat-1 Launch Scheduled For October 19
Carlsbad, Calif. - ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has announced that the launch of the ViaSat-1 high-capacity satellite is scheduled for Wednesday, October 19 at 11:48 am PDT and 2:48 pm EDT. The satellite will be launched from the historic Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Liftoff is scheduled for 12:48 am local time (October 20) in Baikonur.
The fueling of the ViaSat-1 spacecraft was completed on Monday, October 3. In the next phase of pre-launch preparations, the satellite will be mated to the launch vehicle payload adapter to begin the joint operations phase of the program. The combined assembly will then be joined with the Breeze M upper stage in preparation for mating to the Proton launch vehicle early next week.
ViaSat-1 is designed to transform the economics and quality of service that satellite broadband can provide, with the capacity to serve the accelerating growth in bandwidth demand for multimedia Internet access over the next decade and enable satellite to compete with terrestrial alternatives. The high-capacity Ka-band spot beam satellite has planned coverage over North America and Hawaii, enabling a variety of new, high-speed broadband services for WildBlue in the U.S. and Xplornet in Canada. With a capacity estimated at 140 Gbps, ViaSat-1 will become the highest capacity satellite in the world once it is safely on orbit. For more information and to watch a webcast of the launch, visit the ILS mission page at www.ilslaunch.com/mission-control/mission-viasat-1 or the ViaSat update page at www.viasat.com/viasat-1-launch.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, specifically statements about the future launch date of ViaSat-1. ViaSat wishes to caution you that there are some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including but not limited to: satellite failures, performance degradation, in-orbit risks and anomalies, launch delays, and launch failures or improper orbital placement of ViaSat-1 or satellites owned by other operators that are scheduled for launch by ILS before ViaSat-1. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in ViaSat's SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including ViaSat's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. ViaSat undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
Source: ViaSat |
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ViaSat-1 in fueling station at ILS launch base in Baikonur, October 3. |
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 MikofoxGun Control Saves Li..BearsPremium
join:2003-01-05
North of 61* | reply to LINCSAT
xplornet Packages for ViaSat-1 Engadget posted the launch story a few days ago and there was a comment by a supposedly xplornet employee regarding their new packages on the ViaSat-1.
Essential*: 1.5Mbps DL, 256Kbps UL, 10GB Monthly Cap for $54.99, overage $3.50 per GB
Advantage*: 3.0Mbps DL, 500Kbps UL, 20GB Monthly Cap for $59.99 ($54.99 1st year), overage $3.50 per GB
Performance*: 5.0Mbps DL, 500Kbps UL, 30GB Monthly Cap for $89.99 ($59.99 1st year), overage $2.50 per GB
*I think these are the correct names of the packages.
You want more info, give us a call. 
If true, this would be a great improvement in price/speed and the higher cap. Let's hope they offer a reasonable upgrade for existing customers.
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 Storm97Premium
join:2003-04-14
Evanston, WY
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Re: [general] Tooway KA Band Read!! said by Skyway:Interesting... the modem shows only one coax cable for transmit and receive...
In re-certifying and training on the new setup; the single cable, as well as the Software Key now locking the TRiA into the proper satellite and beam (and filtering out ALL others) and even the signal meter being built in to the TRiA, makes this seem a much more viable option for installer and customer alike... This will shave at LEAST 45 minutes of my installation time! As for the actual speeds and what the WIMAX will offer over the current setup... That will remain to be seen...
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Re: xplornet Packages for ViaSat-1 said by Mikofox :Essential*: 1.5Mbps DL, 256Kbps UL, 10GB Monthly Cap for $54.99, overage $3.50 per GB
Advantage*: 3.0Mbps DL, 500Kbps UL, 20GB Monthly Cap for $59.99 ($54.99 1st year), overage $3.50 per GB
Performance*: 5.0Mbps DL, 500Kbps UL, 30GB Monthly Cap for $89.99 ($59.99 1st year), overage $2.50 per GB Assuming the information about the packages is correct, the best deal is the Advantage package which will probably attract the most customers. The download speed is 5.9 times faster than the Value Pack, and the usage limit is 2.7 times higher. The price is 20% higher. By not pointing spot beams at western areas with low demand, they will increase their revenue by about 10% (7 spot beams out of 36 spot beams, half full). The combination is 11.5 times more usage. With Viasat-1 advertised for use with broadband applications, I suspect the customers will use their Internet more heavily than customers on Value Pack, Since Viasat-1 is supposed to be 10 times faster than WB-1, these numbers are too good. All of the new capacity is being dedicated to higher download speeds and usage limits. They expect to put the same number of customer on each spot beam as WB-1. In other words, Wildblue expects to overload the spot beams and degrade the performance, just like they currently do. Customers will probably get these speeds initially before slowing down as the spot beams fill up.
The prices make the Select and Pro Packs obsolete in areas where Viasat-1 has coverage.. The primary barrier to upgrading will be purchasing new equipment. If all of the Select (~10%) and Pro Pack (~25%) customers leave Anik-F2 and WB-1, Wildblue will almost be able to double the number of Value Pack customers on those satellites which would increase their revenue about 10%.
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| said by Spice300:The prices make the Select and Pro Packs obsolete in areas where Viasat-1 has coverage... Just rumor (or maybe an installer's BS), but Wildblue may increase speeds on WB-1 and Anik-F2 with time.
Kept in mind future events:
Hughes CEO Reveals Economics Behind Next-Generation Satellite
[Satellite News 06-19-09]
»www.gvf.org/members_directory/do···9-09.pdf
Fri, 14 October, 2011
Hughes, ViaSat Likely To Order New Satellites Next Year
»www.spacenews.com/satellite_tele···ats.html |
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