88615298 (banned) join:2004-07-28 West Tenness |
88615298 (banned)
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2007-Aug-15 9:44 am
Increased speed & caps?Doubtful, in which case this mean squat. | |
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Done_PostingShoot to kill Premium Member join:2003-08-22 Toledo, OH |
What's new?Can anyone here tell me how SPACEWAY 3 compares to the older model satellites, in terms of capacity? If it's a significant boost in throughput, why wouldn't there be an increase in broadband speeds or caps?
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Re: What's new?I"m gonna guess, similar latency, similar FAP.. Basically more bandwidth to oversell, and well... I'm not excited.. If it is worth a hoot, a meteorite will probably hit the damn thing lol. | |
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RaptorNot a Dumptruck join:2001-10-21 London, ON |
Raptor
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2007-Aug-15 10:26 am
But can it shoot laser beams?I wish I had a 10 Gbps satellite...perhaps one day... | |
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zoom314
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2007-Aug-15 12:32 pm
Re: But can it shoot laser beams?said by Raptor:I wish I had a 10 Gbps satellite...perhaps one day... Ah yes, The DeathStar's in orbit, The DeathStar's in orbit. | |
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to Raptor
"Would you also like a satellite that can scratch your ass with a laser beam from outer space?"
"They have those?!" | |
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| packetscan Premium Member join:2004-10-19 Bridgeport, CT |
to Raptor
said by Raptor:I wish I had a 10 Gbps satellite...perhaps one day... I do hope "10 Gbps overall capacity" is per link and not the total capacity of the satellite. | |
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Meh...Satellite is still satellite. I don't care how fancy it is you can't get rid of the latency, which is why satellite will always just be a dial-up alternative and nothing more. | |
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garmst join:2000-09-17 New York, NY
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garmst
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2007-Aug-15 1:10 pm
Way more than nothing.In the real of business, and emergency services for that matter, satellite communications is king. When a tornado, thunderstorm, hurricane or other natural disaster knocks out terrestrial capacity it the satellite that saves the day. Satellite is also a great secondary source of capacity for non-time sensitive data delivery. Not everyone uses their time playing games and needing low latency. And their are those places where any IP port in a storm will do out in the boondocks. | |
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| Thrudd join:2004-06-21 Mississauga, ON |
Thrudd
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2007-Aug-15 3:16 pm
Re: Way more than nothing.The sat system is only useful if you can get a ground station up and running and get the sat to listen to you.
I'm not so sure one big garbage can in the sky is such a good idea compared to a dozen or so soup cans with half the capacity but higher survivability.
Remember it has to be there to be useful and one loose wing nut can kill a sat when you need it most. | |
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GlaiceBrutal Video Vault Premium Member join:2002-10-01 North Babylon, NY |
Glaice
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2007-Aug-15 2:22 pm
LatencyLet us know when they have killed the 300+ ms latency problems all satellite broadband systems have. | |
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| PolarBear03The bear formerly known as aaron8301 Premium Member join:2005-01-03 1 edit |
Re: Latencysaid by Glaice:Let us know when they have killed the 300 ms latency problems all satellite broadband systems have. Until they can figure out how to make 22,000 miles into 22 miles, it ain't gonna happen my friend. | |
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| Jerm join:2000-04-10 Richland, WA |
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Umm try LEO sats... 22,000 miles is only required for geostationary orbit, while low earth orbit wouldn't need nearly as far of a round trip | |
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Re: LatencyThey only last 10 years so i think it was time for an upgrade. | |
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| | hayabusa3303Over 200 mph Premium Member join:2005-06-29 Florence, SC |
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LEO sats have problems them seleves.
1. you are going to have launch ALOT of sats. like with iridium system.
2. as in Leo it will orbit decay and burn up on hitting the atmosphere.
3. COST TOO MUCH. | |
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said by Jerm:Umm try LEO sats... 22,000 miles is only required for geostationary orbit, while low earth orbit wouldn't need nearly as far of a round trip With low earth orbit you would need many more satelites. | |
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Spaceway resultsYou won't start to see the results of the new Spaceway satellite until the beginning of 2008. The new download speeds are supposed to be comparable with DSL and cable. I'm anxious to see how this will affect the fair access policy which is most people's number 1 complaint. | |
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