On the road again after a spell, want to know what is the best way to go for internet connection on the move over all of OZ,, thinking what brand of sat phone connection and costs, for 2 laptop, 2 phones 1 ipad
Mike and Fran
Yuglamron said
07:15 PM Nov 12, 2016
I do not actually know the cost of Satellite internet at the moment. I do know I looked into it a couple of years ago and it was prohibitive unless you were a business.
Last week I asked about the new Skymuster Satellite NBN. No go. They are so B stupid they have not taken in to account the number of people on the move full time. We have the VAST System for TV so it stands to reason there would be demand.
I think you would have to do a fiddle and set up in some area that qualifies for the Satellite internet and then go from there.
Other than that it's getting ripped off with mobile WiFi and as usual Telstra is the best coverage geographically.
I may be wrong and someone will point out up to the minute details.
PeterD said
12:04 AM Nov 13, 2016
Yuglamron wrote:Last week I asked about the new Skymuster Satellite NBN. No go. They are so B stupid they have not taken in to account the number of people on the move full time. We have the VAST System for TV so it stands to reason there would be demand.
NBN can not keep the satellite system up to their rural customers. Those that are on it can not get all the download capacity for their businesses and school of distance education kids. Until they get the second satellite up and running I don't think they are interested in casual wanderers. From what I have seen, the second satellite capacity will be stretched soon after it is in operation. Don't hold your breath betting a mobile connection.
Yuglamron said
08:55 AM Nov 13, 2016
They call Australia the Smart Country...........
Take the Gateway So called Motorway around Brisbane. Built as a two lane road and now expanded to six lanes in places. So short sighted.
No western route to bypass Brisbane for trucks. So needed but won't be built because the areas needed to be resumed are upper class suburbs with million dollar Homes.
The Western Bypass would at best estimate take 60% of the trucks that go through Brisbane out of the city. Govt.Figures.
So we will have two satellites for the internet that won't cater for any growth beyond a short period.
Yeah A real Smart Country. Or dare I say it real smart Pollies.
Not only that but we pay more for the net than any first world country.
windy said
09:52 AM Nov 13, 2016
Many thanks, The question still remains how to get an internet connection between towns where the phone wont work irregardless of who your provider is,
You talk to a call centre and they no concept of the distances involved in this country, I am seeking a connection between towns so I can continue my work in the quiet where there is nobody around , mike
Yuglamron said
10:58 AM Nov 13, 2016
There is a small Australian Company that do Satellite TV. One branch in Qld and the other I think in Victoria.
They are called Satplus. There are others of course, but I have dealt with them and they were very good and pricing for the things I wanted were competitive.
They are well known in the Grey Nomad community.
They do Satellite internet and this is a link to the Satellite Internet on their website.
-- Edited by Yuglamron on Sunday 13th of November 2016 11:09:38 AM
PeterD said
11:19 AM Nov 13, 2016
Mike, you can try something like Optus Satellites Thuraya SatSleeve+ and Hotspot - I'm not sure of the costs. Maybe you can look into it and report back here what you think of it and the operating expenses.
PeterInSa said
01:47 PM Nov 14, 2016
We have received good Internet signals/data some distance on relatively flat country away from towns with a 3G/4G Telstra Modem (locked to 3G) and with a Mobile Broom stick aerial(approx 90cm) ontop of our Wingard aerial on our Tandem van.
However I believe a Blue tick phone that allows an aerial to be connected into the back of the phone, (with WifI or connected straight into the laptop via USB)and connected into the above aerial is a better option since I think data on the Phone Network has better response than Bigpond on the Modem setup.
Further you can purchase special Yagi? Mobile phone aerials that pointed to the Telstra Mobil Phone tower give better signal strength again. But requires more setup time after each move.
We have a non Telstra Sat phone and its use is a costly exercise and only there for emergencies/operational testing and no emergencies as yet.
Peter
Ziggy99 said
07:42 PM Nov 20, 2016
Very expensive.
Inmarsat and Iridium have offerings.
https://www.satphonesales.com.au/Satellite-Internet?zenid=qcq05ri03q9mn4u2sdu1ouo9e4
On the road again after a spell, want to know what is the best way to go for internet connection on the move over all of OZ,, thinking what brand of sat phone connection and costs, for 2 laptop, 2 phones 1 ipad
Mike and Fran
I do not actually know the cost of Satellite internet at the moment. I do know I looked into it a couple of years ago and it was prohibitive unless you were a business.
Last week I asked about the new Skymuster Satellite NBN. No go. They are so B stupid they have not taken in to account the number of people on the move full time. We have the VAST System for TV so it stands to reason there would be demand.
I think you would have to do a fiddle and set up in some area that qualifies for the Satellite internet and then go from there.
Other than that it's getting ripped off with mobile WiFi and as usual Telstra is the best coverage geographically.
I may be wrong and someone will point out up to the minute details.
NBN can not keep the satellite system up to their rural customers. Those that are on it can not get all the download capacity for their businesses and school of distance education kids. Until they get the second satellite up and running I don't think they are interested in casual wanderers. From what I have seen, the second satellite capacity will be stretched soon after it is in operation. Don't hold your breath betting a mobile connection.
They call Australia the Smart Country...........
Take the Gateway So called Motorway around Brisbane. Built as a two lane road and now expanded to six lanes in places. So short sighted.
No western route to bypass Brisbane for trucks. So needed but won't be built because the areas needed to be resumed are upper class suburbs with million dollar Homes.
The Western Bypass would at best estimate take 60% of the trucks that go through Brisbane out of the city. Govt.Figures.
So we will have two satellites for the internet that won't cater for any growth beyond a short period.
Yeah A real Smart Country. Or dare I say it real smart Pollies.
Not only that but we pay more for the net than any first world country.
You talk to a call centre and they no concept of the distances involved in this country, I am seeking a connection between towns so I can continue my work in the quiet where there is nobody around , mike
There is a small Australian Company that do Satellite TV. One branch in Qld and the other I think in Victoria.
They are called Satplus. There are others of course, but I have dealt with them and they were very good and pricing for the things I wanted were competitive.
They are well known in the Grey Nomad community.
They do Satellite internet and this is a link to the Satellite Internet on their website.
https://www.satplus.com.au/collections/satellite-broadband
Another provider.
https://www.ant.com.au/
-- Edited by Yuglamron on Sunday 13th of November 2016 11:09:38 AM
Mike, you can try something like Optus Satellites Thuraya SatSleeve+ and Hotspot - I'm not sure of the costs. Maybe you can look into it and report back here what you think of it and the operating expenses.
However I believe a Blue tick phone that allows an aerial to be connected into the back of the phone, (with WifI or connected straight into the laptop via USB)and connected into the above aerial is a better option since I think data on the Phone Network has better response than Bigpond on the Modem setup.
Further you can purchase special Yagi? Mobile phone aerials that pointed to the Telstra Mobil Phone tower give better signal strength again. But requires more setup time after each move.
We have a non Telstra Sat phone and its use is a costly exercise and only there for emergencies/operational testing and no emergencies as yet.
Peter