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Starspeeder.co.ukNewest Review: ... ?sorry, not until 2037 in your area?. I then stumbled across a little gem ? satellite access. Satellite access involves two elements: a satellite dish fixed to your residence in some way, providing a high-speed download service, and a regular old modem, 56k or otherwise, to send stuff back up. 2-way satellite communication is of course possible, but you?ll be needing a sat dish the size of a block of flats, and a similarly-sized wallet. On to Starspeeder. They provide, for £15 + VAT per month, 400 kilobits of downstream bandwidth. That equates to download ... more |
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by - written on 15/06/01 (Very useful, 497 readings)
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*********** UPDATE 05/09/01 As anyone who follows this service will know, it unfortunately no longer exists, due to funding problems at CBL, the operator. Starspeeder are looking to become the UK reseller for another satellite service, Actisat, but I've not heard any reliable news on this for a couple of weeks. I also heard that Starspeeder were going to try start up their own service, but I don't expect this to happen for a good few months, if at all. One thing that does seem to be a general theme - the £15+vat per month paid for this service does not seem to be considered realistic - £25/month and up for new services will be likely. ... Read the complete review
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