Satellite broadband

[coldair]

Hello there just wondering what the views are on satellite broadband as the lined service where i live is beyond a joke. Stop start but more of the stop.
I see quite a few places on the more remote parts of Scotland have satellite dishes fitted to there houses just wondering how thew get on with them .

 

[gregers]

isnt this called 'mid band'?
whats the data signal like for a mobile phone? would it not be more cost effective to get a mobile with unlimited data and then tether to your laptop/computer?

 

[Astra99]

If you do decide to go down the 3G/4G route with a mobile "dongle", check out the signal in different weather conditions. The variation can be enough to render 3G "totally inadequate" in certain weather conditions.

 

[coldair]

thanks for reply's. Mobile coverage here can be a bit iffy usually get 2 - 3 bars depending on where you stand in the house. 3G is the max around here

 

[Gutterball]

we use http://www.tooway.com/ not had any problems with them.

 

[mufcpavlos]

you can hit good speeds (10mbps or so) on non cloudy days but the ping-latency will be around 200-500ms. which means if you play any online games is a NO. On bad/rainy/foggy days ping timing is increased and you get low speeds as well

Its a reliable solution though if you really need to work using the internet!