I'm currently building a house in rural sligo and the only broadband option open to me is satellite.
I'm trying to find realistic reviews of how reliable satellite broadband is. Has anybody here used it and how good is it. I was looking at the skydsl website which offers a max download speed of 24mbts and upload as dial-up, a so called one way broadband system. How good is this?
I understand I'm not likely to get 24mb download speeds, but could I at least expect to get 2-4MB? Does only having a dial-up connection for upload cause a problem. I don't upload anything worth talking about anyway, its the download that concerns me.
How much does the weather affect it? Given the irish climate, am I likely to suffer? Also what about the delay people talk about when using satellite broadband?
Any other information people have would be most useful as I have lived in a broadband enabled area for the last 6 years and the thoughts of not having broadband sends a shudder!!
Many thanks
I'm trying to find realistic reviews of how reliable satellite broadband is. Has anybody here used it and how good is it. I was looking at the skydsl website which offers a max download speed of 24mbts and upload as dial-up, a so called one way broadband system. How good is this?
I understand I'm not likely to get 24mb download speeds, but could I at least expect to get 2-4MB? Does only having a dial-up connection for upload cause a problem. I don't upload anything worth talking about anyway, its the download that concerns me.
How much does the weather affect it? Given the irish climate, am I likely to suffer? Also what about the delay people talk about when using satellite broadband?
Any other information people have would be most useful as I have lived in a broadband enabled area for the last 6 years and the thoughts of not having broadband sends a shudder!!
Many thanks