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  1. September 30th, 2003, 06:28 AM #1
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    Connectivity in the Outback

    Just shows never believe what a saleman tells you,Digger inginuity strikes again

    Of course nothing is simple. The salespeople were convinced that I couldn't line up the dish - it took me about an hour to figure out and now roughly takes about ten minutes each time I set up. They told me that the wireless gear wouldn't talk to the modem, they told me that my Debian workstation wouldn't be supported, they told me that the BOC wouldn't talk to me, they told me that I needed training, they told me that it wasn't done and it wouldn't work, they told me that I'd void my warranty, they told me so many stories...

    I looked at Telstra's 2-way satellite solution, based on the DirectTV stuff, but they have spots in Australia where you can't actually connect. I then bumped into Optus' SatWeb, based on Gilat hardware. While the setup didn't leave me change out of $10,000, the monthly fee is similar to my 512k/128k ADSL connection. For my $150 I get 400kbps/76kbps, nothing to sneeze at and it works.
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  2. September 30th, 2003, 06:49 AM #2
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    Hmmm now if he could work out a way to make the rig a tad lighter and market it, I know a few people who would bite his arm off to do that.
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  3. September 30th, 2003, 07:18 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by NooNoo
    Hmmm now if he could work out a way to make the rig a tad lighter and market it, I know a few people who would bite his arm off to do that.
    It might make a good cheap local area wireless system for blackspot areas in Wales and Scotland.
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  4. October 25th, 2003, 09:46 AM #4
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    Cool Story, but why post in AMD?
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  5. October 25th, 2003, 10:50 AM #5
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  6. November 21st, 2003, 05:57 PM #6
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    I wish I could get a setup like this in northern canada where I am... I just out of range for cable and DSL... I'm looking at a 3.8 KM run for a wireless conection... And I don't know how the hell i'm going to aim the antenna over the distance
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  7. November 22nd, 2003, 06:51 PM #7
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    I am glad I read that story, I plan to do the exact same thing within a year or so with my kids.

    Telstra told me it would only cost between 3 and 4 thou for the setup.....ahhh I shoulda known better, telstras not known for its truthful dealings.....


    If you ever want to travel though, Australia is the place to do it......


    and ya can visit me while your here.
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