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Written by John Allen
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Sunday, 30 May 2010 10:18 |
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Satellite - ipstar
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Satellite connections are available throughout Franklin, even in the most remote areas.
The most popular connection is via the Thai ipstar satellite which is available through a number of NZ resellers.
Pros
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Cons
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- Available throughout the district
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- High latency
- Expensive to install
- Requires clear view of western sky
- Low data 'cap'
- Low(ish) transmission speeds
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The high latency manifests itself as slow web browsing, it takes a moment (about a second) for your mouse click to get to the satellite and back. This adds at least a couple of seconds to each web page click and seems very frustrating. Once stuff is downloading then that's quick enough.
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