What device would be best to have on the end of a slow 1GB per month satellite connection?
It just needs to read email, news and do foruming and a bit of google earthing if GE is not too heavy on data.
I’m guessing it will be a cheap pad of some sort.

an spc 500g net pineapple pieces tin can. or a cheap pad or something.

Peak Warming Man said:

What device would be best to have on the end of a slow 1GB per month satellite connection?
It just needs to read email, news and do foruming and a bit of google earthing if GE is not too heavy on data.
I’m guessing it will be a cheap pad of some sort.

The local computer shop has reconditioned computers for a bit under $300.

how far is it to the nearest land line connection?

you could put up a repeater station somewhere, maybe on a tree?

wookiemeister said:

how far is it to the nearest land line connection?

If it’s anything like here the landline is very poor copper wire which barely supports dial up. That’s why I switched to satellite.

Tamb said:

wookiemeister said:

how far is it to the nearest land line connection?

If it’s anything like here the landline is very poor copper wire which barely supports dial up. That’s why I switched to satellite.

you could get a board that converts electrical signal to light eg fibre optic, you then string out a FO cable to your house

wookiemeister said:

you could get a board that converts electrical signal to light eg fibre optic, you then string out a FO cable to your house

It’d be the mirror-image of the NBN the L/NP wanted:

Instead of FO-to-node, copper-to-house, you’d have copper-to-node, FO-to-house.

captain_spalding said:

wookiemeister said:

you could get a board that converts electrical signal to light eg fibre optic, you then string out a FO cable to your house

It’d be the mirror-image of the NBN the L/NP wanted:

Instead of FO-to-node, copper-to-house, you’d have copper-to-node, FO-to-house.

yeah but its a one off connection paid for by PWM and his army of robots

Anyway, i’d better go chop some kindling. I have a large heat-sink disguised as a dog to keep happy.

wookiemeister said:

how far is it to the nearest land line connection?

It’s not an option. The decision to go satellite has already been taken and is not reversible. That is not the question any more. The question is what device to suit a satellite connection.

I’d suggest one of the all-in-one desktop PCs, or a cheap laptop will suffice.

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

how far is it to the nearest land line connection?

It’s not an option. The decision to go satellite has already been taken and is not reversible. That is not the question any more. The question is what device to suit a satellite connection.

I’d suggest one of the all-in-one desktop PCs, or a cheap laptop will suffice.

satellite is expensive

wookiemeister said:

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

how far is it to the nearest land line connection?

It’s not an option. The decision to go satellite has already been taken and is not reversible. That is not the question any more. The question is what device to suit a satellite connection.

I’d suggest one of the all-in-one desktop PCs, or a cheap laptop will suffice.

satellite is expensive

Too bad. The decision is has been made and is not yours to overturn.

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

party_pants said:

It’s not an option. The decision to go satellite has already been taken and is not reversible. That is not the question any more. The question is what device to suit a satellite connection.

I’d suggest one of the all-in-one desktop PCs, or a cheap laptop will suffice.

satellite is expensive

Too bad. The decision is has been made and is not yours to overturn.

I lay down the wookiemeister card

pwm is probably hooking up with the commie pinko nbn scheme. so the collective will pay for it.

wookiemeister said:

party_pants said:

wookiemeister said:

how far is it to the nearest land line connection?

It’s not an option. The decision to go satellite has already been taken and is not reversible. That is not the question any more. The question is what device to suit a satellite connection.

I’d suggest one of the all-in-one desktop PCs, or a cheap laptop will suffice.

satellite is expensive

$29.95/month for 3 GB isn’t too bad

Tamb said:

wookiemeister said:

party_pants said:

It’s not an option. The decision to go satellite has already been taken and is not reversible. That is not the question any more. The question is what device to suit a satellite connection.

I’d suggest one of the all-in-one desktop PCs, or a cheap laptop will suffice.

satellite is expensive

$29.95/month for 3 GB isn’t too bad

speed?

anyway

me and PWM know whats real

wookiemeister said:

Tamb said:

wookiemeister said:

satellite is expensive

$29.95/month for 3 GB isn’t too bad

speed?

512 up 256 down

Peak Warming Man said:

What device would be best to have on the end of a slow 1GB per month satellite connection?
It just needs to read email, news and do foruming and a bit of google earthing if GE is not too heavy on data.
I’m guessing it will be a cheap pad of some sort.

The internet connection is not device dependant. Use any device that you like.

Don’t get one of those gadgets with tiny screens, you’ll ruin your eyes.

Tamb said:

wookiemeister said:

party_pants said:

It’s not an option. The decision to go satellite has already been taken and is not reversible. That is not the question any more. The question is what device to suit a satellite connection.

I’d suggest one of the all-in-one desktop PCs, or a cheap laptop will suffice.

satellite is expensive

$29.95/month for 3 GB isn’t too bad

Wish that was all I paid.

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

wookiemeister said:

satellite is expensive

$29.95/month for 3 GB isn’t too bad

Wish that was all I paid.

These are the people I use http://www.skymesh.net.au/

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

wookiemeister said:

satellite is expensive

$29.95/month for 3 GB isn’t too bad

Wish that was all I paid.

I use an Optus mobile account that allows 5GB over 6 weeks + $500 calls for $26.00.

fsm said:

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

$29.95/month for 3 GB isn’t too bad

Wish that was all I paid.

I use an Optus mobile account that allows 5GB over 6 weeks + $500 calls for $26.00.

Why does mine cost a fortune then. Which deal is that?

fsm said:

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

$29.95/month for 3 GB isn’t too bad

Wish that was all I paid.

I use an Optus mobile account that allows 5GB over 6 weeks + $500 calls for $26.00.

Yeah that’s cheap, I wish I had a signal out there, it’s in a mountain valley and there is zip.

Pretty sure google earth will destroy that data limit quite quickly pwm.

You’d be better off caching google earth when not in the styx.

https://support.google.com/earth/answer/21423?hl=en

As for device, any cheap laptop would do, don’t think tablets are very user friendly with google earth/typing a lot – I prefer keyboard + mouse to trackpads.

roughbarked said:

fsm said:

roughbarked said:

Wish that was all I paid.

I use an Optus mobile account that allows 5GB over 6 weeks + $500 calls for $26.00.

Why does mine cost a fortune then. Which deal is that?

It is an account that I got from Woolworths but Optus don’t offer it as a new account.

Peak Warming Man said:

fsm said:

roughbarked said:

Wish that was all I paid.

I use an Optus mobile account that allows 5GB over 6 weeks + $500 calls for $26.00.

Yeah that’s cheap, I wish I had a signal out there, it’s in a mountain valley and there is zip.

the power authority had the same problem with an installation

they just had to run a line to the top of the hill and receive/ broadcast from there

fsm said:

roughbarked said:

fsm said:

I use an Optus mobile account that allows 5GB over 6 weeks + $500 calls for $26.00.

Why does mine cost a fortune then. Which deal is that?

It is an account that I got from Woolworths but Optus don’t offer it as a new account.

I’ll have a look at woolies then.

wookiemeister said:

Peak Warming Man said:

fsm said:

I use an Optus mobile account that allows 5GB over 6 weeks + $500 calls for $26.00.

Yeah that’s cheap, I wish I had a signal out there, it’s in a mountain valley and there is zip.

the power authority had the same problem with an installation

they just had to run a line to the top of the hill and receive/ broadcast from there

poikilotherm said:

You’d be better off caching google earth when not in the styx.

https://support.google.com/earth/answer/21423?hl=en

As for device, any cheap laptop would do, don’t think tablets are very user friendly with google earth/typing a lot – I prefer keyboard + mouse to trackpads.

Thanks Poik, good tip.

roughbarked said:

fsm said:

roughbarked said:

Why does mine cost a fortune then. Which deal is that?

It is an account that I got from Woolworths but Optus don’t offer it as a new account.

I’ll have a look at woolies then.

There is some info about it here… http://www.optus.com.au/shop/notices/mobile-phone/joining-the-optus-team-2

fsm said:

roughbarked said:

fsm said:

It is an account that I got from Woolworths but Optus don’t offer it as a new account.

I’ll have a look at woolies then.

There is some info about it here… http://www.optus.com.au/shop/notices/mobile-phone/joining-the-optus-team-2

Ta.

poikilotherm said:

You’d be better off caching google earth when not in the styx.

https://support.google.com/earth/answer/21423?hl=en

As for device, any cheap laptop would do, don’t think tablets are very user friendly with google earth/typing a lot – I prefer keyboard + mouse to trackpads.

+1

wookiemeister said:

Peak Warming Man said:

fsm said:

I use an Optus mobile account that allows 5GB over 6 weeks + $500 calls for $26.00.

Yeah that’s cheap, I wish I had a signal out there, it’s in a mountain valley and there is zip.

the power authority had the same problem with an installation

they just had to run a line to the top of the hill and receive/ broadcast from there

The urban fire brigade had to fir VHF radios to their vehicles as the more normal urban UHF couldn’t negotiate the hill & valleys here.

roughbarked said:

fsm said:

roughbarked said:

I’ll have a look at woolies then.

There is some info about it here… http://www.optus.com.au/shop/notices/mobile-phone/joining-the-optus-team-2

Ta.

There is a Whirlpool thread about it here… http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2230479

I know ! I know ! Some on who is good at short hand dictation?

Peak Warming Man said:

What device would be best to have on the end of a slow 1GB per month satellite connection?
It just needs to read email, news and do foruming and a bit of google earthing if GE is not too heavy on data.
I’m guessing it will be a cheap pad of some sort.

Tech Talk used to recommend buying from MSY Technology, it’s where I bought this computer.

> The local computer shop has reconditioned computers for a bit under $300.

MSY has nine completely new notebook computers for under $300, why buy reconditioned? eg:

ACER Aspire ES1-311-C9XM
CPU: Intel Celeron N2840 2.16GHz(Turbo 2.58GHz)
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit
RAM: 2GB DDR3
HDD: 500GB SATA
Screen: 13.3” LED Screen

or
HP Stream11-D008TU
Intel Celeron N2840 2.16GHz(Turbo 2.58GHz)
11.5” LED Screen

or
ASUS Ultralight X205TA-Bing-FD015BS
Intel Quad-Core Z3735F 1.33GHz(Turbo 1.83GHz)
11.6” LED Screen

or
ASUS Ultralight F453MA-BING-SWX355B
Intel Celeron N2840 2.16GHz(Turbo 2.58GHz)
14” LED Screen

Or you could bid on eBay. Price plus postage for a tablet computer starts at $9 (1 bid).

Android tablets may be available on the web for under $60, eg.

$49 for Tablet-PC-7-Android

$54 for Q88H A33 7 inch Android 4.4

Things to look for when selecting an Android Tablet.

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/tablets/android-tablet2.htm

Thanks Mol.