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    Satellite Laptop

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by jacknessmonster, Apr 5, 2006.

  1. jacknessmonster

    jacknessmonster Newbie

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    how exactly does this work? Is there a monthly fee with using a satellite laptop to access the internet? Will it work anywhere at all? I'm moving out to an island without phone lines or internet.
     
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    anyone at all?
     
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    ZJChaser Notebook Consultant

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    is there cell service out there? you could use a wireless card if that was the case. I have no knowledge of on the satallite topic.
     
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    lmychajluk Notebook Evangelist

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    Are you talking about for the home, or world-wide portable, like a satellite phone?

    For the home, you'd have to have access to a satellite provider along with a dish, which would feed internet access to the home network. Using a wireless access point, you could get internet access from your laptop around the house. This isn't the cheapest way to get internet access, but it's not horrible. However, I believe some of these solutions still required a phone line for 'upload', but I'm not sure that's the case anymore.

    For the portable solution, I'm sure it's much more expensive, and would require more equipment than just a PC card for the laptop. As ZJ said, cellular internet access may be a more practical way to go.
     
    lmychajluk, Apr 6, 2006
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