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#78100 27-Feb-2011 09:08
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hey there,
i have been looking at the satellite broadband available in NZ, i understand why it is so expensive.
2 degrees appears to be the cheapest of them all, are they?
also could a stick from an overseas provider be used in nz? or do satellites not work in that way?
thanks :P new to this form of broadband!

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  #443807 27-Feb-2011 09:15
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2degrees do not offer satellite broadband, as their technology is cell based, not satellite based.

And you would need a satellite dish for that, not a USB stick. Completely different technologies.




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  #443808 27-Feb-2011 09:17
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Here, start with this: http://www.iconz.net/internet/satellite





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  #443812 27-Feb-2011 09:20
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While there are some satellite broadband services in NZ they do not work with a stick from NZ or overseas. You need a satellite dish to receive them. Sticks get there signals for phone and internet from terrestrial transmission towers on land.



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  #443817 27-Feb-2011 09:43
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freitasm: Here, start with this: http://www.iconz.net/internet/satellite



wow thats really pricey :o
the usb sticks seem very appealing right now




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  #443818 27-Feb-2011 09:44
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is the cheapest internet via usb stick 2degrees?




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  #443830 27-Feb-2011 10:12
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b0untypure1: is the cheapest internet via usb stick 2degrees?


Depends entirely where you want to use it. The fact you're mentioning satellite infers you're in a rural area, in which case 2degrees will be roaming on Vodafone so their cheap on-net data prices don't apply.

 
 
 
 

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  #443832 27-Feb-2011 10:16
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im non rural, just in wellington. i was told the usb devices ran off satellite, now i realise that is not true . I can get coverage from 2degrees,voda, and tele cell phones




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#443841 27-Feb-2011 10:37
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b0untypure1: im non rural, just in wellington. i was told the usb devices ran off satellite, now i realise that is not true . I can get coverage from 2degrees,voda, and tele cell phones


Who told you that?

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  #443842 27-Feb-2011 10:41
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some salesman at dse




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