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b0untypure1

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#78100 27-Feb-2011 09:08

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

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

Here, start with this: http://www.iconz.net/internet/satellite

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#443812 27-Feb-2011 09:20

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.

b0untypure1

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#443817 27-Feb-2011 09:43

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

is the cheapest internet via usb stick 2degrees?

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#443830 27-Feb-2011 10:12

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

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

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

some salesman at dse