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So a friend of the family apparently told my dad that he bought a $300 device from Verizon that receives worldwide wireless internet (from a satellite, I presume).
He said the device was $300 and that monthly service is $60. I called Verizon and they had no idea what I was talking about. Then I called Sprint and some other companies and they couldn't help me either. Does such a thing exist? |
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Verizon offers internet services but it is from towers and it isn't worldwide.
The only satellite internet provider I know of is HughesNet (formerly DirecWay) |
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Definitely not possible...
You'd have better luck getting a cellular wireless card that takes SIM cards, then you can get a data SIM for the country you are in (if they have wireless broadband). Mobile satellite internet doesn't exist AFAIK |
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there are a bundle of companies offering satellite internet in australia ('cause with a population density like australia's other techniques are simply not feasible)
they all require permanently fixed dishes to target the satellite correctly. |
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He is probably talking about EVDO or HSDPA. These are cellular services with cellular coverage areas. Speed is about 500k down the last time I was on EVDO but I understand its faster now. Uploading is really slow and the connection seems slow for browsing because the "lag" is so bad.
As funkyworms said, HughesNet is the only sat. internet I know of, and this also does not have global coverage. There are SLLOOOWWW speed super-expensive (talking like $.99/minute here) global sat. internet, but not for $60/mo. These are for mostly government use. |
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Also, the lag is even worse on hughesnet, and although there are mobile set ups they are huge. In-motion setups are available but cost several thousand dollars and, although I can't recall why, violate TOS or something similar.
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