moving satellite internet/television .....

[circusboy90210]

what's the best setup/service provider least cost  

[Melbo]

I kinda know this is a waste of time but all the service providers are about the same some say direct tv is more expensive than dish but they are about the same -- the service is an on going monthly fee same as at home.

Melbo

[Sean]

If, by "moving" you mean in-motion satellite Internet, that does not exist.  (Well, OK, it does not exist on land -- it is possible at sea.)

If you mean "move from place to place, and set up when I am parked" you have many choices.  You haven't told us nearly enough about what you will do with it for me to give you a recommendation on cost and service.  Roof mounted automatically aiming dishes for Internet use start at around $5,000 and can go all the way up to $25,000 depending on size, where size is dependent on upload/download bandwidth and how far away from the satellite footprint's "sweet spot" you intend to drive.  Service starts at around $60 per month on a pre-paid annual contract for bare-bones asymmetric Internet access, and goes up from there -- figure at least $250 per month for symmetric 1mB service with high limits.

You can get a manually-aimed tripod-mounted dish setup for around $800.  No one will sell you high-zoot service on one of those, which are limited to .75 meter.  You would be stuck with basic Hughesnet service, for around $60 per month.

If you need Internet access in motion, you will need to skip the satellite stuff and use a 3g broadband cellular card.  These work great, as long as you don't get too far from a city or Interstate -- they don't work at all in the boonies.

TV is a different story.  Many more choices there.  In-motion will be the most expensive.  Your choices are Dish or DirecTV, starting at around $50 per month for basic channels in SD and going upwards from there.

-Sean
http://ourodyssey.blogspot.com

[circusboy90210]

what are the marine options??? is this available on land??

[Sean]

what are the marine options??? is this available on land??

No.

-Sean
http://ourodyssey.blogspot.com

[oldmansax]

What Sean said......



I have the same setup as he does (unless he has sprung for a new setup) which is a Datastorm Motosat F1 dish using Hughes net for internet, and a "bird on a wire" attachment for standard definition Direct TV. It works fine in remote areas. I also have my Palm Centro setup to tether to my laptop when I am close to town. The Cell phone setup is faster but, as Sean said, doesn't work everywhere we go.

The retailer that sold me the Hughesnet service is coming out with their own service that works on the F1 dish. Supposedly faster & no FAP. More bucks though. I am not up for it yet. Thought I'd let Sean be the guinea pig..... LOL

TOM