Originally Posted by trigger From memory Astra2connect uses 23.5 East not Astra 2 |
Correct, but more important,
£300 for the kit, and a (guaranteed ?) 256k two way system for 20 quid per month pointing to a satellite that is rather iffy to the west of the British Isles. And then the marketing claim of a £100 starting price for a 'professional' install of a transmitter.
Don't forget the planning permission for something beyond a 90cm (*ahem* 90+
) dish requires a charge (if accepted) to the local council, plus the need to keep a two way BUC system well away from potential H+S issues. There are also restrictions on certain buildings owing to aesthetics/conservation and other Local authority requirements.
They could have done it somewhat cheaper if they had looked more closely at the footprints, and chosen any number of the uplink companies out there vying for business in these tough times.
For example iDirect is - on the whole - rolling out a system using a far more universal (planning exempt dish) satellite for the whole of Europe.
_http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/satellite-footprint-library/136406-telstar-11n-will-37-5w.html
But then again the idea of using a dish that could be fitted to give access to TV traffic as well was always the claim of BeyonDSL, which in reality was a disaster to set up outside Belgium and the near countries.
_http://www.ses-astra.com/consumer/uk/astra-broadband/index.php