aeblank
join:2004-09-07
Cadillac, MI | Broadband in a Box
Does anyone have any experience with broadband in a box?
»www.bbinabox.com
It may be a possibility for me, so I'm curious.
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Andy |
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grohgreg
Dunno. Ask The Chief
join:2001-07-05
Dawson Springs, KY
| Probably no better or worse than any other dial-return provider. What I don't get, is why any of them are still in business. In the face of two way satellite availability for similar money, I just don't understand why some folks still want to tie one side to a phoneline
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RPeters
join:2007-04-02
Charlotte, NC
| Hey Guy! you helped a while back with my router on the Skyfx. Thanks. Trying to help a neighbor that lost Sarconnect. My F20 from Skyfx should work on his dish when we aim it to the AMC15 but we don't see a signal. The dishes are the same. What are we doing wrong? |
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or270
Premium
join:2007-03-13
Lookout, CA | I seem to remember something about turning the LNB a certain way.
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grohgreg
Dunno. Ask The Chief
join:2001-07-05
Dawson Springs, KY
1 edit | reply to RPeters
said by RPeters  :The dishes are the same. What are we doing wrong? The two modems are almost certainly loaded with different sets of satellite parameters; yours for a SkyFX signal, his for a StarConnect signal. That's why you don't interfere with each other.
You could try changing your parameters to match his. But it would be a futile gesture if the StarConnect signal is off the satellite anyway. At least that's what it sounds like - StarConnect went bust, dropped off the air, is trying to find alternatives for stranded customers.
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compuguybna
join:2009-06-17
Nashville, TN | Isn't this just SKYWAY USA disguised? |
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aeblank
join:2004-09-07
Cadillac, MI
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said by grohgreg :I just don't understand why some folks still want to tie one side to a phoneline Latency. |
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RPeters
join:2007-04-02
Charlotte, NC
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Thank you Greg. She's going to do the school stuff over here on the laptop. If her house was closer, she could almost stay where she is. Nice lady. It's ok.
I think compuguybna is wrong. Skyfx is in Syracuse,N.Y. and Skyway is in Ky. I had Skyway in 06 and they went down for months and we all lost in that deal. Big Time. |
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RPeters
join:2007-04-02
Charlotte, NC | reply to aeblank
aeblank,
Guess what? If you go to that site you listed and click on the questions section and play the animation it says that they use Skyway as their satellite supplier.
I would really worry about that one. They are just resellers of Skyway. |
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or270
Premium
join:2007-03-13
Lookout, CA
1 edit | Skyfx was a starconnect reseller last time,
not sure if it is this time.
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grohgreg
Dunno. Ask The Chief
join:2001-07-05
Dawson Springs, KY
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said by aeblank :Latency. Each to his own. Average latency on my current 2-way is around 770ms. When I had 1-way, the average was at least 520ms. So the latency argument really doesn't go very far with me.
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bbinabox
join:2009-02-27
Louisville, KY
1 edit | reply to aeblank
Re: Broadband in a Box
RPeters said: "My F20 from Skyfx should work on his dish when we aim it to the AMC15 but we don't see a signal. The dishes are the same. What are we doing wrong?"
The firmware in the modem needs to be reprogrammed. Different satellite, different settings. We also use a Universal LNB. |
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RPeters
join:2007-04-02
Charlotte, NC
| thank you bbnbox. Skyfx said the same thing. It is the LNB that we need. Starconnect told them to wait till next week when they get back up and running. Money problems. I told them to go with Skyfx. I never had a problem with them in 4 years now, except to replace my modem and repoint. We'll see. |
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chihuahuas
join:2009-09-05
Gloucester, VA
1 edit | reply to aeblank
There running a JW player with Links to YouTube playlist.xml on 24 second way fuzzy clips what a cheap way to go. Can't host decent video on there own site Ha Ha. Tell um Greg how to write Java Script xml playlist files and host on FaceBook in HD. |
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aeblank
join:2004-09-07
Cadillac, MI
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said by RPeters :aeblank, Guess what? If you go to that site you listed and click on the questions section and play the animation it says that they use Skyway as their satellite supplier. I would really worry about that one. They are just resellers of Skyway. Skyway is bad? |
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RPeters
join:2007-04-02
Charlotte, NC
| I don't know about now. But I had them 3 yrs ago and they went dead for over four months. They lied about their financial problems just like Straconnect is doing today. I left them for Skyfx. Its a small company in Syracuse run by the old Primestar people. They answer the phone all the time and they complete whatever situation that I had. It's been a very steady reception since 2006. The Broadband Box people are just wholesale sellers of Skyway with multi thousands of users. They also have a stringent contract impossible to get out of like Hughes net and Wildblue. After seeing what Starconnect did to thousands of good paying people, I really hesitate in giving you a recommendation, except that we are happy with our present supplier. Good Luck |
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or270
Premium
join:2007-03-13
Lookout, CA
1 edit | Skyfx dumped there customers over to Starconnect in April 2007(I was one of them), who are they now?
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RPeters
join:2007-04-02
Charlotte, NC
| Good question. I was one of them too. They put us on Brightstar then took us back a couple months later. Our email never went down and we kept the same dial-up. Greg got me set up with a router and we have been running without a hitch ever since. Todays speed test was 767 at 10AM. Did you go to Hughes? Do you like it? |
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or270
Premium
join:2007-03-13
Lookout, CA
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1 edit | I switched to Hughesnet in May 2007 did a self install.
For me it was cheaper to go with Hughesnet vs one-way, 2nd phone line, local phone co. dial-up ISP(no other dial-ups available for my area).
As far as being happy?, It works ok most of the time.
Like most satellite users we make do until something better comes along.
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