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bajabound2005
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Satellite Internet Questions & ANSWERS!
We are just starting our research on satellite internet and would love to know what other Nomads are using, how it's working for you, where you got
your equipment and how you got it installed. Thanks for your help. Oh, we are located between Ensenada and La Bufadora.
[Edited on 6-10-2006 by bajabound2005]
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CasaManzana
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We have been using DirecWay here now for 4 years...
....now called Hughes Net, with great success in Mulege. There is a store in Chula Vista where you pick up all the goodies (dish- modem and wires).
Fabian actually lives in TJ so I picked it up at his house in TJ to avoid the border tax. He assigns you a satellite and establishes your DirecWay
account with a credit card. I installed the whole thing myself and found it easy to do in about 3 hours. Fabian is at 01-664-368-8717 and email at
falr@starband.net and falr@direcway.com
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turtleandtoad
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Hughes Net, with a portable dish and 7000 modem. The only way to go. Got mine from a couple of fellow RV'ers that have started their own business
selling the equipment and internet access from their sons garage.
Mike & Robin; Full-Time RV\'ers
37\' Georgetown w/3 slides & 275 Watts of Solar Power
06 Taco TRD
www.turtleandtoad.com
I am here
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Pescador
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I am using the DWS6000 because these can be bought for 100-200 dollars and then you hook up in Mexico. Try talking to Wayne Davy at
LosFrailes@hughes.net . He lives in San Lucas (South of Santa Rosalia) and is an installer. He can give you great information about using the system
in Baja.
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Bajabus
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I've set up hundreds of customers in Baja,,,some from this board.
Starband 481 modem, $399 for all the equipment, 3 year contract, full complete warranty on all the equipment as long as you are a customer. $49 per
month for the service. you can install it yourself no problem.
shipped directly to you in the States
you can e-mail me at bajadudes at starband.net or check out my web site below
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MrBillM
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New Player in the Game ?
I happened across a new player in the Satellite Internet business when I stopped at Radio Shack. They might be worth checking out, although I don't
know if their service would work outside the U.S. It could be worth the research, though, since their rates look good and they (supposedly) guarantee
their Upload AND DownLoad speeds, unlike Direcway which I am now using.
Choice is ALWAYS good.
http://www.wildbluesatellite.net/
[Edited on 5-28-2006 by BajaNomad]
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Bajabus
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WB is a great service but unfortunatly works only in the USA. They use Ka band as opposed to Ku band but unlike all the Ku band sats which deploy a
broad footprint WB uses 31 highly focused spot beams for their service. Move out of your assigned spot beam and service stops.
In bajas case they only bleed over into TJ for 50 or so miles. the dishes are smaller, the price is right and at least for now service is consistent.
I't the primary system I now install in the states. Starbands new SE modem with service on AMC-6 for $299 equipment is due out soon and that will
give baja users a comercial grade service at a good price.
St
[Edited on 28-5-2006 by Bajabus]
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Roberto
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BB, have you seen this? http://www.raysat.com/Shopping/CategoryInfo.aspx?CategoryID=... .
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turtleandtoad
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If the price of this unit is in line with the rest of their products, it looks like an expensive solution for a limited problem.
I mean, how many people need to check their e-mail while driving an RV? 
For that matter, how many of us want the driver of that RV coming at us reading his e-mail at the same time. 
Mike & Robin; Full-Time RV\'ers
37\' Georgetown w/3 slides & 275 Watts of Solar Power
06 Taco TRD
www.turtleandtoad.com
I am here
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Bajabus
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yep....the guys working on it were former starband engineers that left the company to form Raysat. So far though it's still vaporware since it is not
available.
Moshie is top notch and if anyone can make it work it's him. He came to Starband from Gilat in Israel.....the guy knows his stuff.
problem they are trying to over come is the movement of the small flat panel arrays inside. think venetian blinds on a lazy Suzann.
I personally think the future for in motion 2 way satellite INTERNET is stationary phased array dipoles where the received and transmitted signal is
steered electronically and there are no moving parts. The military is already using these but power levels are too high for consumer FCC approved
use.
Roberto BTW how is your starband system working?
"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked of such a thing."
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Roberto
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Dipoles, huh? Interesting idea - I would have thought that a more directional antenna, like a yagi, would work better due to the high gain and
directional characteristics of the signal, both in and out. Not sure how you would steer a yagi electrically, though. I think the array works better
from that standpoint. We'll see where this all leads interesting times in this field.
System is working fine, thanks.
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bajaguy
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Bus, you say the footprint for WB bleeds over into Baja about 50 miles....would this reach Ensenada (near the Punta Banda turnoff), or would you
recommend the Starband 481??
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Bajabus
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bajaguy, I wish I could tell you for sure. I just have anecdotal rumors from others that it works in TJ. you would be a pioneer taking it down that
far and trying. Maybe contact some Wild blue dealers in SD and check with them. If it did work then that would be the way to go.
I know the 481 will work fine with the standard antenna all the way down to about GN for sure and maybe a bit more if you did not mind the occasional
daytime outages for a few weeks at a time around the spring and fall equinoxes. Below Mulege I would go with a .98mt.
Please report your efforts with WB if you try it.
Good luck!!
"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked of such a thing."
Dwight David Eisenhower
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bajaguy
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Bus....check your U2U
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Bajabus
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got it
"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked of such a thing."
Dwight David Eisenhower
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bajabound2005
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Thanks one and all for the info! This will be very helpful.
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bajabound2005
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ANSWERS!
Well fellow Nomads, we write this using our just installed Starband system. It's fantastic. And we can highly recommend the fellow who set us up.
His name is Chris Reading out of San Diego. We contacted him earlier this week. He said he'd be here today at noon, and he was. He installed a
Starband dish and set up the modem. He set up the Starband account ahead of time to be sure it was working before he got here. He would not take one
cent from us until he had it up and working. The whole shooting match cost us about $650 plus the monthly service charge of $59. He travels over
most of Baja Norte and knows someone somewhere who can help you out if he can't. We give him a five star ***** recommendation!
His website is www.satbaja.com
email: info@satbaha.com
phone 619 428 8224
And he's delightfully bi-lingual!
[Edited on 6-9-2006 by bajabound2005]
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Bob and Susan
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los frailes...don't read this!!!
your prices are half
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losfrailes
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Too late! I read it. Wow!!!
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DanO
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Anyone using Starband or HughesNet for VOIP apps like Skype?
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