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[biometrics]

Thought just crossed my mind again for some reason. I have no doubt our government would do their best to cut the internet should the opportunity arise.

Would be good just to have something to be able to connect to the rest of the world.

Don't they use local base stations, so they wouldn't work either?

 

[Arzy]

Don't they use local base stations, so they wouldn't work either?

No, I'm referring to an actual satellite. My folks had one on their farm yonks ago, latency was shit but you had good bandwidth. The tracert didn't touch anything in SA.

 

[biometrics]

No, I'm referring to an actual satellite. My folks had one on their farm yonks ago, latency was shit but you had good bandwidth. The tracert didn't touch anything in SA.

My point is the data must come down somewhere, so obviously get a provider that doesn't have it in SA.

 

[satanboy]

No, I'm referring to an actual satellite. My folks had one on their farm yonks ago, latency was shit but you had good bandwidth. The tracert didn't touch anything in SA.

This is a satellite

 

[spiderz]

See if Elon will provide some starlink satelites

 

[Dave]

My point is the data must come down somewhere, so obviously get a provider that doesn't have it in SA.

The satphone companies like Inmarsat have land stations in a number of countries, but I don’t think they use SA. Inmarsat itself is headquartered in the UK, as is the main control infrastructure.

here’s a list of some of the Inmarsat base stations

List of Inmarsat Land Earth Stations accepting special access codes | World Meteorological Organization

community.wmo.int

 

[satanboy]

 

[biometrics]

The satphone companies like Inmarsat have land stations in a number of countries, but I don’t think they use SA. Inmarsat itself is headquartered in the UK, as is the main control infrastructure.

here’s a list of some of the Inmarsat base stations

List of Inmarsat Land Earth Stations accepting special access codes | World Meteorological Organization

community.wmo.int

They need to be within a certain coverage area, not so? Or do they communicate between satellites as well?

 

[biometrics]

Meh, getting cold feet, going to hold off on buying a flat until next year.

 

[GreGorGy]

Meh, getting cold feet, going to hold off on buying a flat until next year.

If you get one closer to the mountain, your feet will be warm quickly.

 

[Dave]

They need to be within a certain coverage area, not so? Or do they communicate between satellites as well?

The call goes from the handset to one of the satellites (it can then be transferred to another satellite if required) and then down to a land Earth station and into either POTS or VOIP.

 

[biometrics]

If you get one closer to the mountain, your feet will be warm quickly.

Lol, I was considering Disa Towers (the three pepper pots) that were evacuated.

 

[Dave]

@biometrics

Inmarsat satellite coverage looks like this (Earth stations in red).

 

[satanboy]

Happy Bicycle day

 

[Seldom Bucket]

Happy Bicycle day
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[satanboy]

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You are wrong.

What does Happy Bicycle Day mean?
Psychedelic enthusiasts now commemorate Hofmann's discovery of LSD's effects every April 19, a.k.a. "Bicycle Day. "

 

[Quetzalovercoatl]

Hoot goes the owl.

"Frrrrrpppbbb" goes the Ook

 

[satanboy]

 

[spiderz]

Where did the jeep go? Did it break again?

 

[satanboy]

to the other side of the road?