31 Dec 2022 01:18 PM
I live in a remote area where broadband cables do not reach. I currently use. 4g aerial to get internet which works well on the sky q hub and mini box. The 4g contract has now expired.
Is there a package to get the internet directly through the Sky dish? This would be much better.
Thanks.
31 Dec 2022 01:20 PM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more@Steve+HutchIf you are looking for a service like that it is not available through Sky as they use the Openreach network. If you are looking for something through a dish have you looked at providers like Starlink.
31 Dec 2022 01:20 PM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more@Steve+HutchIf you are looking for a service like that it is not available through Sky as they use the Openreach network. If you are looking for something through a dish have you looked at providers like Starlink.
31 Dec 2022 01:46 PM - last edited: 31 Dec 2022 01:53 PM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more
@Steve+Hutch wrote:
Is there a package to get the internet directly through the Sky dish?
No, Sky is not a satellite ISP: those require a different dish pointing at another location in orbit and equipped with a two-way LNB (receive and send) to function, plus a specialist modem.
Geosynchronous satellite ISPs with a UK footprint do still exist: their services tend to be relatively expensive, not particularly fast and, (most problematically for use with Sky Q) very limited in monthly data volume. As @Highlinder indicates, Starlink is now a potentially viable alternative.
31 Dec 2022 02:19 PM
Thanks @Highlinder as I suspected. Using a 4g mast is ok and I don't have high enough demand (or money) for starlink. It would be my next choice.
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