Possible to share sattelite internet??

[rferoni]

All,

My brother and I are interested in sattelite internet, as where we live out in BFE the only thing available is dial
up(argh!). Is it possible to share an internet connection via sattelite somehow, and if so what would you need and would it be
legal? I've called a sattelite company and the guy wasn't sure but said that if you can get the signal to the other home(one
without the dish)it shouldn't be a problem and thinks its legal. I'm guessing how it would work is one home would have the dish.
The dish would be hardwired to the modem. Between the modem and pc you would need some type of wirless router that is capable of
sending a signal out of the home and into the other. The distance is 3 -400 feet. Does anyone have any ideas??

Thanks
Ron

[Peter Pan]

Sure.. Not only possible but done all the time (with direcway systems at
least notice no T.. see em at www.direcway.com). The current systems
basically have all the stuff in a box that has an ethernet output port,
plugs right into a wireless wap or wap/router... Similar to what a cable or
dsl modem does.

A bunch of people with sat systems in their rv's have em, pull into a place,
and anyone in range can access the internet via WiFi. I have one in my work
truck. Seems that if it can be done on mobile systems (when parked), it
should work in stick homes.

Specifically the page you go to is http://hns.getdway.com/ and some of the
text from that page (go there for pretty pictures, I can only post text
here):
With DIRECWAY®, super-fast, always-on satellite Internet access is ready
when you are - no dialing in, no waiting, no tied-up phone lines. You'll
download files in seconds, quickly access and play audio or video clips, and
surf faster than you ever imagined. You can even network multiple computers.
There's no software to load and DIRECWAY is compatible with Windows and Mac,
so getting online anywhere in the contiguous US is easy! Have a clear view
of the southern sky? You can be high-speed surfing today.
====================================================================
Price? (depending where you get it, about $400-$600, some places even have a
$100 rebate)

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rferoni <rferoni-AT-hotmail.com> wrote:
> My brother and I are interested in sattelite internet, as where we live
> out in BFE the only thing available is dial up(argh!). Is it possible to
> share an internet connection via sattelite somehow,

DirecWay used to be a card, maybe even a pair of cards, inserted in your
computer. Even then, they acknowledged that sharing was possible via
Windows ICS on a "home network".

Newer systems are standalone, and work with a router, so your sharing
should be just fine. They sell packages with Wireless Routers for use in
campgrounds and marinas, and some people operate as roving free WISPs in
their RVs.

http://hns.getdway.com/faqs.html#five
"The DW6000 is the next-generation DIRECWAY system modem. It's a sleek new
design that makes connecting to the Internet more streamlined by
incorporating DIRECWAY software inside the DW6000 unit. There's no DIRECWAY
software to load on your computer. No longer are there any software
upgrades to download and manually install; the DW6000 automatically updates
itself via the satellite. Also, the DW6000 modem integrates the transmit
and receive components in one compact unit; the DW4000 has separate
transmit and receive components stacked together.

The DW6000 provides an Ethernet connection to your computer or home
network. The DW4000 requires a dedicated USB connection to your PC and does
not support Macs. "

Come back later for advice on how to connect two houses that are 400 feet
apart ;-) You can probably get away with running a 10BaseT wire that far,
and put a switch or wireless router in the second house.
It should be possible to connect wirelessly.

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[Rick Ankrum]

I set a wireless network at an RV park with a DirecWay DW6000 as the
connection to the internet. I have 3 wireless access points repeating
from 1 wireless router. There have been up to 20 computers signed on at
a time.

You can check out some antenna combinations at this website:
http://www.freeantennas.com/

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[ssadale#nospam#yahoo.com]

I've been looking into doing just that.
So far, when asked, all but a couple of providers have said that their
contracts specificly state tht their bandwidth can not be resold. Sharing
and corporate use is allowed withing the limits of the contract or FAP.
Since I'm hoping to be able to resell bandwidth (on a limited basis)
provider options for satellite are few and much more expensive than
residential or coprorate accounts.
My 2 cents

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ssadale#nospam#yahoo.com <ssa...@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote:
> I've been looking into doing just that.
> So far, when asked, all but a couple of providers have said that their
> contracts specificly state tht their bandwidth can not be resold. Sharing

Direcway sells packages specifically targeted to marinas and campgrounds.
www.wifiaccess.hns.com
"DIRECWAY Wi-Fi Access is a simple, turnkey way to provide customers with
high-speed Internet access. "

[ssadale#nospam#yahoo.com]

I looked into Direcway. Based on cost alone it looked like a good option.
Once I got details and realized it's only a buffered 64k connection with
lantency that would severly limit the ability to provide customer
satisfaction I decided to look elsewhere. Not to mention a contract
agreement that doesn't allow resale. My understanding is that their marina
and campground offering basicly puts the service provider in a partnership
position. The subscribers really are Direcway clients, not the network
operators. No?
Currently considering iDirect providers.

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