Ok.... then why did someone just sign me up for it and what do I do now? Nothing has been installed, scheduled for Thursday.
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Did you call in DirecTV by chance to set this up?
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I understood that satellite tv is available for rv's and boats. Wouldn't the technological challenges be the same. In both cases a moving dish needs alignment as it moves.Not really. Satellite internet is far more complicated than satellite TV. It's also two way.
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I understood that satellite tv is available for rv's and boats. Wouldn't the technological challenges be the same. In both cases a moving dish needs alignment as it moves.Not really. Satellite internet is far more complicated than satellite TV. It's also two way.
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Is it the weekend?It's close. Just a taste, so far. ;)
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If you're planning to travel but you're not planning to reside in your RV, you need an affordable prepaid Hotspot, with no roaming. I have a nice unit in a drawer that I can use or not use, on the Go-Phone AT&T data system, but I'd recommend going with an area provider with the best 4g or better signal.
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These are roof mountable satellite TV options for RVs that will automatically acquire the appropriate satellite for TV viewing. Note that they say "for stationary use only" a moving RV will have many obstacles that would block acquisition and also the constant swaying of the vehicle will also present challenges for technology developers. Now for stationary use would be great once the RV is parked. Not sure there is a market there for Viasat to journey into that market. The equipment would have to know it's GPS location and which beam (i.e. frequency) it would need to use, ...
Or would it need to have to switch frequencies (i.e. beams) seeing as the satellite is 22,500 (+/-) miles up to acquire a good to/from signal????
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https://www.viasat.com/products/mobile-broadband
and an unlimited plan of course...
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If a company can one day design and build an affordable self-pointing system that meets FCC regs it will be an instant success..
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Viasat is best known for powering fast in-flight Wi-Fi on commercial airlines and government VIP aircraft. Now the Carlsbad satellite Internet provider is dipping its toes in the connected car market.
Bentley Motors, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, said Tuesday it has tapped Viasat to deliver fast, reliable and secure in-car Wi-Fi for its new Bentley Advanced Connectivity service.
Available for all Bentley models in 2019, Advanced Connectivity will create an in-vehicle virtual private network. The cost and other details were not disclosed. Bentley said the service expects to deliver secure access to files, video conferencing, movie streaming and other business and entertainment content on the go.
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Of course, if one can afford a Bentley, I dont think it is a problem adding a Viasat mobile connection (similar to what is in a plane). Doubtful the buyer even cares about the price increase for that feature.
Now, given the price of some RV's and what people pay for them, that might be as big as the Bentley market too!
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Of course, the article also states in-vehicle WiFi not Internet access:
In its deal with Bentley, broadband will come from cellular networks – at least initially. The platform can aggregate channels from up to three mobile operators to boost speeds and reliability. The Wi-Fi router and other parts of the system are located in the trunk.
I don't think Viasat even offered any satellite services of their own until acquiring Wilblue in 2009 and their focus was always on satellite equipment prior to that. Maybe they're regretting the decision to jump into the consumer market ;) Then remember this statement from just over a year ago:
And yes, satellites are, and will be, a big part of our business going forward. We did, however, decide to de-emphasize and lower-case the “s” in “ViaSat” to foretell a future company that remains open to new technologies, while still paying homage to our satellite communications roots.
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Think Toyota
Bugs on Wheels: The New Generation of Autonomous Vehicles
The new generation of connected cars — especially autonomous vehicles — will be a boom market for satellite, says the satellite industry. Not so fast, says the mobile industry. 5G is the future. Signals from space will have nothing to do with it. But, who is right? One? Both? Neither?
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Pricing concerns are not reserved for the sky. At a recent satellite regulatory conference I attended in Washington, D.C., one speaker made a striking point. With all the attention paid to massive LEO constellations, it is rapidly becoming clear that the single most important success factor for LEO broadband is on the ground.
The U.S. market bought 17 million cars in 2017. To equip that many cars, the antennas have to be pretty cheap, as well as reliable, versatile, and powerful. Forget $50 thousand or $30 thousand or even $15 thousand per antenna — the kind of numbers that work for commercial aircraft or super-yachts. One company that has built this reality into its design is Kymeta, which is in tests with Toyota, and in serious discussions with other manufacturers.
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Kymeta Connected Car - Kymeta's mTenna® technology and KĀLO services will enable a realm of brand new experiences from anywhere in the world
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