Experience with Ji-Net Satellite Internet?

[pinophai]

Anybody have good/bad experience with Ji-Net 2way satellite? What I mean is the service from this page. http://www.ji-net.com/index.php?lang=en&pid=78 .

Package Light @ 256/128 Kbps.
Service charge 1,800 baht/month.
Installation charge 3,000 baht.
For use 1 computer.
For contract period of 1 year (12 months)
Charge for on site service start from 1,000 baht./ time.
Is this good?

[Dakoda]

I have seen satellite service, not sure what it was, but it seemed fast, so must have been atleast 512 But I think too expensive for me, but I come from the dial-up world

[arjay]

Sounds expensive to me too, certainly compared to ADSL.

[pinophai]

Sounds expensive to me too, certainly compared to ADSL.

Yes, but we don't have a telephone line because we live outside a small village in the Phen district. We have to look for a alternative.
What is the price from gprs? And is it good and fast?

[arjay]

Pinophai, Lee can probably answer you best on that one then. He uses GPRS. He should spot your post as he tends to be online at this time of day.

Good Luck

[BangkokButcher]

There's also quite a bit of info on here:

http://www.edgethailand.com/

[pinophai]

Is that max speed from GPRS? Then sat internet will be better. 256/128

[lee]

More information about GPRS http://www.udonmap.com/udonthaniforum/v ... .php?t=363

[EdgeThailand]

I've heard that satellite is not very reliable, cuts out when it rains etc. One guy told me it used to cut out everytime a cloud went over!

Don't take my word for it though, I've got a vested interest in GPRS and EDGE.

Anyone considering satellite should contact others who already have the service, or have used it in the past. Forewarned is forearmed, as they say......

Regards

Tim @ www.EdgeThailand.com

[johnt]

Sounds expensive to me too, certainly compared to ADSL.

Yes, but we don't have a telephone line because we live outside a small village in the Phen district. We have to look for a alternative.
What is the price from gprs? And is it good and fast?

You should, if you have not yet, check out if TTand T have lines available where you are. They cover areas that TOT do not. And if so, they can give you an ADSL package for 550 per month, all equipment free on a current promo.
Two friends of mine have it. One pays 1500 per month, the other 550 per month. The only difference is the package name. The cheap one is Cmac. Exactly the same as the other. Friend One is now very angry.

Good luck!

[pinophai]

Sounds expensive to me too, certainly compared to ADSL.

Yes, but we don't have a telephone line because we live outside a small village in the Phen district. We have to look for a alternative.
What is the price from gprs? And is it good and fast?

You should, if you have not yet, check out if TTand T have lines available where you are. They cover areas that TOT do not. And if so, they can give you an ADSL package for 550 per month, all equipment free on a current promo.
Two friends of mine have it. One pays 1500 per month, the other 550 per month. The only difference is the package name. The cheap one is Cmac. Exactly the same as the other. Friend One is now very angry.

Good luck!

Sounds good but not without telephone line. I am looking for somebody whom has this Ji-Net sat installed?
Is Edge Thailand speaking for his own shop?

[lee]

Is Edge Thailand speaking for his own shop?

He does actually mention that he has a vested interest in GPRS and he does have an online shop.

I personally like GPRS, I use it 6-8 hours per day without problems. The speed is 115 kpbs and with the software from onspeed.com it speeds my connection up 4x making it almost as fast as ADSL. I do however get problems in the evening but I think this is due to heavy mobile usage, it doesn't really bother me because I use it through the day; I'm usually at the pub in the evenings of crashed infront of the TV with a cold beer.

Good luck with Ji-Net. Maybe you can ask for a test drive before you shell out the money for the service.

[pinophai]

Is Edge Thailand speaking for his own shop?

He does actually mention that he has a vested interest in GPRS and he does have an online shop.

I personally like GPRS, I use it 6-8 hours per day without problems. The speed is 115 kpbs and with the software from onspeed.com it speeds my connection up 4x making it almost as fast as ADSL. I do however get problems in the evening but I think this is due to heavy mobile usage, it doesn't really bother me because I use it through the day; I'm usually at the pub in the evenings of crashed infront of the TV with a cold beer.

Good luck with Ji-Net. Maybe you can ask for a test drive before you shell out the money for the service.

I just found out about the gprs package from True Move. 799 Baht for free telephone (6 to 6) and unlimited gprs internet 256k. Sounds good.

[laphanphon]

i used to have ipstar satilite internet service, with the exception of price, no complaints. speed was as advertised, 256/128, only a couple interruptions of service over couple years, so much better than phone service, from what i gather from the complaints. but 3200 baht a month and 10000 baht installation is a bit steep. not sure if price has changed since then, that was the express 1 service contract, 750 mg per month, which is hard to use up, unless downloading music/videos/pics. i had a couple streaming information pages open at a time for 4- 8 hrs a day and rarely went over.

[Papy Ion]

i used to have ipstar satilite internet service, with the exception of price, no complaints. speed was as advertised, 256/128, only a couple interruptions of service over couple years, so much better than phone service, from what i gather from the complaints. but 3200 baht a month and 10000 baht installation is a bit steep. not sure if price has changed since then, that was the express 1 service contract, 750 mg per month, which is hard to use up, unless downloading music/videos/pics. i had a couple streaming information pages open at a time for 4- 8 hrs a day and rarely went over.

I am also an iPSTAR customer, but i cannot say that this solution is reliable, especially during rainy season. Alas, it seems that I don't have many other ways to access Internet, as in my very isolated village, I can not have a fixed phone line and even the mobile phone does not work at times as the signal is too low (and the mobile phone has to be located in a certain place in my house for I can be called).

Well, the price is now 2500 baht + 7% tax by month and the traffic is (in theory

[pinophai]

Prices seem to have dropped. Installation fee 2000 Baht and 1500 Baht/mth for 256/128 kBps. Looks good to me if the speed is what they say.

[Papy Ion]

Prices seem to have dropped. Installation fee 2000 Baht and 1500 Baht/mth for 256/128 kBps. Looks good to me if the speed is what they say.

I would not be too optimistic if I were you about the speed with this service, especially during the rainy season. My last checks since mid-april this year displayed a connection speed (when connected, because I am not always able to establish the connection at times, if it's heavy raining here or near their own gateway in Bangkok) varying (for downloads) from 22kbps to 110kbps (and between 60 to 85kbps most of the time) as its best. In theory, it is a 256 (download) / 128 (upload) Kbps connection. No virus, no adware, no spyware, no malware on my computer...

Don't forget it: it is the maximum speed that they advertise, not a minimum nor a guaranteed speed...