Internet on CB

[Ep010835]

This is in our cabin about 10 miutes ago. 

OMG!!

[Haboob]

13 hours ago, Ep010835 said:

This is in our cabin about 10 miutes ago. 

OMG!!

 

Ping time says they're using a MEO satellite.  The speed says they're using the O3b's.   Lucky you!  8D

[Ep010835]

8 hours ago, Haboob said:

 

Ping time says they're using a MEO satellite.  The speed says they're using the O3b's.   Lucky you!  8D

 

Dont understand a word of the technical stuff, but yes, very lucky and happy! That part I’ve got. 

[Haboob]

3 minutes ago, Ep010835 said:

 

Dont understand a word of the technical stuff, but yes, very lucky and happy! That part I’ve got. 

The "O3b" (it's a brand name) satellites have figured out how to cut the cost to ships by 10x, so ships

that can use O3b can buy *lots* of bandwidth with the money we pay for shipboard internet.  "203 Mbps",

even.  🙂   With that much bandwidth, you can stream something like 40 HD movies at once.

 

There are two heights at which communication satellites orbit  (Medium Orbit and Geosynchronous Orbit),

and the catch is that the O3b's orbit at MEO height so they drop below the southern horizon at about the

latitude of Seattle or Southampton, and --surprise!-- it's the year 2015 again.

 

Ships may promise 200 Mbps internet up in Alaska or the Baltic, but they're not going to pay $1,000 for

what they re-sell for $100.  Well Regal did, but only for the folks they'd sold such plans to before figuring

out just how expensive the necessary uplinks are-- props to her for honoring those commitments.

[Ep010835]

 Glad you’re here, my friend. Thank you for being able to distill all of the technical jargon in to easily understandable language.