12-01-2007, 01:01 AM
You guys gave me enough clues so I could do a better Google search, and I got my primary questions answered. Thank you!
Me? I'd never spend that much for a satellite for internet access. According to what I read, the same satellite set up that will provide TV reception is not capable of providing the internet access, so a person would need two satellite set ups on their rig. The prices seemed to be running around $4,000. Each. Plus the monthly fees. This cheapskate would not be willing to spend that kind of money just to go online! (No offense guys) I also see where reception requires an unobstructed view of the southern sky. In one picture I saw, the motor home was parked in the middle of the Nevada desert. Well, you'd never find me parking in a spot like that, either. I'd want to be buried in some trees, which would probably kill my chances of getting satellite reception.
I do see where the computer has to have either an ethernet port, for connection directly to the satellite modem, or, the satellite modem can be hooked to a wireless router, and then the laptop can access wirelessly. That's the part I was having trouble figuring out, and ethernet is standard on pretty much all laptops.
I'm going to try to steer her toward a 15" MacBook Pro, mainly because it has the Express Card slot, and that's what would be needed for cell phone internet access, isn't it? I think I'll also suggest she get an Airport Express Base station so she can hook up a printer.
Watch. She's going to go to Costco and get herself a Windows machine. Oh, well. I learned something!
Me? I'd never spend that much for a satellite for internet access. According to what I read, the same satellite set up that will provide TV reception is not capable of providing the internet access, so a person would need two satellite set ups on their rig. The prices seemed to be running around $4,000. Each. Plus the monthly fees. This cheapskate would not be willing to spend that kind of money just to go online! (No offense guys) I also see where reception requires an unobstructed view of the southern sky. In one picture I saw, the motor home was parked in the middle of the Nevada desert. Well, you'd never find me parking in a spot like that, either. I'd want to be buried in some trees, which would probably kill my chances of getting satellite reception.
I do see where the computer has to have either an ethernet port, for connection directly to the satellite modem, or, the satellite modem can be hooked to a wireless router, and then the laptop can access wirelessly. That's the part I was having trouble figuring out, and ethernet is standard on pretty much all laptops.
I'm going to try to steer her toward a 15" MacBook Pro, mainly because it has the Express Card slot, and that's what would be needed for cell phone internet access, isn't it? I think I'll also suggest she get an Airport Express Base station so she can hook up a printer.
Watch. She's going to go to Costco and get herself a Windows machine. Oh, well. I learned something!