Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Excellent skype connection over satellite broadband Internet helps to stay in touch with my parents.
Last weekend I visited my parents in Poland. I tested a new installation of Tooway satellite broadband Internet. I was very curious about the result as due to typical for satellite latency you might experience an echo effect, but fortunately it was not the case. Our video skype call with my wife in the Netherlands had an amazing quality! My dad was very happy that from now on we will be able to enjoy video skype calls. In 2007 I gave my dad for his 80th birthday a laptop with internet mobile connection. Unfortunately, due to a very poor mobile coverage outside Krakow a maximum internet speed was below 300 kbps and Skype calls were not possible. When a few months ago I have heard about the planned launch of Tooway satellite broadband internet in Poland I decided to try it out. I ordered it at the Tooway distributor for Poland including the dish installation. Our first video skype call has by far exceeded my expectations. According to my father the sound quality was even better than over the phone. It is not a cheap solution - a dish costs 1700 PLN ( ca 425 Euro), installation 600 PLN and the subscription of a base package (6Mbps download, 1Mbps upload) costs 122 PLN (30 Euro) a month. But considering such a great video skype experience it is definitely worth the investment.
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Hi Marek, You posted this report on Tooway almost two years ago. I live in a remote forest area 30km from Warsaw and currently have radio internet (or better described as damp string) which is seriously unreliable and when it does work never ever gets anywhere near the 'up to' speeds quoted. Are you/your parents still happy with their satellite service? Do you still get good quality Skype calls? and finally, Do you think this would also work (not too much Lag) with online gaming MMORPG stuff?
ReplyDeleteAny advice gratefully received.
Yes, we are still using Tooway Internet and are very happy with the satellite service. However the last winter due to heavy snows and cold we had some service disruptions. I recommend considering a satellite dish with the heating element. Regarding online gaming it is difficult to judge as I did not play any games over this connection. I hope that the latency will not impact your gaming experience. Cheers Marek
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