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You may want to look into Othernet, which does satellite broadcast data distribution to rasp pi based terminals. But they only have 2kbps to work with, so it’s
by Scoundreller 5y ago
You may want to look into Othernet, which does satellite broadcast data distribution to rasp pi based terminals. But they only have 2kbps to work with, so it’s largely the day’s news and some broadcast messages.
But it’s free and it works!
I understand some Canadian arctic cities want to do what you say because they depend on x$/gb satellite links, but not big enough for a Netflix or whatever appliance. But every time there’s an iPhone or windows update, everyone is downloading it independently. It would also make sense to load a box of SD cards with their supply flights and put them on-net. Dunno if a formal system exists for that.
- reaperducer 5y agoThanks for the Othernet mention. I just looked into the Wikipedia article and the company's web site, and it's exactly the sort of tech I enjoy. Unfortunately, even though its receiver was supposed to enter production in November, it's still not available. Ordinarily I'd blame 'rona/supply chain/whatever, but according to Wikipedia, it failed to deliver a previous kickstarter. When it's available, I'll buy one. But I won't be the first, in case this turns into vaporware.
- Scoundreller 5y agoKeep an eye on the forums. It seems to be a real thing, but exactly how anyone got setup without the kickstarter delivering, iunno. Be suspicious. https://forums.othernet.is/ https://forums.othernet.is/