So, my parents livr in an area where the only internet available is satellite. It sucks.
However, they also have satellite TV and can watch that no problem.
What’s the difference? Is it just a scale issue where TV has more money and resources compared to satellite internet companies?
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One way of looking at it is that viewing a 1080p (HD) TV channel takes about 10-20mbps data download to view. So satellite is able to handle that bandwidth quite easily, also watching tv require VERY little upload signal. Basically enough to change the channel. Whereas a very low end internet connection is around 100mbps, my current home internet is 1500mbps and there are plans offering up to 8000, on top of that, internet requires a fair bit more upload capacity for many things like sending email attachments, uploading photos, gaming etc.
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