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Satellite Dish Alignment Calculator
Downloads Satellite Dish Alignment Calculator calculates the elevation look angle, true azimuth and the polar angle required of a satellite dish in order to align it to a particular satellite in the geo-synchronous orbit.
[June 1, 2000, 8:00]
G-Sat
Downloads Helps satellite dish owners in siting and pointing their dish, and also calculates some numbers useful tuning the dish. Locates in the sky any satellite in geostationary orbit from anywhere on Earth. US C-Band satellites, updated monthly are...
[June 17, 2001, 8:00]
AVC Broadband review
Reviews An engineer has to come to your home and fit the satellite dish (or if you already have a dish, the extra hardware required), and a different engineer will set up your computer. Along with the dish, or amendment to your existing dish, you get a...
[June 16, 2004, 9:35]
Google jumps into TV business
News The web giant announced on Monday that it is partnering with EchoStar to sell commercials over the DISH (Digital Sky Highway) satellite broadcaster's 125 national programming networks, an early indicator of how Google plans to use its $10.6bn...
[April 3, 2007, 10:07]
Sky giving away digital TV with Net access
News For a one-off installation payment of £40, you get a free digital satellite dish and receiver worth around £200. But research has shown that people have an aversion to having a satellite dish on their homes.
[May 5, 1999, 14:14]
New tech changes the face of war reporting
News Enabling those efforts will be systems such as the IPT Suitcase, a briefcase-sized satellite broadcasting system developed by Swedish company Swe-Dish Satellite Systems. Hampus Delin, marketing director for Swe-Dish, said several major broadcast...
[March 21, 2003, 9:19]
Government may ease the way for wireless broadband
News Currently, householders are only allowed to install one satellite dish without planning permission. Any second dish, or any first dish that is larger than a set size, or any other type of antenna, requires planning permission.
[April 8, 2003, 13:41]
SatDrive review
Reviews The wizard first makes sure that you are pointing at the right satellite, and that the signal strength is sufficient - an on-screen display (with optional audio feedback) helps you achieve the optimal dish position if adjustments are required...
[December 13, 2002, 12:32]
Satellite alternative to DSL
News Users will need a satellite dish (£100) and a PC card at £199. Satellite-based ISP Eurosky launched a country-wide high-speed Internet access service last week as the battle for broadband in the UK heats up.
[February 7, 2000, 14:40]
Satellite broadband goes nationwide
News This covers the purchase and installation of the satellite dish and indoor broadband unit. Homes and businesses across the UK can now sign up for a satellite broadband connection from BT. With monthly rental charges starting at around £60, and...
[March 26, 2002, 17:47]
BT to test low-cost satellite broadband
News There is also a £400 fee to cover the cost of supplying and connecting the satellite dish. BT is planning to trial a satellite-based service that will give rural computer users Internet access at speeds many times faster than by dial-up, though...
[April 15, 2002, 13:53]
Swiss link to Echelon follows satellite sale
News ZDNet Switzerland has reported that Swisscom, the country's biggest ISP and national telecoms provider, has violated national security regulations with the sale of its nationwide satellite dish business to US company Verestar.
[December 12, 2000, 10:40]
Aramiska satellite broadband collapses
Talkback But I'm now stuck with a satellite dish on the side of my house even though I've paid the deinstall fee. I guess I was lucky in the sense that my contract ended on the 10th of January (thank God, the service was dreadful!
[February 10, 2006, 21:21]
Intel to offer satellite downloads in Europe
News Users would need to buy a standard satellite dish and add-in card to receive the faster speed. In a pre-CeBit press conference today, Intel outlined plans to beam multimedia content to European end-users via satellite.
[March 12, 1997, 16:18]
Easynet to offer satellite Net access
News Users will need a PC card and a 60cm satellite dish which will cost around £250. The service uses BT Broadcast Services satellite technology and will be targeted at both home and business users. The satellite system will, according to Easynet...
[April 7, 1999, 16:34]
The Sims Superstar
Downloads Get a satellite dish and add four new channels to your TV lineup. If the player achieves a high “Fame Score,” they will be able to enjoy a more comfortable life than ever before with luxury services and objects including satellite dishes, skydiving...
[April 16, 2004, 8:00]
GoSatWatch
Downloads Can also be used to accurately determine dish orientation for geostationary satellites using iPhone GPS location. Find out when and where any satellite including the international space station or space shuttle can be seen from any location in the...
[December 23, 2008, 11:17]
LookAngles
Downloads If all you want to do is to use LookAngles to align your DirecTV dish once then there's really no point in registering it. Text notes can be attached to each satellite. LookAngles is a PalmOS application designed to help you locate...
[April 4, 2008, 8:00]
Jobs to address new iMacs in Tokyo speech
News Mac fans may need to make a quick "satellite dish" run if they want to catch Steve Jobs' keynote address from Macworld Tokyo on Thursday. However, the speech by the Apple chief executive is being broadcast live over satellite at 5pm PT, Wednesday...
[February 21, 2001, 13:11]
The sky's not the limit for UK ISP
News Users will need a satellite dish (£100) and PC card (£199) and will pay a monthly charge of £20 for the service. A UK ISP offering high speed Internet access via satellite launches Tuesday. Eurosky will also offer its satellite service to other ISPs.
[October 13, 1999, 11:28]
