Is anyone using Voip over satellite data connection

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18 years ago

Fri, Jul 15, 2005 6:37 AM

I am needing to purchase some fast or broadband satellite data connection for use in Europe and Eastern Europe Serbia

I would like to be able to use Skype over this connection!

Has anyone got experience of using Voip over satellite data connection?

I am looking at the BGAN system in particular using thuraya

Thanks for your help

Peter Colins

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18 years ago

Thu, Jul 21, 2005 8:29 PM

Latency on a satellite link will likely make it unusable for VOIP. The imarsat satellites that BGAN uses are (I think) in geosync orbit, which means you'll likely get about a 1 second (or more) lag in your calls using VOIP over it. But you'll get almost as bad a lag if you just make a plain satellite voice call using the same satellite anyway, so...

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