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Companies that use Satellite - sm

Posted: Sep 25, 2012

Are there any companies that you can use satellite instead of DSL? I am considering moving pretty far out that does not offer DSL. I REALLY love the jobs I have, but I remember when hired they said no satellite. Does anyone even know why this is? Will the programs not work with satellite or is it just some kind of privacy policy and would they find out if I just switched to satellite when I moved and didn't say anything?

I think it is a privacy problem. - flmt

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I think it is a reliability problem - NM

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Satellite - nm

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It can be done, but you need the best and fastest service you can find. I did it for years working for Transcend. Be prepared to lose jobs, upload them multiple times, get error messages, etc. if it's raining or snowing, on your end or where the signal originates, your signal will be slowed down or blocked.

It isn't pretty, but it can be done. I live in civilization again, and the speed of cable is a wonderful thing. Still with Transcend and am very happy there.

Chartnet on satellite - Daisy

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Satellite is the pits, I had it at my camp. Everyone said it would not work with Chartnet but it does. However, at each point that the program needs to consult the main server (looking up the doctor's name database, pulling up the demographics screen, confirmation of being complete screen, etc.) you wait an extra 20 seconds or so. So say that happens 3 or 4 times per job. If your jobs are super long then it isn't that big of a deal but if you are working on short jobs you are losing HUGE amounts of time.

Do you have cell phone service there? I love my Verizon mifi. You can't even compare the two.

Satellite is no less secure than any other internet. The transcription program itself is secured. The problem is with the speeds (very low) and the latency (huge lag). Each program works differently and if your program requires a constant connection then my guess is the latency is the deal breaker.

I know with Chartnet no one could tell I was on satellite.

Verizon mifi? - what is that?

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Never heard of it. Does verizon have an internet service that can be used to transcribe?

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