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Old 05-12-2003, 16:20   #11
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Re: Broadband On The Train

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Originally Posted by asdf
It seems it's a combination of satellite and then GPRS/GSM when it can't get a satellite.
I thought satellite broadband still required a phone line for the PC to upload, even if all the PC is doing is confirming receipt of data packets?

If so, I would have thought the train will need to maintain constant links to a satellite and the nearest GPRS/GSM cell at the same time.
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