BigDishSatellite Satellite Broadband in France
Satellite Broadband in France
Domestic Packages with no up-front equipment costs, ideal for those living permanently in France
Seasonal Scheme where you own your own equipment and re-activation fees are much lower than normal ... ideal for those of you with a holiday home in France.
Professional Packages for those running a business in France and need fast speeds during business hours.
For small businesses and home workers who need fast download speeds during business hours. The data transfers on these Pro packages have priority over those offered on Domestic packages.
Also, the contention ratio (number of people that you're sharing bandwidth with) is very much lower on these Pro packages than on the domestic packages.
Once the Prioritised Data Allowance has been reached, the system continues to work but speeds may drop at peak demand periods.
| PRO BRONZE | PRO SILVER | PRO GOLD |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Pro Prioritised Data Allowance: | 25 GB | 70 GB | 150 GB |
| Airtime per month: | 49,90 € HT | 69,90 € HT | 99,90 € HT |
| Pro Equipment Outright Purchase: 180 € HT | |||
| Alternatively, Pro Equipment Rental: 15 € HT per month. | |||
| Service Speeds: | up to 30 Mb/s down, up to 3 Mb/s up | up to 40 Mb/s down, up to 6 Mb/s up | up to 50 Mb/s down, up to 10 Mb/s up |
| WiFi Incuded? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Network Activation Fee: | 49,90 € HT | 49,90 € HT | 49.90 € HT |
| Delivery (mainland France) 16.66 € HT | |||
| Pro contract period is 12 months. | |||
| Freezone (unmetered) period 11pm to 7am French time on all packages. | |||
| French IP address on all packages. | |||
Business Hours, where network speeds are prioritised, are 7am to 7pm local time.
All prices quoted are HT, ie VAT is not included.
The Seasonal Visitor Scheme is designed for those of you who visit your holiday home in France for a few months per year.
You purchase the equipment outright so it belongs to you and you don’t have to return the equipment when you cancel … this is what happens on the Rental scheme.
You pay a connection fee of 59.99 euros for the first year but you only pay 9,99 euros for the connection fee each time you return to France.
When you leave France for any period, you cancel your airtime contract by giving one month’s notice and pay nothing until your next visit.
| BRONZE For Light Users | SILVER For Medium Users | GOLD For Heavy Users |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Prioritised Data Allowance: | 10 GB | 50 GB | 100 GB |
| Airtime per month: | 31,99 € | 41,99 € | 74,99 € |
| Total per month: | 31,99 € | 41,99 € | 74,99 € |
| Equipment Costs: | 449,00 € | 449,00 € | 449,00 € |
| Service Speeds: | up to 16 Mb/s down, up to 3 Mb/s up | up to 30 Mb/s down, up to 6 Mb/s up | up to 50 Mb/s down, up to 6 Mb/s up |
| Average Download Speeds: | 12 Mb/s | 18 Mb/s | 33 Mb/s |
| WiFi Incuded? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| First Activation Fee: | 59,99 € | 59,99 € | 59,99 € |
| Subsequent Activation Fees: | 9,99 € | 9,99 € | 9,99 € |
| Delivery (mainland France) 19,99 € | |||
| Minimum contract period is one month. | |||
| Freezone (unmetered) period 1am to 6am French time on all packages. | |||
| UK IP address on all packages. | |||
Mouriol.com
Propriétaire:
John Sidwell
BigDish Satellite
6 Mouriol
87440 Marval
05 55 78 72 98
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The Tooway satellite broadband system is designed to be installed by anyone with basic DIY skills. You don't need any specialised tools (like a satellite meter) but you will need a decent drill.
Pointing the dish is the first thing that people ask about but the principle is very straight forward ... whether you DIY install or employ a professional installer, the method is exactly the same.
Once the dish is installed, you connect a computer or tablet or phone to the Tooway modem. The modem is then put into Installation mode and the tria (on the dish) starts to beep.
You set the correct elevation angle on the dish and then slowly turn the dish sideways ... the beeping on the tria changes meaning that the satellite has been found.
That's the principle and I've produced two DIY guides which go into much more detail:
The Browser Method:
If you have a laptop, connect it to your Tooway modem with an ethernet lead (there's one supplied with the modem). Then open up your browser and type in the address of the modem ... the modem status page opens like a web page but that page is inside the modem.
If you don't have an ethernet socket, then you can connect via wifi ... you can also use a phone or tablet also connected via wifi.
Download the DIY Guide here.
The App Method:
Before you start the installation, you need to download the Ka-Sat Pointer App to your phone or tablet.
When you're ready to start pointing the dish, go into your wifi settings and connect to the Tooway modem. Then open up the app. You don't need a cellphone signal to do this.
Download the DIY Guide here:
The Clinometer App
Whichever method you use, you'll find this angle measurement tool incredibly useful when pointing the Tooway dish.
There are many available, just search for clinometer in Play Store or App Store.
The Heartbeat Tone
This is the sound of the "heartbeat" tone ... you get that when you're searching for a signal.
The Transition Tone
When the satellite is located, you will hear the heartbeat tone change into something that sounds like a mobile phone ringing. You'll hear it once, then it turns into the Fine Tuning tone.
The Fine Tuning Tone
The fine tuning tone will get faster and the pitch will increase as the dish signal increases. Conversely, if the dish signal decreases then the tone goes slower and more lower pitched.
The Continuous Tone
As the fine tuning tone gets faster and higher, it turns into a continuous high pitched tone. This indicates that you've achieved the highest signal so far.
