FAQ
What equipment do i need to use SatGate Internet service?
- PC with 64 Mb RAM and 100 Mb of free disk space;
- Dial-Up, DSL, ISDN or any other Internet connection for use as terrestial request channel;
- Satellite dish with LNB converter attached and pointed to satellite of your choice;
- DVB-receiver with corresponding software.
I'm going to start using your service. How do I start?
Please read the Starter's Guide on our Wiki site: Starter's Guide (beta)
How does asymmetric satellite Internet connection work ?
1 Requests are being sent to destiantion hosts using terrestial uplink (request) channel.
2 Replies are being routed to the SatGate teleport.
3 Data is being incapsulated into DVB-stream at our teleport and then transmitted to a satellite.
4 Satellite is transmitting this DVB-stream to a DVB receiving hardware.
5 DVB-stream is being decapsulated by DVB receiver into IP packets.
6 Replies from destination host are being received.
How much does your service cost?
- Please check the Solutions section or contact our sales department (sales@satgate.net).
My internet connection doesn't work, what di I do?
Please check your request channel and your DVB-card's LOCK state.
The connection with your VPN server cannot be established. What do I have to do ?
Check your VPN connection to correspond to our manual at VPN connection creation manual.
Signal is present but very low, what happened?
- Please check your recieving complex and your actual weather condition.
What is UTC?
- UTC - Coordinated Universal Time.
What is CET?
- CET - Central European Time, UTC + 1 hour. Note that during summer daylight saving time/summer time is observed, and CEST is used instead..
Help, nothing works!
- You can get help from our technical support team 24/7.
How to pay by Electronic Payment Systems?
In order to pay by Electronic payment systems you need to login to your member's page and activate "Pay Now" link, then choose "VISA/Master Card, WebMoney (R-Wallet), Yandex.Money", enter the amount of payment and press "Proceed" which will redirect you to Assist system's website, where payment type must be selected.
If you chose WebMoney you can make a transaction by acquiring an authorized or certified WebMoney wallet (R-Wallet).
You can authorize your WM wallet here and you can certify your WM wallet here.
If you have a Z-Wallet (working with currency), you need to obtain an
R-Wallet to be able to make payments for our services. You can exchange
different wallet types at exchanger.ru.
To pay for your purchase you need to enter your WM-identifier. In case
of successful operation you'll receive an invoice from SatGate