Quote from: Richy_T on Today at 10:10:11 PM

Quote from: death_wish on Today at 09:56:39 PM

Please stop giving misinformation.

It will absolutely help vapourminer. It is perfect for his use case, and the hardware cost is negligible.

https://www.blockstream.com/satellite/

OK vapourminer, the challenge is on. Let us know how it goes, I'm genuinely interested.

death_wish, do they actually have the hardware available? The info page talks about preorder and when I go to the hardware they do have available, it doesn't mention if it supports v2 or not.

I don’t know. In the worst case, it is not necessary to buy their kits. The system is designed with standard components. The kits are a convenience. It is intended that if necessary, poor people in poor countries can scratch things together on the cheap.

DIY (info about kits on the same page):
https://blockstream.github.io/satellite/doc/hardware.html#diy-hardware-requirements

Important link:
https://github.com/Blockstream/satellite

I don’t claim expertise on the satellite system. If anyone needs setup help, I recall having seen some threads in Development & Technology. A quick search finds only this—full of WO regulars, not updated in a few years. (What happened to V8s?)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2091860.0
There may be other old threads; or a new one could be started in Development & Technology or Bitcoin Technical Support.

I should correct or clarify two things I said earlier:

It is not purely an altruistic loss-leader for BTC adoption. Blockstream also offers some paid services over the satellite network. (Payable only via Lightning, in BTC.) The service to download the blockchain is free; and they have no way to charge for it, because it is broadcast. You can also broadcast your own messages over the satellites, for a fee. I have no idea how much money they do or don’t make from these services.

My question about usage stats was inadvertently a trick question. Of course, there can be no reliable usage stats: The system is the most anonymous possible way to obtain the Bitcoin blockchain. Although Blockstream themselves surely must have stats on how many kits they have sold, there does not exist any way to track who uses it with DIY hardware. It is a way to obtain the blockchain even more anonymously than through Tor.

Additional information:

I see that they now offer download of the Bitcoin source code via satellite. No Internet required to get the source! LOL. Craight Wright must love that.

They keep improving the satellite service, adding things. Those here who run Lightning nodes may be interested in the Lightning Network gossip snapshots.

Needless to say, over the years, Blockstream Satellite has seen plenty of FUD. Much of it from the usual suspects.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=494856

Quote from: Mrpumperitis on November 14, 2017, 09:44:31 PM

ill say it here...BITCOIN CASH IS THE REAL BITCOIN

The Wall Observer, 2017:

Quote from: Elwar on August 18, 2017, 04:25:12 AM

Quote from: Mrpumperitis on August 18, 2017, 01:32:02 AM

Quote from: bitserve on August 18, 2017, 01:29:38 AM

Quote from: Mrpumperitis on August 18, 2017, 01:28:25 AM

LOLS, ITS A SCAM
the blockstream satellite are lies, please if you have never researched satellites, then do it, and be surprised and then you will see the scam...
the long con from blockstream to drain funds from the network for personal gain.

I know something about the subject. I don't see what scam do you refer to. PLease enlighten us.

if you have never researched satellites, then do it...while your at it, start looking at n tesla,his tech, his patents and who stole em Tongue

I have a Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications where we covered satellite technology as well as a Master's in IT. I have worked on military satellite systems. I see no scam in what they are doing. Seems pretty straightforward to me.