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Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:20:42 -0600
From: "Dean K. Kukral" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: High speed internet via satellite
The url for the WildBlue fair access policy is
http://wildblue.com/legal/WildBlue_Fair_Access_Policy_28-Feb-2008.pdf
I have never run into any problems with this. But, you have to
recognize that if you have ANY Satellite internet you will not be free
to watch web movies, watch web programs, and share music like your
friends in the city. You can do almost anything, but just not
frequently. There just is not the bandwidth there to let all their
customers do anything that they want. Even Cable internet slows down in
the evening in most places.
Also, I should add to my earlier post that I live in Kansas, in the
center of the country, and I rarely have problems with either internet
access or DirecTV tiling. It takes a very serious Kansas thunderstorm
to interrupt my internet service. If you live on one of the coasts,
your service might be significantly worse. I think that DirecTV has
five satellites, but I **think** that WildBlue only has one, but am not
sure.
The costs are high compared to cable or dial-up, but if you use the
internet much for upgrades to the operating system, patches for games
and other tools, graphic jokes and other internet silliness such as
YouTube, running your TIVO's, frequent Google's, shopping research,
health research, and much else, then once you get used to it you will
likely not want to go back... You WILL LIKE your satellite internet
compared to dial-up!! It just costs a lot and is not nearly as good as
cable-provided internet. You have to decide for yourself whether it is
worth the extra cost over dial-up. I spent some time in the library,
too, before I had my broadband.
I think that WildBlue is having a sale now on hardware, but am not sure.
Dean
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From: "GiveMe AlluGot" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 1:03 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] High speed internet via satellite
Hi Joyce
I have similar situation here in rural NY - no wire-line highspeed
internet access.
Recently I had installed WildBlue satellite service. I found a few
things that I'm not too happy with.
One being the bandwidth limitation with their base package of 7.5 Gigs
per month. It may sound like a lot but, if you do any amount of
downloading, it will burn up pretty quickly.
Another being any type of overcast, rain, snow or other atmospheric
condition will cause you to loose the service.
And the cost I think is rather high at $50 per month for basic service
plus $300 for installation of antenna and modem.
My service contract will be up in Aug and I will decide then whether to
renew or not.
Hope this is of help to you.
Frank :^)
> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:19:11 -0500> From: [log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [PCBUILD] High speed internet via satellite> > I am looking
> forward to replies to Paul's question, and asking one of my > own in
> relation to it: What is the best satellite uplink? (The phone >
> company promised that *maybe* some time in the next ten to 15 years we
> > will get broadband out here but I'm not inclined to wait that long.
> I > had to go to the library last week to look at a certain video on
> YouTube > after trying to view it here at home -- ten minutes after I
> started, > only 33 seconds of that clip had downloaded!) I have heard
> some > positives and some negatives about Hughes Net, but haven't
> heard much at > all about Wild Blue or any others.> > TIA!> > Joyce in
> SE Ohio
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I have a HughesNet satellite system (HN7000S modem) with the bottom tier
package which allows me 200 Mb worth of data to be downloaded within a 24hr
period before encountering the services FAP (Fair Access Policy) limitation.
All that will do is slow down, or "tune back" your download speed to
something near dial-up. By the way, my old dial-up would very rarely connect
faster than 28.8kbps!
I am thrilled with the service so far. The install tech was patient as I
detailed where I wanted the dish and wiring placed. I had cleared a path for
him prior to his arrival, and the spot where he mounted the mast and dish
was cleared also.(The dish is on a metal pole anchored in concrete with a
dedicated ground) The dish is a little larger than I expected (I tried to
search for pictures online, but it was elusive and aggravating on dial-up
speeds) but I rarely have connection problems. I experience about the same
number and type of outages as I do with my DirecTV system. Usually only
during heavy downpours or snowstorms (not many to date) and then it is
brief.
Here is a link to the HughesNet site that details service packages and their
FAP policy.
http://tiny.cc/U2Eov
I too will never go back to dial-up and since I live in a very rural area,
it is my only option.
Chris Ryan
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