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Re: WISP vs. Satellite Satellite SUCKS!
In addition to the reasons mentioned above, the other thing to consider is the stupid dreaded FAP bucket that comes with Satellite...169 MB per day is stupid! And taking up to 12 hours to empty and get back to "normal" (for Satellite) download speeds.
I was a DEADWAY (Direcway) customer for 10 months, most of it working from home as a contractor, which was painful! As soon as I found out that there was a WISP service offered in my neck of the woods, I switched! It has been well worth it! I get around 950 kbps download and 360 kbps upload on a regular basis, ping rates range from 20 - 100 ms depending on the server I ping.
In my opinion, based on price and service (technical and customer, and reliability) I rank the following ISP services from best to worst...
1) Cable
2) DSL
3) WISP
4) ISDN
5) Satellite
6) Dialup
7) Cups and String
In terms of ping rates, I'd put Satellite dead last even behind Cups and String.
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