pilot_in_fla
join:2008-04-29
 ·StarBand Communica..
| reply to bajadudes
Re: Starband -- premium price, deteriorating service
I was using the 360 modem and the $69.99 per month price point -- I think I was orignally on a one year deal for 512 down, 128 up, but have been month-to-month for some time. (I never got more than about 1/2 the promised performance but that seems to be typical for the industry). They tried to sell me a different modem about a year and a half ago but you had to have a higher cost plan -- minimum of $89.99 which was a bit salty for my taste for home usage.
Interestingly enough, when I went to cancel my service, the woman that I spoke with told me I could get a different modem for $149 and would have a 2gb limit (instead of 1) for the same price I was paying for with a 2 year deal. I said I would consider it if they would agree to restore my service to something acceptable until the new modem would arrive but they were unwilling to do so.
I have been running the same configuration for at least two years and have had the same relative level of use. The first "excessive bandwidth" notice I received was March 5 of this year.
When I measured performance yesterday, I was getting 92 kb download and 21 upload. You could get better performance at much lower cost with two bonded modems.
I don't know about HughesNet or Wild Blue. As of yesterday afternoon, I have DSL and it is like going from walking to riding a rocket sled plus the cost is much lower. |
