Re: I Direct in Other Satellite http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20451008 en Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:24:34 EDT Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:24:34 EDT Re: I Direct http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20498878 Island Jeff : It's extremely expensive and restrictive, but only ridiculous if you have a better solution to bring to the table.

For my use, a T1 line would probably be a better value than that, but there are locations where a T1 is prohibitively expensive simply to install the line.

Location, location, location.
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Very happy TDS DSL user | Wildblue in Lake Michigan]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20498878 Sat, 17 May 2008 17:48:39 EDT Re: I Direct http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497813 Qoiz : freaking ridiculous.. 1gb a month for 149$?? and if you downloaded 1gb over that it costs 100$ per GB.. my god!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20497813 Sat, 17 May 2008 12:35:42 EDT Re: I Direct http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20491273 Island Jeff :
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I'd think long and hard before committing to ANY ISP for that long.
I'd think long and hard before committing to any ISP but a two year contract doesn't particularly disturb me if it saves me noticeably in setup or monthly fees. If I didn't have reason to trust an ISP would be providing good service two years from now, I don't think I'd put any money into equipment or installation or the hassle of getting it setup.
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Very happy TDS DSL user | Wildblue in Lake Michigan]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20491273 Fri, 16 May 2008 03:20:29 EDT Re: I Direct http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20487458 randyvsatus :
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= slaver See Profile]Would this be about standard fare?
»www.skycasters.com/broadband-sat···are.html

As Don pointed out, the usage before FAP on a Skycasters account is very low....additionally, you are locked into a 2 year deal to offset the subsidizing of equipment costs. I'd think long and hard before committing to ANY ISP for that long.
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1.2M Dish |4 watt|iDirect|||Qwest DSL|7168 / 896 Kbps]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20487458 Thu, 15 May 2008 13:50:49 EDT Re: I Direct http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20462264 mark470 : you will pay more for the hardware and install but enjoy a much better customer support.
i have done a few .74 but most are 1m or 1.2meter setup's
the buc range 1 to 4 watts.
and the system supports vpn....
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my heart belongs to a canadian, she is the best.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20462264 Sat, 10 May 2008 16:54:37 EDT Re: I Direct http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20451008 dbirdman : "Standard" is something one would not apply to iDirect plans, but it is a pretty good cross-section of what you are likely to find.

Skycasters offers one of the lowest-priced plans out there, with their $149 plan. I've run into a couple of people on it, and they are quite happy and profess to get their full speed of 1500 down most of the time.

Skycasters accomplishes this by having one of the tightest FAPs around, with that account set at 1GB per month. The happy campers on that account are low-volume folks, mostly e-mail. It is the FAP equivalent, per month, of 5 days on Hughes.

If you feel that your usage is that low (and would stay that low even when you had great speed, which is a temptation to use it!), you would likely be very happy with it.

I move an average of 15GB per month, which I spread across all of the accounts I have (Hughes, iDirect, Sprint), so I have trouble imagining an account that would add another $1400 per month to get that volume!
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»www.skycasters.com/broadband-sat···are.html]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20450251 Thu, 08 May 2008 08:27:57 EDT Re: I Direct http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20449475 dbirdman : Since that post was in the Hughes forum, I was rather brief; if there's more info that you would like, I'm happy to expand on it.

The biggest problem with talking about iDirect is that it is NOT a service, but rather it is a technology, hardware and software. That technology is sold by dozens of providers, and some of those have as many as 25 different plans. That makes it very hard to choose - it is a really big buffet!
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»Re: Still stranded
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20449182 Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:53 EDT I Direct http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20448713 slaver : Any info on plans price reliability etc?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20448713 Wed, 07 May 2008 22:05:52 EDT