 N4STJimPremium
join:2005-11-25
Jersey, VA | WildBlue vs. Hughes The competition is between Hughes and WildBlue. Not between satellite internet and other broadband delivery systems. Anyone with more than two neurons firing would pick something besides satellite if there was a choice. I would pay $200/month for decent internet, but $80/month for WildBlue is my only choice, and it is far far better than dial-up for use by myself and my family. We are not doing twitch games, VOIP or VPN because performance is unsatisfactory over satellite. You don't have to be in the middle of New Mexico to not have broadband access. I'm only 40 miles from the White House and don't have DSL, Cable, WISP or EVDO. There is a WISP system being build that I may have access to in a couple of years, but their current rates/FAP/cost is about equal to WildBlue. All I would gain would be an improvement in latency.
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Anik F2 | WildBlue Pro Pak | Beam 37 | Laredo NOC | Since Nov 2005 |
