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| Re: [General] Which service, Alltel/Verizon, HughesNet, WildBlue I recently switched from HughesNet to Verizon BroadbandAccess (aka EVDO). If you can get Verizon go for it. It runs circles around HughesNet. Verizon has a coverage map. Check it out and see if your area is covered. If it is then Verizon has a 30 day money back guarantee.
The modem I got from Verizon is the USB727. It has a USB connection so had to buy a Cradlepoint MBR1000 router ($199 at Amazon) in order to connect my 3 computer home network. There are less expensive routers available but you get what you pay for. Love the MBR1000 it has all the bells and whistles for both a wired and wireless network.
Regarding the Verizon 5GB monthly limit that's a problem if you plan on watching many videos like YouTube or downloading movies. However it's actually 25 days of HughesNet's 200MB per day limit (home plan). So it's more than you might think.
The biggest problem with HughesNet is that they have more customers than they can handle so often (like almost daily) they will limit download speed. In my case it was sometimes 90%. Why pay $60 a month for dialup speeds!? I called them to complain and ask for an adjustment to my bill and all they would say is that they do not guarantee their advertised speeds and refused a billing adjustment. I was not a happy camper so when Verizon BroadbandAccess became available here in July I switched. This morning the HughesNet dish and modem were hauled away to the county dump. 
I know nothing about Alltel so can't comment on that service.
Lots of bad reviews, horror stories out there re Wildblue. |
