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jjoshua
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join:2001-06-01
Scotch Plains, NJ

jjoshua

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Underserved?

How can a satellite provider ask for $$$ to deploy broadband to underserved areas? Can't anyone in the US get satellite service?

The only argument that the satellite companies can make is that the entire country is underserved due to the underwhelming service being provided to everyone.
ShellMMG
join:2009-04-16
Grass Lake, MI

ShellMMG

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I couldn't WAIT to get something other than Wildblue. Talk about desperate...satellite ISP is the definition of VERY last resort.

The latency and FAP wasn't too bad when I first subscribed. But then they oversold the beam, lopped 25% off bandwidth (10G down to 7.5G a month rolling average), and made changes that made latency worse -- 1100ms pings, anyone? -- and I'd had enough.

I will never EVER sign a contract with a cap again. I was FAP cop by default and the whole satellite ISP experience left a very bitter taste in my mouth.

Noway, no how should they get tax money. Period.