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Re: why does anyone want broadband from a satellite provider

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:24:04 EDT

wiid posted : I assume there are better solutions than DirecTV. Even cell phone internet would likely have less latency.

Re: why does anyone want broadband from a satellite provider

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:15:03 EDT

joako posted :

said by wiid:

I assume there are better solutions than DirecTV. Even cell phone internet would likely have less latency.

These same places that can't get DSL or cable internet are the same places that T-Mobile and Sprint (except for maybe Nextel... is that still around?) have no coverage. There are entire counties here in Florida where there is no T-Mobile coverage and AT&T is EDGE-only. I used to carry a Sprint PCS and a Nextel phone for that reason.
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Re: why does anyone want broadband from a satellite provider

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:03:53 EDT

compuguybna posted : Why does AT&T bundle DirectTV in their offers????? Same difference. They just resell it.

said by wiid:

Why would anyone buy broadband from a satellite company?

Re: why does anyone want broadband from a satellite provider

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:05:37 EDT

chgo_man99 posted : EDGE and evdo tend to have larger coverage than 3g umts overall. Even 200-300kps on edge is better than dial-up.

Re: why does anyone want broadband from a satellite provider

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:44:46 EDT

fish1000 posted : Many who cannot get DSL often cannot get cell phone coverage either. I do not know why, but small town cell tower footprints are not very big, even when they are 3G. Satellite or dial up is the only choice.

Re: why does anyone want broadband from a satellite provider

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:17:37 EDT

wiid posted : I assume there are better solutions than DirecTV. Even cell phone internet would likely have less latency.

Re: why does anyone want broadband from a satellite provider

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:09:52 EDT

actualsize posted :

said by Linklist:

said by wiid:

Why would anyone buy broadband from a satellite company?

Because they live in the sticks; get TV from the satellite company; and can get no landline connections faster than POTS dial-up data.

My retired parents fit into this category. They can't get DSL on a land line. There is no cable. There is no TV reception. So it's satellite TV and WildBlue internet for them. WildBlue is both expensive and slow, I might add, but it is better than nothing.

Re: why does anyone want broadband from a satellite provider

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:06:08 EDT

CaptainRR posted : I will stay with dialup before I ever touch satellite!

Re: why does anyone want broadband from a satellite provider

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:56:19 EDT

Linklist posted :

said by wiid:

Why would anyone buy broadband from a satellite company?

Because they live in the sticks; get TV from the satellite company; and can get no landline connections faster than POTS dial-up data.

why does anyone want broadband from a satellite provider

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:48:35 EDT

wiid posted : Why would anyone buy broadband from a satellite company?