kjanx
join:2004-08-01
Cookson, OK
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Re: [General] Consumer Report Nails Direcway
i've had dway 18 months now.
no problems, very satisfied. my area will never have dsl.
i could get t-3 line, buts its 550.00 per month. don't need it.
high level tech support was excellent, the one time i need them. i won't talk to foreigners.
dw 6000
990 down
60 up |
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waltham41
My ISP can beat up your ISP
Premium
join:2003-11-26
Fort Gibson, OK
 ·HughesNet Satellit..
| said by kjanx  :high level tech support was excellent, the one time i need them. i won't talk to foreigners. I am curious, how did you get bumped up to high level tech support without talking to foreigners first?
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DirecWay | DW6000 | SatMex5 970mhz |HP a620n 2.2G | Win XP SP2 | 2 XP PC's on the internet via D-Link DSS 5+ switch |
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powerhog
Stinkin' up the joint
Premium
join:2000-12-14
Owasso, OK
 ·AtlasOK
| said by waltham41 :I am curious, how did you get bumped up to high level tech support without talking to foreigners first? Get your service through a VAR 
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Agristar 200/DW6000/G4R-1250H/99W/XP Pro on 3 systems (behind a router). |
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diragono
join:2005-07-21
Decatur, TN
| reply to kjanx
Probably 80% of the consumers that took the survey were people that didn't read into d-way to learn that you'll suffer high latency, have a fap, share bandwith with 50,000 other people so you'll slow down during peak hours. These people that say d-way sucks because they got it and couldn't download pirated movies or play that latest First Person Shooters make me laugh. I've had d-way for a month now, had two outages(both during storms) that lasted no more than 2 minutes. All I can get is dial-up which connected at 24.4kbps or a T-3 line that would cost me $1,000 to have installed $500 a month. I read into D-way before I got it, I understood about the latency, fap, peak hour slow downs and all that. I made sure my system was grounded the correct way before the installer left(who did a great job and knew what he was doing). I give d-way a 8/10
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Xp Pro/DW 6000 Consumer/AMC 9/1410/Netgear Switch hosting 2 computers off d-way |
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Beretta619
join:2005-08-19
Jamul, CA | reply to kjanx
A T-3 for $550 a month? I think you mean a T-1. A T-3 generally runs about $15,000 a month, as it is a 45 megabit per second line. A T-1 is a 1.5 megabit line. |
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BlessPat
join:2003-07-07
Baxley, GA
·Verizon Wireless B..
·HughesNet Satellit..
| reply to diragono
To provide some background on CR survey base, quoted from article, "In a survey of nearly 26,000 Consumer Reports subscribers--our largest-ever survey on Internet service providers (ISPs) and the first to rate broadband--we found differences in satisfaction with broadband service." The previously posted quote re Direcway was in a subsequent paragraph in the ratings summary. Direcway was the only satellitte company in the survey. IMHO that would be because it may have been the only one with a large market base at the time of the survey.
Direcway IS the only game in town for me, and appears to be that way for awhile yet. But I will switch as soon as anything as good comes along, that is one reason I've avoided the upgrade to commit to a contract.
I did get one of the survey's and I was fair, but honest. The CR report is a good article on broadband in general. They should be on the newstand now or you can subscribe to consumerreports.org for less than $3.00 monthly.
PSS: One of the advantages of having switched from DirecTV to Dish is that I don't have to hear the helmet-hair redhead gush about Direcway service. Meow! |
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Rfsjr2
Shop on Top
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join:2001-08-11
Ferndale, WA
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| said by BlessPat :PSS: One of the advantages of having switched from DirecTV to Dish is that I don't have to hear the helmet-hair redhead gush about Direcway service. Meow! ROFL.  Meow X 2!
I'm still trying to figure out who is paying $57.00 per month for service. I guess mass consumer surveys have their limitations, which would be the mass consumer! 
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