OT Internet wars

[Wade Smart]

Wade Smart wrote:
> drew einhorn wrote:
>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Derek Broughton 
>> <derek at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
>>> Bart Silverstrim wrote:
>>>
>>>> What about DirecTV or some other satellite provider?
>>> Better than dial-up, no better than QWest DSL in terms of service (and a
>>> much slower link).
>>
>> Check the fine print on what happens if you actually use the satellite
>> provider's bandwidth.
>> My information is quite stale and may not be accurate.
>>
>> Some have very low quotas on how much traffic you are allowed to 
>> generate?
>> What are those limits?
>> What happens if you exceed the limit?
>> If you exceed the limits and you are punished, how long does it take
>> until the punishment is lifted?
>> Can you tell how close to the limits you are, and cut back on your
>> usage to avoid the penalties?
>>
>> In the past some satellite providers refused to provide answers to the
>> above questions.
>> I don't know what any of the providers current policies are.
>>
>> For example, you need to know if you can download a Ubuntu
>> installation .iso without being severely punished.
> 
> 20090212 1146 GMT-5
> 
> Home satellite internet is a joke. If it is the ONLY thing available 
> then that is your only choice. But if there is ANY other option I 
> strongly suggest you look at it.
> 
> HughesNet
> Home 1Mbps / 128Kbps $60mo
> ElitePremium 5Mpbs / 300Kbps $350mo
> 
> $300 on equipment or Lease for $100 down $10 per month - 2 year contract
> 
> Unlimited downloading between 3am and 6am
> 
> Home 200mb threshold, ElitePremium 500mb
> 
> 
> Compare that with cable:
> $30mo 8mb down 1.5mb up 10GB per day, $5 MTA modem
> 
> Compare that with wireless:
> $30 to $60mo, 3-5mb down, 300 to 800kb up, 1 to 5gb per day, $100 to 
> $500 for equipment.
> 
> Prices differ per region.
> 
> 
> Something to consider - Hughes net called me to service a client and 
> when I arrived I found they were running Red Hat. The software was 
> Windows only. I had originally got the client around that problem but 
> when HughesNet pinged the client for trouble shooting and the software 
> didnt respond - they discovered what I had done.
> 
> Im sure other still get around it - but if you have other options, check 
> them out first. Satellite is just NOT the best use of your money. And, 
> weather does still effect two way communication.
> 
> Wade
> 
> 

20090212 1241 GMT-5

Of course there are other companies like WildBlue.
http://www.wildblue.com/getWildblue/doServiceAvailabilitySearchAction.do

Value = $55 mo for 24mo, 512k down, 128k up, 7gb down 2.3gb total bandwidth

Select: $70mo, 1M down, 200k up, 12gb down, 3gb up bandwidth

Pro: $90mo, 1.5m down, 256k up, 17gb down, 5gb up bandwidth,

$100 for equipment or $6 per mo.


Wade

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