Satellite Internet

[Rocksprings]

Any one have Wild blue or Hughes net Internet service around south Texas area ? How are they ??

 

[phiferpharm]

I have Wild Blue in Ocala, Florida and it is not great. It is very slow to the point that some of the sites i have to work with will time-out.

 

[rekees4300]

I had Hughesnet for 2 years. At times it was slower than dialup. If you have access to DSL or wireless they are better than satellite.

 

[whistlepig]

Any one have Wild blue or Hughes net Internet service around south Texas area ? How are they ??

We were told to stay far away from Hughes net in Preble County, Ohio. They said that their service after installation was little or none. After the installation they say they are done with you. Have no experience with Wild Blue although available in this area. We have dishnet here. Not near as good as Roadrunner but a heck of a lot better than dial up.

 

[bigtiller]

Two households of my immediate family had billing and service problems when they bundled their phone, TV and Internet with Hughes. They each spent about 3 months trying to get everything straightened out before they gave up and then spent a lot of money getting out of their contract.

 

[JCB]

Not too many people are gonna have fond memories of satellite internet. I used Hughes for about two years before DSL became available. Hughes was marginally better than dial-up for everyday use, much better than dialup for downloading large files, and cost about 3 times as much as dialup.

Even though satellite internet was lousy, it was still better than dialup. I moved to DSL as soon as it was available.

 

[ayelvington]

I did WildBlue a la cart and maintained my own network (not with their software). It worked as well as satellite can. Lots of delay (1000 ms) and weather outages in the winter. We went to DSL as soon as it became available, but I have no regrets having gone with WB for the duration. One hint: Take the shortage contract possible. I paid for my equipment with a one year contract, and that made jumping to DSL a lot cheaper.

The word is that if you bundle WB with your satellite TV you will get a support run-around, so going direct to WB is a better idea.

Mind you, I have training in setting up networks, so I was doing things you might not be comfortable with.

 

[tungularafishcamp]

I have hughsnet and love it. Until 2 yrs ago all we had available was starband and besides being unreliable and expensive it was slow. I have hughsnet now and was able to install it myself in an afternoon with no special equiptment, just hook up your laptop directly to dish and point. ez peezee, cheaper than starband and since we have no phones, roads, elec, or anything else we don't provide for ourselves don't see cable or dsl coming in my lifetime or my kids either.

 

[MtHam]

I have had both Wild Blue and HughesNet and they both suck. Neither delivers the download speed they promise. Their weasel clause is "up to." They rarely deliver. Then there is the latency delay. However, if it is all you can get, it's not all bad if you learn to live with the limitations which include being "Fapped"! Exceed your bandwidth allowance, and they put you in the penalty box (too many downloads such as videos), where you will have an excruciatingly slow connection until they let you out. If you are truly in the boonies, it may be your only option if you want to be connected. Hughes, unlike Wild Blue, can travel via automated MotoSat systems which are often seen on expensive motorhomes and bus conversions, or do-it-yourself tripod set-ups for the common folk. If it is the only other choice, it's better than dial up.

 

[wykubotaguy]

Have tried looking into Verizons or ATT mobile broadband? We have Verizon Mobile broadband in the boonies but get four bars on signal strenght and get download speeds of up to three megs. Cost is 59.99 a month. Not bad for us since it came with a free mini laptop and will work almost anywhere in the us.