Ned Some Advice (Vanity)

[FortWorthPatriot]

I live in an area where DSL is not yet available, and have been here three years and still stuck on dial-up. I do not know when DSL will ever be available and have been considering satellite access through HughesNet.

What I wanted to know is does anyone out there have HughesNet, and if they do are they happy with it and would recommend it. I would also like to know the pros and cons if possible and any personal opinions.

Thanks.

[FortWorthPatriot]

Ned = Need.

geez.

[battlegearboat]

I can't help you Ned.

[ShadowAce]

N3WBI3 hosts the Tech Support ping list

[FortWorthPatriot]

Thanks anyway.

Ned

[ShadowAce]

[najida]

Who's Ned Some?

[Cagey]

Stick with Dial-Up, neighbor.

[FortWorthPatriot]

Hardy har har. :)

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Stick with the dialup.

[MineralMan]

I'll bet this guy can help:

[HAL9000]

If you must go with satellite, check out WildBlue. Their technology is newer than Hughes. DirecTV, Dish Network and AT&T are all switching their alliances to StarBand.

If a Wireless Internet Service Provider is available in your area, that may be a better service that satellite.

The cellular phone companies like Verizon Wireless and Alltel may also have broadband service available, like "EV-DO". I hear that Verizon has a great new wireless service in the Dallas area, supposedly better than EV-DO.

[najida]

:)

[EDINVA]

I thought the thread was going to be political advice to the Democratic nominee for US Senate from Connecticut!

Sorry, don't know from nuttin' about satellites or even computers, come to think of it... if I don't get what I need by pushing the power on button, I don't get it. Good luck to you.

[John Jorsett]

How far away are you from an area that has DSL or cable? I've seen accounts of people who've managed to get some impressive distances from wireless. The main tricks involved are that you have to have line-of-sight to the access point, and you have to find a person or business to let you set it up at their place.

[BigSkyFreeper]

The cellular phone companies like Verizon Wireless and Alltel may also have broadband service available, like "EV-DO". I hear that Verizon has a great new wireless service in the Dallas area, supposedly better than EV-DO.

Verizon also has FiOS (a fiber to the premises (FTTP) telecommunications service) in many urban areas, including the DFW metroplex.

[markedmannerf]

personally I think stick with dialup! Direcway and wild blue both have a thing called Fair Access policy which limits how much you can download at high speed then it drops you down to dialup speeds. READ ABOUT IT HERE

[mom4kittys]

Do you get Sprint in your area? I have a wireless Sprint card that is $59.99 a month unlimited and I have been happy with it. In a lot of cities (I would assume DFW as well) you would be able to get EVDO capability which is high speed. Plus it is portable! Very handy.

[bmwcyle]

I do need help soon.

[HAL9000]

I have a brother-in-law down there with FiOS, that lucky dog.