[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.

[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.

[HAL9000]

Their technology is newer than Hughes. DirecTV, Dish Network and AT&T are all switching their alliances to StarBand.

That should say - they are switching to WildBlue. Avoid StarBand satellite, it is the worst.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Their technology is newer than Hughes. DirecTV, Dish Network and AT&T are all switching their alliances to StarBand.

My understanding is, Dish and DirecTV were going to become essentially WildBlue resellers. I believe they were going to bundle satellite TV (their brand) with internet (WildBlue). The internet side would essentially not be competitive, just the television side, for obvious reasons. LOL