I started to sign up through AT&T, but DISH was cheaper for the same stuff. I hate to hear that the Wild Blue isn’t working out for you neighbors. Do you know what problems they’re experiencing? Are they not able to connect or lose signal or what? I haven’t had mine long enough to know. I do know that I lose signal on my TV when it rains real hard or snows (HA!) so I’m expecting the same for the internet.
No, their problems aren’t in loosing the service. There seems to be a filter on email, coming in at least and email (especially pictures) over their pre-determined max are dropped. Also, very small limit on what you can download, programs, etc - without switching to the business service and paying quite a bit more.