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satellite internet,
so my phone has been out twice again today. more off than on since moving to the new house.
anyone here using a satellite connection for internet and/or phone.
would really like to tell qwest to go hump themselves.
we do not have access to cable at 8700 ft, so satellite is the only other option.
Self control: The minds ability to override the body's urge to beat the living sh.. out of some ass.... who desperately deserves it.
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson
Obama, so full of crap it is a miracle Air Force One can even get off the ground,
Satellite is a bad idea in a state that can see so many days of overcast and/or heavy precipitation
my satellite tv service has not had on day out of service in nearly 8 years, rain snow sleet nothing seems to bother it. other than the time it was hit by lightning.
Self control: The minds ability to override the body's urge to beat the living sh.. out of some ass.... who desperately deserves it.
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson
Obama, so full of crap it is a miracle Air Force One can even get off the ground,
No way in hell I'm getting on a satellite!!! Ever heard of Laika?!?!?!
For the love of God, don't do it. Especially don't do WildBlue.Originally Posted by rockhound
I had it for 5 or 6 years because, like you, I live in Bailey and it was either dialup, Wispertel (now SkyBeam) or satellite.
I used Wispertel for a few years and they totally sucked. Very fast, not very reliable and customer service was the worst I've ever seen.
So, I got WildBlue. Had it for years only because that was the only choice. Dialup would've been better and cheaper. I only thought Wispertel's customer service was the worst ever. Nope...it's definitely a title reserved for WildBlue. And keep in mind their "Fair Access Policy" will eventually bite you in the ass if you do much downloading at all. I'd rate reliability about a 3 on 10-scale. Upload speeds are glacially slow.
I now have Qwest DSL and I can tell you, even though it's Qwest, it's better than satellite.
To be fair, I've never used HughesNet but their FAP is even worse than Wildblue and it's more expensive. I've heard from people that have it that it totally sucks. Same issues as WildBlue. Horribly over-subscribed so bandwidth is ALWAYS an issue.
Just to be honest, I'm also a certified WildBlue installer and we (the install techs) go out of our way to talk people out of getting WildBlue if they have ANY other option for internet service.
You'll be sorry if you get satellite internet. At least in the form in which it exists now. WB is supposed to be launching another sat this fall to take some of the subscriber load off the current sat. We'll see if it helps.
Since you have Qwest you obviously have DSL. Call EvCoHS...they're a DSL company out of Evergreen (they lease lines from QWEST), everyone raves about their customer service and always gives them high marks.
ETA: Weather is almost never an issue with the sat service...especially just clouds. Lightning, maybe. But not clouds. Now you may have to knock snow off the dish once in a while but only if it really piles up.
Stella - my best girl ever.
11/04/1994 - 12/23/2010
Don't wanna get shot by the police?
"Stop Resisting Arrest!"
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Last edited by HBARleatherneck; 07-21-2012 at 12:09.
I had satellite for a couple years when I was living/working at a camp in a valley by Mt. Evans. Slow, slower with bad weather (snow and rain bad, not cold and cloudy bad), but it works. Given a choice I wouldn't want it again but its better than nothing.
I have been hearing all the stories about satellite internet. honestly the service with qwest was much better at the old house.
this house has been a nightmare. i bet I have spent 15 hours on the phone with qwest in the last two months.
we had just a little piss ant storm roll through about two hours ago and my phones and internet went out again. THIRD TIME TODAY.
Self control: The minds ability to override the body's urge to beat the living sh.. out of some ass.... who desperately deserves it.
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson
Obama, so full of crap it is a miracle Air Force One can even get off the ground,
We had the same problem when we moved into our house about 10 years ago. I bitched and bitched because they kept telling me it was the wiring inside the house. I told them it was not the house wiring. They finally sent a tech out to test the house wiring and he said it wasn't the house. It was the wire coming into the house.
I kept bitching and they finally ran a brand new line from the house to wherever it goes. It took them 2 1/2 days but it's worked great ever since.
I have Qwest DSL and have a brief period at about 4:11 pm every day when I lose service for about 3 - 5 minutes. Weird.
Stella - my best girl ever.
11/04/1994 - 12/23/2010
Don't wanna get shot by the police?
"Stop Resisting Arrest!"
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