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Rob--WildBlue is here, but I held out until DSL came 
through my canyon (a fluke). One of my friends has it, 
lives high on a hill, does accounting from home and loves 
it. However, another friend has it, lives down in a river 
canyon, and every time it rains can't get a connection, 
which is very bad for business, is constantly distressed 
over it. Seems to be entirely about your particular 
location as to whether it works well or not.

--Sage
Way Out in Texas



On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 21:39:51 -0400
 "Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm thinking about getting Satellite Internet. Does 
> anyone on the list
> have it? I think we discussed the "Fair Access Policy" 
> some time back.
>
> I've got a neice that's come to live here and faster 
> connection would
> be great for her schooling. Cable or DSL ain't gonna 
> happen here in
> the sticks.
>
> The way I see it the choice is Hughes or Wild Blue. The 
> Fair Access
> issue is holding me back (and the price). I work at home 
> doing
> computer tech work so the spped would be great. I 
> connect right now
> through my employers blackberry, but wireless is slow 
> here in the
> sticks also.
>
> Do any of you have experience with the Fair Access 
> Policy?
>
> Here they are:
>
> + WildBlue's Fair Access Policy (FAP) is based on a 
> rolling 30 day
> limit on data usage per customer called a usage 
> threshold. If you
> exceed the FAP threshold, your bandwidth (speed) will be 
> reduced for
> the remainder of the 30 day period when your system 
> quota refreshes
> and you are again within your limits. During this 
> period, your
> bandwidth will be reduced to 28Kbps until your system 
> refreshes.
> ++ HughesNet's Fair Access Policy (FAP) is based on a 24 
> hour period.
> If you exceed the Fair Access Policy threshold, your 
> bandwidth (speed)
> will be reduced for a period of 24 hours. During this 
> period, your
> bandwidth will be reduced to 56Kbps until your system 
> refreshes.
>
>
> Thanks, Rob - Va
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