Forgot satellite and get wireless USB. sm
Posted By: LMT on 2008-03-14
In Reply to: Satellite Internet Access - Superkeys
I used Wildblue previously and I absolutely HATED it, still do as I am still getting bills and argued to no avail. Contract was 1 year, which I did carry out and they are charging me for default on the contract. Signals were always iffy, especially with any kind of wind or rain and I had no trees or anything to block signal; on top of a hill actually so should have been better. Multiple times in that year I was without service for almost a week at a time. Tech support was hilarious. Had to replace the "eye" of the satellite myself at the cost of $350 by the end of that 1-year contract, days after the warranty went out. It really didn't "seem" that much faster than dial up to be worth the expense. I now have USB wireless with AT&T (most popular in my area) and it is HEAVEN compared to Wildblue. Have had it for 3 months now and have not lost signal NOT ONE TIME and we have had some horrible thunderstorms and bad weather all which it worked perfectly through. I am very, very rural with only 2 houses on my street period. It was also cheaper to get started with AT&T than it was with Wildblue for startup cost. USB aircard thingy was like $179 and then my monthly bill is $60 plus taxes. With Wildblue it cost me almost $500 by the time I bought the equipment, paid for installation and 1st month service. I also checked a lot into HughesNet and if I had to go that route again, I would go with them rather than Wildblue.
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you can move it with you. If you move to a place where it isn't available, you're out of the contract easily. My son actually moved to a place where when they tried to set the satellite they found that the neighbor's trees were an obstruction and you're obviously not going to ask a new neighbor to cut down or even into trees, so they let him off the hook, no problem. The phone company should not be a problem as long as you're moving, again you can just move it with you, unless you're moving a long distance and then you'll just cancel this one and get another wherever you move to.
I do think you need to keep this in perspective with your kids. They are losing their daddy (almost like he died to them) whether they feel good about it right now or not. It really couldn't hurt for all of you to get into counseling. Eventually it will be a problem for your kids when they "miss daddy" and they "forget" (and they will since they are of young age) how bad things were when you were together. Of course, this is JMO and others might see things differently.
You can do it, we'll all pulling for you and saying prayers for you and your children.
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