Hughesnet (satellite) SUCKS
You have to agree to use only a certain amount of internets per......month(?) I believe, they basically shut it off on you. Nothing is more aggravating.
I guess if you just surfed the web a little and didn't listen to music, watch videos, or download any other type of file you would be OK with it.
My mom moved to the middle of nowhere(Etna Green, Kosciusdkfjdiwhatever county) and can't get DSL or cable, her options are looking like cellular card(doubt anybody offers 3G out there) or satellite.
Pros/cons?
Have her call MapleNet Broadband at 866-728-7388 or Copper Wireless at 574-522-8038 to see if either of them provide it or can give recommendations. They are both line of sight providers.My mom moved to the middle of nowhere(Etna Green, Kosciusdkfjdiwhatever county) and can't get DSL or cable, her options are looking like cellular card(doubt anybody offers 3G out there) or satellite.
Pros/cons?
What do you mean, "faster than DSL"? DSL has many speeds ranging from under 1Mb up to 15 or 20 Mb in some cases.We switched from dial-up to Omnicity around six months ago. I LOVE it......No limits on download/uploads.......faster than DSL.......no contract..........and cheaper than i was paying for dial-up with an extra line.
I think we pay somewhere between $35-40 a month.
Broadband Internet Access for Rural Areas: Omnicity
cool!I can't remember the speeds right off the top of my head, but i'll look when i get home. My father has yahoo basic dsl, we both went to speed test and omnicity's basic backage was cheaper, three times faster on the upload, and twice as fast on the download.
Their website use to tell the speeds, but they changed it all up from what i see.....
Edit.....
From what i remember, you can purchase diff. speeds through omnicity also, but we just went with the basic, it's still MUCH faster than what we were use to dealing with.
I will be in Indiana next week looking at properties....
This is an issue that will effect any decisions we make.... I think Satellite and Wireless card is off the list just because of the usage caps... What is "line of sight" all about?
bump and tag for more discussion.