Wild Blue the best....SCAM

[79Bandit]

so yea my mother was suckered into getting wild blue i tried to warn her...but she lives in the middle of no where does anyone know if sprint has one of there broadband cards that can be used in a usb slot? or any alternatives?

:::.. Upload Stats ..:::
Upload Connection is:: 41 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 5 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Main)
Test Time:: 2008/03/13 - 7:37pm
Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 204.8 sec
Tested from a 97 kB file and took 19.269 seconds to complete
Upload Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 38.68 % of your hosts average (wildblue.net)
U-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-8PQWVUEZ7
User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506) [!]

[fredjacksonsan]

Sounds crappy indeed! My wife and I were considering Wild Blue, but ended up getting wireless service through our cellphone company (Ntelos, local VA company). It's about 3x as fast as dialup and they said that the speed will be increasing in the next couple months.

[Digitaleuphoria]

Originally Posted by 79Bandit

so yea my mother was suckered into getting wild blue i tried to warn her...but she lives in the middle of no where does anyone know if sprint has one of there broadband cards that can be used in a usb slot? or any alternatives?

:::.. Upload Stats ..:::
Upload Connection is:: 41 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 5 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Main)
Test Time:: 2008/03/13 - 7:37pm
Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 204.8 sec
Tested from a 97 kB file and took 19.269 seconds to complete
Upload Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 38.68 % of your hosts average (wildblue.net)
U-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-8PQWVUEZ7
User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506) [!]

Never heard of Wild blue till now but from what I'm reading, it's a satellite service, correct? So I guess my only question to you as of now is:

Is the satellite clear of any obstructions (tree's and such). That would hinder speeds. also, the cables being used, new? Older cables running with satellite and cable internet will have drastic effects.

Like I said, not sure of the quality of wild blue but, it's just something to think about.

[72chevelleOhio]

Originally Posted by 79Bandit

...but she lives in the middle of no where does anyone know if sprint has one of there broadband cards that can be used in a usb slot?

I live northwest of the middle of nowhere.
I have a Sprint USB card I use for my laptop. It seems to work better then my phone here.
I got the unlimited plan for $60 a month..
But its cheaper then dial up here! ..well at least I guess.. as far as paying a lot verses paying a whole lot...