MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: Moving, not dead. See you when I see you. (nt)

> I have to concur. Based on my personal experience, and those that live all around us,
> you would be better off going with dialup over satellite internet. I had to sign a
> 3-year contract with them, and after 1.5 years, they offered me a modem/technology
> upgrade for no charge as long as I signed another 3-year contract. They had to come
> out to our property every 5 months to re-align the dish when I complained our speeds
> would drop below dialup speeds. Our dish was right next to the DirecTV dish, and the
> DirecTV dish NEVER needed re-alignment the entire time we had the internet service.
> The straw that broke the camel's back was when they "arbitrarily" decided to change
> the FAP (Fair Access Policy) with little warning amid our current contract.
> Fortunately, a cable company had done a survey several months prior to the end of our
> satellite contract, and installed cable lines. So, a week before my contract expired,
> I had them turn on the cable internet, and once the satellite contract expired, I
> quickly cancelled the service. When they asked how they could keep me as a customer,
> I requested that I be grandfathered into the old FAP policy, and, without a pause,
> told me that it was not possible and to have a "nice day".

The satellite situation should change once Starlink comes alive and becomes available at a decent price. Cable/DSL should in general still be better tho

- Stiletto