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Re: Moving, not dead. See you when I see you. (nt)
08/03/20 12:31 AM
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> 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 ![](//www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif)
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