I REALLY WANTED TO GIVE THEM A MINUS 100, BUT ALL I CAN
DO HERE IS 1 STAR!!
WILDBLUE IS SLOWER THAN MY 28,800 DIALUP AND DROPS OUT
SEVERAL TIMES A MINUTE.
IF THEY COULD FURNISH THEIR SLOW SPEEDS ON A FULL TIME BASIS
INSTEAD OF SWITCHING MY SERVICE OFF AND ON AROUND 12 TIMES
WITHIN THE AVERAGE MINUTE, I WOULD NOT FEEL THEY HAVE BEEN
CHEATING ME SO BADLY AS THEY HAVE.
THEY HAVE NO SERVICE AT ALL, AS MY INSTALLATION WAS NEVER
COMPLETED IN THE BEGINNING. THEY NEVER RETURN ANY PHONE
CALLS OR EMAILS EITHER.
I HAD TO COMPLETE IT MYSELF BY PURCHASING A COMPLETE
SYSTEM THAT WORKED FROM SOMEONE ON EBAY.
THE MODEM THEY INSTALLED HAD BEEN REPORTED AS HAVING
BEEN PREVIOUSLY SCRAPPED BY A DEALER.
STEER AWAY FROM THESE FRAUDS. THEY NEVER HAVE LIVED UP TO
THEIR CONTRACT.
HAVE A 2ND PHONE LINE PUT IN AND USE DIALUP AS I AM PLANNING TO DO.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, DO NOT TAKE MY WORD FOR THIS ALONE,
DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH ON THE DOZEN OR MORE SITES
WHERE OTHER PEOPLE TELL THEIR OWN HORROR STORIES
ABOUT THE DIS-FUNCTIONAL WILDBLUE SATELLITE INTERNET
SYSTEM.
GET A 2ND PHONE LINE AND USE DIALUP, IT WILL MAKE YOU MUCH
HAPPIER WHEN YOU NEED TO USE THE INTERNET. I COULD NOT
CANCEL MY DIALUP BECAUSE WILDBLUE IS SO POOR.
WHEN WILDBLUE WORKS EVERY FEW DAYS, IT IS SOMETIMES 3 TO 4
TIMES FASTER THAN MY DIALUP, BUT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT I MUST
USE MY DIALUP ISP JUST TO REACH WILDBLUE'S DISHMAIL TO GET
MY EMAILS.
IF YOU MUST TRY FOR YOURSELF, THINKING WE WHO COMPLAIN
ARE NUT CASES, DO YOURSELF AT LEAST THE FAVOR OF KEEPING
YOUR DIALUP FOR YOUR EMAIL CONTACTS AND WHEN YOU THEN
DECIDE TO GET LEGAL GUIDANCE TO DUMP WILDBLUE YOU CAN
MAKE THE DECISION WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TO THE BOTHER
OF CHANGING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.
DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT PLAYING ANY GAMES, BIDDING ON EBAY
OR DOING YOUR BANKING ONLINE WITH WILDBLUE BECAUSE YOU
WILL THEN LEARN ABOUT THE LATENCY ISSUES WHICH WILL MAKE
YOU THINK YOU WON THAT IMPORTANT BID OR GAME OR HAVE TO
RE-SUBMIT YOUR BANKING TRANSACTION YOU THOUGHT YOU JUST
COMPLETED.
WILDBLUE WILL ALSO NOT TELL YOU THAT THERE IS A LIMIT ON
A ROLLING 30 DAY SCHEME WHICH YOU WOULD VIOLATE IF YOU
WERE EVEN ABLE TO WATCH A SINGLE MOVIE FROM A SERVICE
WHICH TELLS YOU THIS CAN BE DONE. IT WILL NOT WORK, DUE
TO THE DROP OUTS, SERVER RESETS, TOTAL LOSS OF SERVICE
AND IF YOU DOUBT THIS, JUST VISIT ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS OR
NEIGHBORS THAT HAS WILDBLUE AND TRY TO WATCH A 2 MINUTE
UTUBE VIDEO. YOU WILL RACK UP THE DOWNLOAD STATS AND
ALSO SEE HOW THE SHORT VIDEO WILL STOP PLAYING WHILE
THE SLOW WILDBLUE CONNECTION IS BUFFERED.
AGAIN, DO NOT TAKE MY WORD FOR THIS, VISIT THE OTHER DOZEN
OR SO SITES LIKE (WILDBLUE-SUCKS) AND READ ON,
GET A 2ND PHONE LINE AND AVOID PAYING WILDBLUE SEVERAL
HUNDRED DOLLARS TO JUST GET OUT OF YOUR CONTRACT, EVEN
IN THE FIRST MONTH. NOWHERE IN THEIR CONTRACT DO THEY
PROMISE YOU WITH ACTUAL INTERNET SERVICE. WHEN THEIR ADS
SAY UP TO 30 TIMES FASTER THAN DIALUP, YOU WILL SEE 3 TO 4
TIMES FASTER THAN A 28,800 DIALUP, BUT REMEMBER THAT IN
THEIR STATEMENT THEY SAY "UP TO 30 TIMES FASTER", THIS WILL
BEGIN AT 0 TIMES FASTER AND OFTEN REMAIN AT ZERO FOR DAYS
AT A TIME.
I GOT MINE THROUGH DISH NETWORK BECAUSE I CAN WATCH
TV EVEN IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH SELDOM ANY DROPOUTS
OR IF THE STORM IS BAD ENOUGH, THE DROPOUT WILL EITHER BE A
FROZEN PICTURE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS OR LESS OFTEN A
SCREEN THAT SAYS YOUR SIGNAL WAS LOST. THIS SCREEN WILL
SELDOM BE THERE FOR LONG ENOUGH TO LET YOU READ IT AND
THE TV SIGNAL WILL RETURN. DISHNETWORK IS FANTASTIC!
DISHNETWORK CAN DO NOTHING FOR ME ABOUT THE WILDBLUE
RIP OFF BECAUSE THEY ARE A DIFFERENT COMPANY. ANY CALLS OR
EMAILS TO WILDBLUE EITHER IGNORED AND UNANSWERED OR IF
YOU GET TO SPEAK WITH A REAL WILDBLUE PERSON, THEY ARE MOST
EXPERT AT BEING RUDE AND TELLING YOU YOUR COMPUTER IS THE
PROBLEM.
SAVE PAYING YOUR ATTORNEY FEES AND GET A 2ND PHONE LINE
AND KEEP YOUR SANITY.
THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT DAY
