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You are still going to have the high latency north of 500ms per second, but overall Viasat is much faster than Wildblue. You are comparing technology a decade old versus technology a few years old.
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VeteranSatUser, Champion
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How about you or Stephen give it a whirl!
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Downloads are faster with Viasat, Fast Twitch mmo games (first person shooters for example) will perform better on dial up but, downloading the game initially would take much longer on dialup.
I hope that helps you understand the difference. Dial up - slow speed, low latency. Satellite - high speed, high latency. Fiber- high speed, low latency.
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VeteranSatUser, Champion
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Forgive me for spending some time trying to help others with a technology I have been using for 20+ years.
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When in doubt, resort to ad hominem... I personally prefer using the "well you're an old poopy pants" gambit rather than the "shill" gambit.
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I am NOT paid or otherwise compensated by Viasat in any way, shape or, form.
I am NOT a contractor nor installer for Viasat.
I am NOT 40 years old.
I am NOT a virgin.
I do NOT live in a basement, I don't even have a basement.
My mother passed away in 1983 and, her house was sold in 1984 and, demolished to build a new mall so, living in that house at all would now be impossible for me.
Please explain what makes you think any of your suppositions are factual about any of the champions here?
Steve Frederick-VS1/Beam314, Champion
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I am not paid or compensated by Viasat in any way, other than getting great service.
I am NOT 40 years old, or even close to that.
I proudly served in Vietnam 50 years ago.
My mother passed away 50 year ago and her house was sold.
I live in my own house with my dear friend Melvin, a Tuxedo cat.
I do have multiple degrees, but am no longer working.
Al, I am so sorry if you feel so negatively about Viasat, a service you no longer have but keep carrying on about how terrible it is.
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Steve Frederick-VS1/Beam314, Champion
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Still waiting, BTW. for Viasat to be featured on Good Morning America and/or MSNBC on how much of a scam it is!
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Al, in all your 50 or so posts, I have never seen you try to provide any help to others, but would rather try to put others down. But you are free to post whatever you wish, as long as it is within the terms of service. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.
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And yes, I agree, it is tiresome.
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I did my research before moving here and trust me, deceptive marketing abounds in my area and not just for utility services. My favorite one is for my business supply places claiming to stock certain items on their websites when in fact they special order them at a high markup on a two day delivery. My research on satellite internet led me to believe I would be ok as long as I didn't use much data or play video games on line as that are what most of the satellite internet complaints are about.
I am lucky Verizon Wireless finally improved service in my area where it is usable for my needs. Speeds are .5MB on a bad period which is rare, normally 5mb-10mb, but it never drops so I am perfectly happy.
Another annoyance here is from certain homers ripping people for expecting cable speeds out of satellite. I don't see anyone complaining about not having speeds of a 100MBS+, which is what modern city cable will do. The Comcast at my girlfriend's house in the suburbs of Washington DC tested at 147MBS on Christmas.
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As far as the "up to", I can probably count on one hand how often I have done a speed test showing 12Mbps or higher. And I have had the service since Viasat-1 went online in my area.
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If you have a product to sell you market it where it can likely be sold - northern VA markets have more internet options available to them.
The disclaimers are on the ad in fine print. The "better than slow DSL" claim is actually based on the FCCs Measuring Broadband America report (the report itself is deceptive and slow refers to rural DSL tiers comparing median speeds of each - and again medians can be very deceptive). The "fast internet for all" also carries a fine print disclaimer on the ad - service is not available in all areas and speeds are not guaranteed. Does that make it right? No, but I didn't fall off the turnip truck just yesterday.
If an ad sounds to good to be true, chances are it is - I'd no sooner buy internet service based solely on a TV ad than I would my pillow.
For now beam 329 is running pretty smooth for me and has been for months - that will likely change as they load 'er up again. But I really have no idea and have no explanation for why experiences differ so dramatically on the same beam. Verizon is not an option for me or I would try it - no reliable cellular service except for simple voice and that's not the greatest either.
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I understand they can't help everyone, but they should let people cancel with no penalty if they can't deliver to minimum standards or if your service doesn't meet a minimum standard you pay a reduced rate.
As for Verizon not being an option I didn't think it was either until I tried it. For some reason the hotspot functions better off the signal than my cell phone does. My phone can vary from 0-3 bars in the same spot by the minute, some calls are great, some terrible. Sometimes the phone won't drop a call for weeks, then a call will drop 3 times in 5 minutes. The hotspot seems pretty steady depending on where placed in the house, but still only 1-2, bars, yet it has never dropped out. I tried AT & T wireless years ago and it did not work, so I assumed Verizon won't even know because cell coverage actually regressed here and did not improve.
I had techs out 3 times and all the visits went the same, after the basic tests I then showed them websites I had problems using. They instantly blamed my computer and to prove it the connected to VIASAT and went to the same website, when they started having the same problems they started blaming the website, it was the same old crap over and over again.
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And unfortunately they seem to all land here....
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@Steve Fredrick and yes, yes we are entering a new weekend ;-; i too also feel all of yalls pain to be honest ;-; BUT!!! "FEAR NOT CITIZENS!!! FOR HOPE HAS ARRIVED!!! CAUSE I AM HERE!!!"
@jim16 LOLZA!!! XD!!! your joke is funny XD way too funny XD
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