I live just far enough out of "town" to not have access to DSL or Cable internet service. I investigated "Wild Blue" which was not even taking new accounts until they could launch another satellite. Their current satellite was full. That was in October 2007. The other option I had was "Hughes Net", this one was more pricey than "Wild Blue". Also, I know several people that have the "Hughes" and they say that they do not recieve advertised upload/download rates, checked my speedtest.net.
Soooo.... I go internet hunting. I chose to use the Cellular Internet from my Cellular provider (Centennial Wireless). I have a Sierra Wireless AirCard 875U (for USB). Currently Centennial has EDGE in my area that gives me about 230kbps downloads. Which means that web browsing is fairly quick, but not as quick as I has in "town" on Cable or DSL. Right now as I type this I also have a download going at 24 KB/s with 4 of 5 signal bars. The best part, about $46.00 a month with taxes and UNLIMITED use in my local area. I average 2-4 GB of traffic a month. I have got in the car a while the wife drove, surfed the web from Natchitoches, LA to Lafayette, LA (130 miles) with out dropping a signal. Rumor has it that Centennial is upgrading from EDGE to a faster service (HTMA?) that might be over 1 MB/Download for the same price.
My advice if you have a good cell signal in your computing area and want a cheaper alternative to satellite, faster than dial-up, and do not require a full 1 MB+ of bandwith, investigate local Cellular providers. You can also use a provider for Data service that is different than whom you have Cellular Phone service. Go out and shop around and ask MANY questions.
P.S. While typing this, I downloaded a 27.1 MB file in less than 20 minutes.
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