PDA

View Full Version : WildBlue plugs in its 1st customer

Chris Blount
06-03-05, 06:52 AM
By Kelly Yamanouchi
Denver Post Staff Writer

In the rural area of Strasburg nearly 40 miles east of downtown Denver, Theresa Tuttle just got her first taste of high-speed Internet at home.

"It's amazing - all the things you can access in a short period of time," said Tuttle, who until Wednesday had only a dial-up connection.

Tuttle, whose home a few miles outside Strasburg is surrounded by open fields, is the first - and so far only - customer of satellite Internet provider WildBlue Communications of Greenwood Village.

WildBlue's plan to bring its satellite Internet service to rural areas around the United States without high-speed alternatives has suffered setbacks in recent years, so this week's nationwide launch comes a few years later than originally planned.

More (http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_2777009)
wcswett
06-05-05, 07:38 PM
WildBlue's plan to bring its satellite Internet service to rural areas around the United States without high-speed alternatives has suffered setbacks in recent years, so this week's nationwide launch comes a few years later than originally planned.

I see that WildBlue has a FAP (Fair Access Policy), pretty much like the other satellite option(s). Power users need not apply.

--- WCS
Steve Mehs
06-05-05, 08:01 PM
Only 10GB a month on the lower tier? Gezee, when I was playing with Linux earlier in the year, I'd average 2GB an hour. This seems to be more affordable then either of the other providers though.
Jacob S
06-05-05, 08:57 PM
Upfront costs are still too high for me.
zmark
06-05-05, 11:38 PM
On their highest plan, their FAP kicks on at 22,000MB (not to be confused with 20GB). At the max download speed of 1.5Mbps, I could hit their FAP limits after only 32 hours of use. Pathetic.
Nick
06-06-05, 09:39 AM
On their highest plan, their FAP kicks on at 22,000MB (not to be confused with 20GB). At the max download speed of 1.5Mbps, I could hit their FAP limits after only 32 hours of use. Pathetic.Any plan based on bandwidth is likely to become a bottomless pit of surcharges. My T-Mobile wireless plan has unlimited bandwidth for $30/m. The others (Verizon, Cingular, Sprint) all had a usage cap and up-charges last time I checked.

Like Wildblue, I'm sure Voom remembers their first customer. As always, I wish them only the best of luck. We need more.