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Review by enrolk 
UPDATED: 2 years ago
member for 7.5 years, 334 visits, last login: 188 days ago
 Sioux Falls,Minnehaha,SD
 Contract price not specified.
 "Enables Internet connections where no others exist."
 "Speed and connectivity unreliable and veryable."
 "The best of the available compatition and oldest."
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Started with the DW6000 one year ago and recently upgraded to the DW7000.
Reason: $49.95 upgrade cost and $10.00 more per month for faster connections up and down stream. Should have waited for others to be the Beta Testers.
As of now many transponders are overloaded [satmex5] and the only time you get the fastest speeds is after midnight and before 11AM. After that you loose 50% to 75% of your speed, depending which satellite you're assigned to. The DW6000 was slow on uploads, but stayed higher longer on downloads. 1000Kbps down-35-50 Up.
Don't forget to read the fine print. Direcway always say's "speeds "UP TO". Speeds are not garrenteed.
Direway is no comparison to DSL and don't let any salesman or lady tell you I differently.
I do my own installations because I'm mobile and I can only blame myself if the aiming is poor.
From reports I read, many Dway installers are not trained enough and end up having to be called out again and again. You pay for their poor work too.
First time buyers should go to: Broadbandreports.com/forum/sat
for more information before making the plunge.
Almost forgot. Direcway Tech Support is not the best in the world and you are on hold a long time. I have never called them, but this is what others have said.
Update April 2007.
I Now have great speed up and down. Latency problems are a thing of the past and speeds are almost constant.
Got my speeds up to 4975/386 and Pings are 89-139, plusa cost cut of $20/month.
How, you ask, did I do all this?
WITH TIME WARNER CABLE $49.95/mo
NO MORE HUGHES. By-BY Satellite dish. Hello bird bath.
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