 BasilAR WildBlue
join:2006-07-20
Parks, AR | [Exede] $9.99/GB if you want more 
At this rate one Netflix movie will run you about $30!
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| Almost the same as Verizon at $10/GB for LTE. Not as good as Millenicom at $3/GB for 3G. It will be interesting to see what Hughesnet does for data pricing after they get the new high capacity satellite operational. |
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| said by davidhoffman:Almost the same as Verizon at $10/GB for LTE Does one have to pay for state/local taxes in those states without internet taxes? |
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For Georgia I see no taxes for the data modem I have. There is a $0.08 Verizon fee, so the total monthly charge for a data plan has that added to it. I guess that makes it a $0.016/GB fee, so data is actually $10.016/GB. Or it could be that Verizon just tacks on a 0.133% fee to every data only plans total cost. That for me would be 0.133% x $59.99/month=$0.08. |
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| reply to BasilAR
Hughesnet has stated they are committed to their FAP free download zone. That certainly is better than a $9.99/GB deal any day of the week. |
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| reply to BasilAR
I don't get it why to expect satellite for that reason of heavy BW downloads.
Netflix is $8 monthly via snail mail, isn't that logical ? |
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·AT&T Southeast
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| Some people might be able to afford Netflix using satellite internet service. They might be able to get the movie faster than waiting for regular postal service delivery in the remote parts of the country. These same people might have a $200,000 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 to get to work faster than their coworkers. People with lots of money can do interesting things the rest of us cannot afford. |
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said by OldSatUser:Hughesnet has stated they are committed to their FAP free download zone. Latest stats I could find...
➤ In the first half of 2009, the median broadband user
consumed almost 2 gigabytes of data per month, whereas
the average (mean) user consumed over 9 gigabytes
per month.
➤ Mean usage is driven by a small set of users who consume
large amounts of data.
»download.broadband.gov/plan/fcc-···ance.pdf
Hence, for typical users, having a download zone in the wee hours of the AM morning is an irrelevant matter.
For "power users," by all means, use Hughes. |
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Interestingly, the 2 GB median does not state that it is limited to broadband. It apparently includes people on dial-up, making the 2 GB median inaccurate since users on dial-up would be hard pressed to use more than 2GB. The statistics are also 3 years old, making them extremely inaccurate.
In the age of Microsoft updates taking sometimes hundreds of MB alone every month, plus monthly software updates on things like browsers, charging $10 per GB is ridiculous. Especially when you figure that Viasat-1 is supposed to have a maximum capacity of 140gbps. There is no shortage of bandwidth. Especially not at off-peak times.
Right from Viasat's website regarding Viasat-1:
"In-orbit costs per Gbyte only a fraction of even the newest satellites in orbit."
Exede may have been designed by engineers, but the low caps prove they have the mindset of the CEOs of Wildblue. HughesNet has the perfect opportunity to crush Exede or change the industry like never before. I hope they take it. |
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| I too hope Hughesnet won't make the mistakes that Viasat has made this year. I would love to tell Viasat what they can do with Exede and their low set data plans 
With respect to movies via snail mail vs. the internet, I have no problem with snail mail. Unfortunately, more and more video content is via internet only...and DVD's are not being created.
Streaming video content is the way of the future. Of course, Exede's data plans are set to 2001 levels |
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said by silbaco:Interestingly, the 2 GB median does not state that it is limited to broadband. It apparently includes people on dial-up
Report's Tittle: BROADBAND PERFORMANCE
BROADBAND - "Prior to the invention of home broadband, dial-up internet was the only means by which one could download songs, movies, e-mails," etc »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadband
Conclusion - Your assumption (dialup) assumes broadband means dialup, which is false.
Exede may have been designed by engineers, but the low caps prove they have the mindset of the CEOs of Wildblue. HughesNet has the perfect opportunity to crush Exede or change the industry like never before.
PS: All satellites are designed by engineers. |
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| said by DrStrangLov:Report's Tittle: BROADBAND PERFORMANCE
BROADBAND - "Prior to the invention of home broadband, dial-up internet was the only means by which one could download songs, movies, e-mails," etc »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadband
Conclusion - Your assumption (dialup) assumes broadband means dialup, which is false.
Yes. Yet it clearly details comparing dial-up in the report on numerous occasions. In fact the very chart right above where you gathered this info includes dial-up. So unless it states dial-up is excluded or specifically states broadband, it isn't. And the report is still several years old. Usage has no doubt sky-rocketed with the explosive growth of services like Netflix, Hulu, HBO-GO, Spotify, etc.
Even this report states that connections with speeds in excess of 10mbps, users will use an average of 12GB per month. That means that Exede's bottom tier does not meet even the 2009 usage average. Bring that into 2012 terms and Exede's second tier no doubt suffers the fate as their first tier and the third is probably living dangerously. That makes Exede both expensive and incapable of meeting modern demand without charging excessive overages.
said by DrStrangLov:In case one has not followed historical aspects, its Hughes who is "catching up," and its Hughes who is changing its old tight wad behavior. Hughes is following ViaSat. Keep in mind, they still have customers on Spaceway 3 and leased transponders, so don't expect wonderful new offers on Gen IV....cause they ain't going to have economic incentives for the "cattle" to stampede from Spaceway 3 to Gen IV. And we know that Hughes execs have a track record for "stuffing" the beams
HughesNet offered speeds higher than Wildblue and allowed for greater bandwidth usage. I would say that put them further ahead for quite a while. Exede may have beat them to the launch of a new satellite, but someone had to be first. Being first actually puts Exede at a disadvantage. It allows for their competitor to see their flaws. Clear was first to 4G and look how they have ended up.
Exede plans to stuff roughly 1 million users onto Viasat-1. I do not see how that is any better than HughesNet.
said by DrStrangLov:PS: All satellites are designed by engineers.
Yes, but Exede is not a satellite. Your attempted slam has no relevance to this conversation. |
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| said by silbaco:That makes Exede both expensive and incapable of meeting modern demand without charging excessive overages.
I could not have said it better myself! |
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said by silbaco:So unless it states dial-up is excluded or specifically states broadband, it isn't.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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This paper is organized into three sections. The first section
examines how residential consumers use their broadband service
and classifies consumers into four distinct broadband use
profiles.
See: Exhibit 9:
Actual Download Speed Demands (Mbps) by Different Content and Application Types
PS: Broadband - The cable modem was the first broadband option available... »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadband
Even this report states that connections with speeds in excess of 10mbps, users will use an average of 12GB per month.
consumers on average could use close to
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Two big assumptions...
HughesNet offered speeds higher than Wildblue and allowed for greater bandwidth usage. I would say that put them further ahead for quite a while.
PS: Hughes used leased transponders...Wildblue came out with a dedicated satellite, then Hughes came out with their bird. Then ViaSat bought Wildblue, and came out with ViaSat-1...then Hughes got a clone of ViaSat-1.
Exede plans to stuff roughly 1 million users onto Viasat-1. |
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| Exede claimed that Viasat-1 can support 1.5 million customers. I estimate it can support 500,000 customers. Then there is the issue of whether Exede can find 500,000 people who want to spend money on their sorry, overpriced service.
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| said by Spice300:Exede claimed that Viasat-1 can support 1.5 million customers. At what speeds was that based?
I've seen old estimates at:
1.5 million total subscribers on one satellite (compared to 500,000 on
WildBlue-1)
Two million total subscribers on one satellite (compared to 500,000 on WildBlue-1)
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But, I have seen new estimates at around 650,000 users |
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Spice300... "Then there is the issue of whether Exede can find 500,000 people who want to spend money on their sorry, overpriced service."
I am betting no they can't. For people that do their homework, they will know better alternatives are coming. |
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said by DrStrangLov:EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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This paper is organized into three sections. The first section
examines how residential consumers use their broadband service
and classifies consumers into four distinct broadband use
profiles.
See: Exhibit 9:
Actual Download Speed Demands (Mbps) by Different Content and Application Types
PS: Broadband - The cable modem was the first broadband option available... »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadband
The executive summary has little to do with this conversation. It has to do with the overall study, yet the study includes sections with dial-up data. That would mean the executive summary conflicts with the actual report. Although this should be of no surprise coming from the FCC.
Exhibit 9 has nothing to do with this conversation. No one is questioning the bandwidth these services can provide. What matters is the actual usage the services provide and the ridiculously priced $10 per GB.
Whether or not the cable modem was first is again irrelevant to this conversation. However, according the old definition of broadband, I am pretty sure BISDN came out years before the cable modem.
said by DrStrangLov:"At the prevailing growth rates discussed below,
consumers on average could use close to
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Two big assumptions...
I don't get it. What are the two big assumptions?
said by DrStrangLov:Oh, with that beam stuffing on Spaceway 3, they have "higher speeds" during primetime?
PS: Hughes used leased transponders...Wildblue came out with a dedicated satellite, then Hughes came out with their bird. Then ViaSat bought Wildblue, and came out with ViaSat-1...then Hughes got a clone of ViaSat-1.
I do not think any satellite service up until now has provided their advertised speeds during primetime. I know WildBlue sure did not.
I do not remember Anik F2 being a "dedicated" Wildblue satellite when Wildblue launched.
said by DrStrangLov:Would you like to point to a valid reference?
Sure thing! Right from Viasat's website:
ViaSat-1 to offer 12 Mbps download service packages to approximately 1 million subscribers
»www.viasat.com/broadband-satelli···viasat-1 |
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| said by silbaco:The executive summary has little to do with this conversation.
Dialup is not broadband, period! Sorry, but on this point, one has bit the dust.
Re: Two big assumptions...
I don't get it. What are the two big assumptions?
2. consumers on average could use close to
Note - Sorry, but streaming media like Netflix does not count for satellite users; hence, higher usage data would assume today that Netflix usage would be counted. Thus, more skewed data that's not relevant on satellite. Just ask any typical Hughes user what happens when Netflix is streamed in HD; as in, you can't see it all.
I do not remember Anik F2 being a "dedicated" Wildblue satellite when Wildblue launched.
Sure thing! Right from Viasat's website:
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