-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Wireless
- From: Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 22:04:49 -0400
Sandi,
The all digital rollout that's currently underway will do a number of
good things (and some bad ones, especially if you're into HAM radio and
other activities that involve the older analog frequencies used for these
things today) One of the good things is that it will give both TV and
internet carriers a much larger playground with which to operate and SHOULD
make high speed broadband just as available as a TV signal. Of course,
everyone has their hand in the pot and they all want a slice of the massive
profits expected from all of this. It also means that carriers with little
to no hope of getting onto that bandwagon as trying like mad to lock people
into contracts that prevent them from going anywhere else once the options
start really opening up (as hinted at by your local survey tech).
Cancel Hughes for now and see just what kind of signal you can get with
the trial card. Ask for a written guarantee that the trial card AND the
drivers they originally supply are exactly the same as the one you'll
receive if you become a customer of theirs (this is to make sure they're not
providing a souped up card or drivers for the trial). If it works as well
as you need it to work, then you'll have to decide on a term limit for the
contract and we can better discuss your options then. A half year from now,
you just might find yourself in such a better internet position that you'll
be laughing at the mere thought of nearly being caught up in a long-term
Hughes contract.
Peace,
Gman
"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 6:50 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Wireless
> The trial card is out until Monday. If it gets back to the office Monday
> they will call me and I can pick it up there. Nex-Tech says the
> instructions are pretty easy as to connecting it. The section under
> Laptop
> Connect (and I am told it will work for a desktop) shows the following: 2
> year Contract: Aircard is $99.99, unlimited Data $49.00 a month,
> Activation
> Fee $20.00. For a 1 year Contract it is: Aircard is $199.99, unlimited
> Data $49. a month, and activation is$30.00. For no Contract the Aircard
> is
> $299.99, unlimited Data is $49. a month and activation fee is $50. I can
> use
> the trial card for 14 days to see if it works well for me.
> My time is running out though as HughesNet is scheduled to do the set up
> on
> the 17th. I may have to just cancel and then re-schedule if necessary. I
> am very impressed with service at Nex-Tech. They did a second site survey
> just to see if the new tower now going up would be available to me. It is
> not. Nevertheless they have been responsive and helpful so I hope
> wireless
> with them will be the answer. I still need to go to their web site though
> to find out all I can. They did not have a sample contract for me to take
> home and look over. The brochure says actual speeds may vary depending
> upon
> network and conditions.
> Sandi
> P.S. the tech who did the site survey said technology is changing rapidly
> and he expects when the whole country goes digital with TV's we will all
> be
> able to get high speed with no problem. Not that I understand all of that
> but he held out hope for me.
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