• The TUGBBS forums are completely free and open to the public and exist as the absolute best place for owners to get help and advice about their timeshares for more than 30 years!

    Join Tens of Thousands of other Owners just like you here to get any and all Timeshare questions answered 24 hours a day!
  • TUG started 31 years ago in October 1993 as a group of regular Timeshare owners just like you!

    Read about our 31st anniversary: Happy 31st Birthday TUG!
  • TUG has a YouTube Channel to produce weekly short informative videos on popular Timeshare topics!

    Free memberships for every 50 subscribers!

    Visit TUG on Youtube!
  • TUG has now saved timeshare owners more than $24,000,000 dollars just by finding us in time to rescind a new Timeshare purchase! A truly incredible milestone!

    Read more here: TUG saves owners more than $24 Million dollars
  • Sign up to get the TUG Newsletter for free!

    Tens of thousands of subscribing owners! A weekly recap of the best Timeshare resort reviews and the most popular topics discussed by owners!
  • Our official "end my sales presentation early" T-shirts are available again! Also come with the option for a free membership extension with purchase to offset the cost!

    All T-shirt options here!
  • A few of the most common links here on the forums for newbies and guests!

DISH internet service

I've avoided it, but from what I've researched and heard from others, it's expensive, not as responsive, and goes out when the weather is bad. Consider all other choices first.
 
Slow. Forget streaming. The more devices on it, the slower it is. Only useful if there are no alternatives.
 
MichaelColey said:
Consider all other choices first.
Click to expand...

That's typically the problem. The only "other" viable choices are typically other satellite internet providers. So, the OP's question here may be how is DISH compared to the other satellite providers? In some locations, satellite is the only decent option.
 
I had Dish a ways back. Currently have DirectTV. IMO DirectTV is 10 times better both in reliability and value for dollars spent.

George
 
Had a friend who had Dish. It is inferior to DirecTv. We have had DirecTv for years and love it. I am worried now that AT&T has bought it, since AT&T has such horrible customer service.
 
ace2000 said:
That's typically the problem. The only "other" viable choices are typically other satellite internet providers.
Click to expand...
There probably ARE other options. Some may not be any better. Some may have other limitations.

I faced the same thing with the house we've lived in for the past 15 years. There were not (and still aren't) any cable providers. There were not any DSL providers (until about a year ago). Cell coverage was spotty.

What I started with was ISDN through the phone company. It was slow (by modern standards, but several times faster than dialup) and expensive, but rock solid reliable.

Another option that seems to pop up in a lot of semi-rural areas is wireless broadband. This was the main option I've used for the past 10 years. It uses similar technology as the WiFi routers in our houses, except higher power, different frequencies, and there are towers spread around. You typically have to be within 2-10 miles of a tower, and a clear line of sight is very important.

A cellular modem/router can be a good option (if you have a good signal), but the biggest downside to avoid is bandwidth limitations. It's a good option to consider if you don't stream video.

I would suggest checking with others in your area to find what they use.

I'm SO glad we now have one DSL provider. It's been SO much better than any previously available option.
 
Regarding satalite internet service, in the Cascade mountains most people are using Hughsnet or Excede in remote areas. The boyscout camp near Bumping Lake in the William O Douglas wilderness area is using Exceed. Satalite internet doesn't really help with voip too much because of the lag time. For phones they are using satalite phones and ham radio.

Dish is regarded as the worse choice because of the lack of satalites.


Bill
 
MichaelColey said:
There probably ARE other options. Some may not be any better. Some may have other limitations.

I faced the same thing with the house we've lived in for the past 15 years. There were not (and still aren't) any cable providers. There were not any DSL providers (until about a year ago). Cell coverage was spotty.

What I started with was ISDN through the phone company. It was slow (by modern standards, but several times faster than dialup) and expensive, but rock solid reliable.

Another option that seems to pop up in a lot of semi-rural areas is wireless broadband. This was the main option I've used for the past 10 years. It uses similar technology as the WiFi routers in our houses, except higher power, different frequencies, and there are towers spread around. You typically have to be within 2-10 miles of a tower, and a clear line of sight is very important.

A cellular modem/router can be a good option (if you have a good signal), but the biggest downside to avoid is bandwidth limitations. It's a good option to consider if you don't stream video.

I would suggest checking with others in your area to find what they use.

I'm SO glad we now have one DSL provider. It's been SO much better than any previously available option.
Click to expand...

Potentially that's a nice list for the OP and the suggestion to ask the neighbors is a good one. :) It's all going to depend on their location. There are many that are stuck with satellite being the viable choice. There are lots of locations near us that don't even get cell service. It's all going to depend on where the OP is at.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top