Review of Earthlink Satellite Service

I recently relocated to rural Ohio. Home of frequent power outages, no Nextel service, and .......DIAL-UP!!! Being a Road Runner subscriber for quite some time, I found myself having withdrawals. Panic attacks were frequent, waiting for pages to load. Even writing for Associated Content became a chore. I would write my article, only to hit the "Save & Next" button and have it disappear. Gone forever into the fiber optic web of confusion they call a phone line, here. Something had to be done.

Being on a limited income because of the move, I could not afford to pay out another $500 or so to get satellite service. I jumped at the chance when I heard that Earthlink was offering a no money down plan. This would mean an extra $20 a month on the bill, but I figured that I could make that up with the articles I write. Where do I sign up?

I am a little cautious about new things, though, so I decided to do a little research. First, I found that Hughes Net was one of the few satellite providers out there. Most of the companies who offer satellite service, use Hughes equipment. This is why you will hear it said, "up to" 700 KB or "up to" 1000 KB. There is actually no guarantee as to how fast your system will run. It depends on how much band width your provider has available and how many subscribers they have.

I didn't care. I wanted something that would allow me to connect in seconds not half hour intervals. I called every service provider I could find. I was determined to find what I wanted. I called my sister and told her what I was doing. She said, "Do NOT go with Earthlink." Why? "They tried to rip me off!" What?

It seems that she logged onto the same website that I had ran across. She got one of the courteous sales people in chat. They told her that she could sign up that day with no upfront costs and her system would be professionally installed within a week. She printed out the whole chat session, because she thought it was too good to be true. My sister wanted proof of what had transpired. For her sake, it was a good thing.