Extra gig of bandwidth for $6.00?

[pman]

On a post concerning Visat-1 , one of the people said that if you reached your FAP limit you could purchase another gig for $6.00. I've heard of the one time reset but never the buy more plan. Does anybody know if this is true.

[wm4bama]

Not true for Wildblue...don't know about Hughesnet..

[pman]

Thanks, as that makes Hughesnet more attractive. I guess I'll wait to see what the new satellite brings with regard to price performance and then decide. I'm on the pro-pac with my wife and we don't watch movies or other overt bandwidth services but the internet is creeping up with videos and pictures everywhere. It doesn't take much to use 650 MB/day. Also, I don't feel Wildblue's FAP policy is fair when you cross your limit; they keep you in the penalty box until you get down to 80%. It would be fairer if they let you come back to full speed as soon as you made up your overage. Better yet a dollar penalty or the ability to buy a few more gigs now and then would be more customer friendly.

[Jaymz]

My issue with the bandwidth is WildBlue sold me the pro package stating I would have 17,000 MB as my threshold, now they are saying it is 17,000 Mb. I am already at 65% of my usage and I have only been with them 5 days. I feel cheated, lied to, and ripped off. I am not happy with WildBlue. I think I will be returning to my dial up. It was slow, but I got what I paid for.

[Shane]

Here, this may help: http://www.wildblue.com/fap/WildBlue...rence-card.pdf

• Megabyte (MB), a measure of amount of information used, for example, to quantify computer memory or storage capacity.
• Megabit (Mb, or properly: Mbit), a measure of amount of information commonly used in the combination Mbit/s (megabit per second) to express the rate data is transferred.

Wildblue use MB.

[Jaymz]

Here, this may help: http://www.wildblue.com/fap/WildBlue...rence-card.pdf

• Megabyte (MB), a measure of amount of information used, for example, to quantify computer memory or storage capacity.
• Megabit (Mb, or properly: Mbit), a measure of amount of information commonly used in the combination Mbit/s (megabit per second) to express the rate data is transferred.

Wildblue use MB.

Yes, WildBlue clearly tricks there customers into believing the usage threshold is more than what it actually is.

[wm4bama]

Yes, WildBlue clearly tricks there customers into believing the usage threshold is more than what it actually is.

There is no trickery....your contract, and the help site here clearly states that the download limit for the Pro Pak is 17GB's (17 giga-Bytes), and your speed is "up to" 1.5Mbs (1.5 mega-bits/second). 1.5Mbs is a little more than 1500Kbs.

Bandwidth limits are all stated in GigaBytes and internet speeds are measured in Kilo-bits/sec or Mega-bits/sec.

Almost all web sites use the upper and lower case "B/b" to distinguish between Bytes and bits...so 17GB is 17 gigaBytes and 512Kbs is 512 kilo-bits-per-second.

[Earthsignal]

My issue with the bandwidth is WildBlue sold me the pro package stating I would have 17,000 MB as my threshold, now they are saying it is 17,000 Mb. I am already at 65% of my usage and I have only been with them 5 days. I feel cheated, lied to, and ripped off. I am not happy with WildBlue. I think I will be returning to my dial up. It was slow, but I got what I paid for.

They are not cheating anyone. For you to use that much bandwidth there is a serious problem on your end. You need to take a good look at what software is running in the background or what kind of programs such as P2P are installed. I have used WB since 2006 and never had problems with the bandwidth. In a later post you mention they provided a router. How many devices did the installer connect to your computer?

[Jaymz]

They are not cheating anyone. For you to use that much bandwidth there is a serious problem on your end. You need to take a good look at what software is running in the background or what kind of programs such as P2P are installed. I have used WB since 2006 and never had problems with the bandwidth. In a later post you mention they provided a router. How many devices did the installer connect to your computer?

I'm not sure what a p2p is. The only thing hooked to the computer is modem and wireless router.

[Earthsignal]

I'm not sure what a p2p is. The only thing hooked to the computer is modem and wireless router.

First off is your wireless router secured. The default settings when installed are not secure and someone can be using your internet connection possibly. Since you have a wireless router I'm assuming you have more than one computer. Is someone in the household downloading music or videos? P2P software is file sharing software and can cause major problems for you. On WB you can view video and download music but it need to be done with prudence. To many videos or music download can eat up your usage. A half dozen five minute flash videos can run your daily usage way up. Another issue brought up in another thread was satellite TV being connected to their router. Don't do that.