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upstate (rural) i've used Starband specifically for about 2 years, hate them but forced to use them anyway.
i keep a dial up account at the same location as it's a smidge faster on a few things (less latency) plus i get a lot of rain there which kills the signal. had my dish realligned twice, the house is on a hill with no trees (perfect site line), no reason why it shouldn't be faster than it is.
lots of total outages in general, too. calling customer support is like having wisdom teeth pulled, expect to waste at least 30-45 mins on the phone waiting to report any downtimes.
it's better than nothing, but i feel i get more done with my $15 dial up than my $70 satellite connection most days. i keep it because it does download large files faster, but i can't tell you how many days it has left me stranded (this is where the backup dial up comes in most handy).
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