Compare WildBlue and Direcway before you buy!

Equipment Price and/or Installation Price Is Too Expensive
The WildBlue equipment is fairly complicated and does cost a lot, but… It’s a relatively good value. At $479, WildBlue is over $120 less upfront than competitive services and $10 less per month. Yes, it’s a fair amount of money but you’ll get significantly greater speeds, up to 30 times faster than your current dial up service.

Having high speed  satellite, in comparison to dial up for your office increases productivity.  You and your employees can get more done, faster, on high speed. 

Compared to DSL or Cable - Yes, it is more money than a cable modem/DSL, but please understand that we have a very expensive satellite in the sky and the equipment is more costly. So we have to charge a little more. It is however, the lowest cost choice for you if DSL &.Cable are not available in your area.

Monthly Price is Too Much
It’s a relatively good value. At only $49.95 a month, WildBlue is over $10 less per month than competitive services. WB is over 10x faster than your current dial up service. At only $49.95 per month, in many cases WildBlue service is less than a second phone line and ISP dial-up service.

This Isn’t Fast Enough Downstream
At up to 512 kbps, this is much faster than your dial-up service. You can get streaming video, download music files, and have quick, always-on service. No dialing in or delays. Some services advertise higher speeds but the reality is that the Internet itself affects Internet access in the same way, so you’ll find 512 kbps is plenty fast.

Upstream. At up to 256 kbps, WildBlue’s upstream speed is equal to or very close to those speeds offered by cable modem and DSL users who have been very pleased with that service.

I Don’t Want An Ugly Dish On My Roof
The WildBlue mini dish is only 26” x 28”. You’ve seen millions of people with similar satellite TV dishes on their roof…they are a pretty common site. Our installer will work with you to position the mini dish so it’s out of sight. Remember you can install WildBlue on your roof, on an exterior wall or in the ground on a pole mount. Take a look at some of example pictures to see how it will look. Install FAQs

I Don’t Really Need Higher Speed Internet
Over 40 million U.S. broadband users love their high-speed Internet access. It’s “always on” so you don’t have to dial in, and you can quickly get access to the high-speed Internet. There is so much more you can do with a high-speed connection. Fast and easy downloads and email. Now you can receive and send video, music, photos, and just plain surf at lightning fast speeds. People who switch from dial-up to high speed find themselves using the internet more often, and learning more from it.

It doesn’t work with VPNs
Certain types of VPN clients that are SSL based work better with the WildBlue Service. WildBlue does not recommend any SSL based VPN clients and users should check with the software manufacturer to identify the type of VPN client. IPSEC based VPN solutions do not work with the WildBlue Service.

Your Fair Access Policy Will Squeeze Me Down Too Much
WildBlue does use a Fair Access Policy to ensure that everyone has equal access to the WildBlue service. WildBlue doesn’t want a handful of users to try to grab so much bandwidth that it hurts the experience of other users. Still, it should only affect one percent of users that aggressively abuse the WildBlue system…I am sure you’ll find WildBlue is very reasonable, and better than the competition.