[LUNA] Satellite Internet

Tue May 21 22:54:08 CDT 2013

I have always leased mine. In the 15 years I have had one, the DOCSIS protocol has gone through three major revisions and a handful of minor ones. The one cable modem that I was using before I started leasing was not upgradeable, so I would not have benefited from that.

I see the Motorola Surfboard docsis modem selling for about $120, so I would guess that would be about a year's payback.

I'll keep paying the insurance :)

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  Bob Nance
  Novation Systems
  bob.nance at novationsys.com
  256-534-4620

On May 21, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Christopher R Key <crkey at crkey.com> wrote:

> With respect to Comcast, what are people's experiences with cable modems? Does anyone on list own theirs or rent at $7/mo?  I'm considering buying a modem just so I can knock one more cost off their billing. They're relatively cheap now and the breakeven is just at or under a year now.
> 
> 
> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S™III, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Bob Nance <bob.nance at novationsys.com> 
> Date:  
> To: Christopher R Key <crkey at crkey.com> 
> Subject: Re: [LUNA] Satellite Internet 
> 
> Our office is in central Huntsville. Same AT&T options, none. Though, AT&T engineering claims that uVerse will start here "real soon, now™" 
> 
> We use Comcast and, other than a truck pulling the line off, we have had no problems :)
> 
> -Bob
> 
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>   Bob Nance
>   Novation Systems
>   bob.nance at novationsys.com
>   256-534-4620
> 
> On May 21, 2013, at 3:14 PM, Allen Krell <allen.krell at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> In my neighborhood, in the heart of Huntsville, no AT&T options.
>> Grandfathered Knology running 8-10 Mb/sec with resets 2-3 times per
>> week.    I could try Comcast, but haven't yet.
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Jake Williams <jake at amynjakefamily.com>wrote:
>> 
>>> I would agree with Allen that it is worse, at least in Madison. I have been
>>> with AT&T for almost 4 years on their 1.5Mb DSL service. In the past year I
>>> have noticed it getting slower, and I recently had to upgrade to the 3Mb
>>> circuit to get the same performance I was getting previously. I don't have
>>> a Comcast option (WOW has a monopoly in the city limits) and I have been so
>>> unimpressed by them from a consumer and business standpoint that I want
>>> nothing to do with them (we have their phone service at work).
>>> 
>>> I remember reading somewhere that AT&T said that their U-Verse buildout was
>>> complete and they aren't planning on expanding it anytime soon. I live in a
>>> neighborhood of 300 houses near downtown Madison and our subdivision
>>> doesn't have it.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 1:41 PM, Allen Krell <allen.krell at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> AT&T has been talking about u-verse for years, I am not counting on it in
>>>> my neighborhood in my lifetime.
>>>> 
>>>> I think everyone is frustrated because internet access in huntsville is
>>> no
>>>> better than it was in the earlier days of broadband over 10 years ago.
>>> In
>>>> some ways, it seems worse.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 9:30 PM, Bob Nance <bob.nance at novationsys.com
>>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Does anyone on the list use HughesNet?  I have DSL with ATT.
>>> However,
>>>> I
>>>>>> only have 1.5Mbps.  My internet is getting slow.  I have all my TVs,
>>>>>> computers, laptops, and XBox connected.  I need more bandwidth.  I
>>> have
>>>>>> heard that ATT is not buying anymore equipment.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Looks like HughesNet is my only option for faster connection.  Just
>>>>>> wanted some opinions if some on the use Satellite.
>>>>> 
>>>>> AT&T is moving to uVerse, which is supposed to provide higher bandwidth
>>>> by
>>>>> moving fiber closer to the end-user. Right now, I think the fiber is
>>>> closer
>>>>> that it was, but still several miles and several months away. In the
>>>>> mean-time, they have applied the name uVerse to all of their home
>>>> circuits,
>>>>> as if that's a reasonable thing to do.
>>>>> 
>>>>> We talked to Traveller for some business clients a couple of years ago.
>>>>> They provided fixed wireless services in a wide area, including most of
>>>>> Huntsville and surrounding areas in view of large hills with towers on
>>>> them.
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.traveller.com/
>>>>> 
>>>>> BamaWISP was another fixed-wireless provider..
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://bamawisp.com was purchased by Advanced Broadband
>>>>> http://www.advbroadband.net/
>>>>> 
>>>>> However, 100% of the people I know that use HughesNET hate it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> ---
>>>>>   Bob Nance
>>>>>   Novation Systems
>>>>>   bob.nance at novationsys.com
>>>>>   256-534-4620
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