My WISP is closing shop....

[Jared Twomey]

Installation Training

yep

thats stupid... just for fun i looked around through their FAQ on that installation certification page...

"4. Am I allowed to install the system myself?

No! Self-installations are not authorized and may result in the warranty being voided and additional costs incurred. Only affiliated and certified StarBand installers are authorized to install a StarBand system."



"1. How do I become a certified StarBand installer?

First, you must be affiliated with a StarBand partner installation company, a StarBand wholesale partner company or a StarBand Direct Dealer.

The StarBand partner installation companies are:

* Installs Inc. (
[ installs ]


)

The StarBand wholesale partner companies are (authorized to sell and install StarBand):

* National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC)
* US Online
"



So if they follow their own rules, every customer that does a self-install...
MUST be affiliated with StarBand in some way.

[bajadudes]

I have hundreds of customers that have done self installs. They go online, get certified and we support them during the entire process. We will even loan them a birdog meter if they want it. The horror stories come from folks that do not bother to get certified and do not purchase from a dealer willing to support them doing a self install. There is no reason someone that is comfortable with tools, computers and can follow a user installation guide can't install the system themselves.

All of it with Starbands blessing.

[Dgenx321]

Well thankfully someone bought the wireless portion of the ISP and they are now keeping it open.

And still only charging $30.00 a month.

I canceled the Hughes Net install today...

[Stargazer]

That's great news. You will definitely not like satellite that well at all after having such great wireless service for such a great price. There was probably another company that made a deal with them or acquired their customers (merged to save costs a possibility).

[Dgenx321]

They bought out all their wireless customers.

Is 4mbs down and 700kbs up that good for a wisp??

[Stargazer]

Yes, that is pretty good speed for a WISP. A lot of WISPS are capable of this speed nowadays. The upload should be capable of a bit more than this but the only reason why this would make a difference is if you have a server or do a lot of uploading. Most people need downloading.

This compared to satellite - there is no comparison. This is much much faster than satellite and the ping times would be much better as well.