Internet north of Willard (that is better than HughesNet)

Submitted by yopyopyop t3_y6j3tp in springfieldMO

I'm trying to help my parents figure out choices for better internet services than HughesNet a mile mile north of Willard. Partially this is my own self-interest, as I'm trying to work from their house, exchange large files, video-chat, stream movies ā€“ā€“ basically do normal things that you'd take for granted if they weren't in a rural setting using satellite internet. And it'd be wonderful if they could stream video, backup over the internet, etc. I've tried to check the address online for internet, and nothing other than HughesNet and Viastat shows up. Is there some other option I'm missing, or are satellite internet services the only thing available for rural areas (even less than a mile out of Willard)?

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MappingClouds t1_ispthzo wrote

Starlink is great if you are willing to overlook the cost, however a lot of northern Greene County is getting fiber put in, so you might want to wait on anything that has upfront cost

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dailycitizen t1_ispj6ia wrote

If money is not a concern, you could explore something like Total High Speed Internet Solutions or Wisper Internet. They are fixed wireless internet providers.

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BlueCoatYellowBoots t1_isplxzb wrote

Can confirm, they are expensive garbage but still better than satellite with unlimited data caps. I'm on total high speed, I get 6mbps down 1 up and pay $180 per month. It goes down a lot especially recently, but there's no data cap and I can stream HD netflix most of the time, even play games online. THS has us rural folk over the barrel and they price like it.

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yopyopyop OP t1_isprjco wrote

u/dailycitizen Thank you, this is exactly the info I needed, and I'll look into these services. Wisper Internet seems to be a better prices for faster internet than HughesNet. Not sure of the technology here but it's not satellite (and that seems to be the issue here). And I see Total High Speed Internet Solutions covers their area as well.

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jttIII t1_ispvnys wrote

I would highly recommend looking at Wisper before the other company you mentioned.

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yopyopyop OP t1_isrqdmh wrote

Thanks it sounds like Whisper ISP is a great option.

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jttIII t1_ispvja1 wrote

As someone who spent some time working for one of these aforementioned companies I'd recommend looking at Wisper internet first....

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Dbblazer t1_ispqada wrote

Is Starlink available?

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BombzDeep t1_itsxudv wrote

Check the website. Maryland and Pa are not available yet according to the website. Not until 2023

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Advanced_Car1599 t1_issafsw wrote

Just tether to a VZN phone. Will likely outperform any dedicated interweb services you can get out there.

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scoop_booty t1_ispsqwd wrote

We live in rural Ozark and have Starlink. Love it...

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yopyopyop OP t1_isq2ly2 wrote

I looked at the map on the starlink site and I didn't think that it's available yet until sometime in 2023? Otherwise you could get on a waiting list and put a deposit down for when it is available. Did you have early access to it somehow?

I admit Iā€™m really late to the game to even know about Starlink.

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dailycitizen t1_isqxglm wrote

They shut down sectors when they reach capacity to avoid overloading the network with more clients than their current satellites can handle. When someone stops their service or they add more capacity, wait-listed people get a chance to join.

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