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We like to move in the Milbridge rural area but we need a high speed Internet. I found that is possible to use BroadbandBLUE wireless which supposed to works. Are there any BroadbandBlue user, please?
At the top they say "Access anywhere anytime" [which I seriously doubt]
Then below that it says:
OUR TOP MARKETS IN MAINE:
Ellsworth, ME Farmington, ME Oxford, ME Lincoln, ME Belfast, ME
Waldoboro, ME Bangor, ME Dixfield, ME Orland, ME Caribou, ME
Lincolnville, ME Harrison, ME Jefferson, ME Deer Isle, ME Houlton, ME
Penobscot, ME Greenbush, ME Hiram, ME Saint David, ME
I had a neighbor who tried to use a card for her laptop that ran off of a tower, (cell tower), in FL in the Glades.
Didn't work for ....
Didn't work.
I'd choose satellite over this one. And the monthly price is awfully high for something that runs that slow.
IMO the satellite is not for working from home: to slow. My 4G phone is much faster and as I understand their system works as the phone but problem is if there are not coverage with 4G or coming 5G.
At the top they say "Access anywhere anytime" [which I seriously doubt]
Then below that it says:
OUR TOP MARKETS IN MAINE:
Ellsworth, ME Farmington, ME Oxford, ME Lincoln, ME Belfast, ME
Waldoboro, ME Bangor, ME Dixfield, ME Orland, ME Caribou, ME
Lincolnville, ME Harrison, ME Jefferson, ME Deer Isle, ME Houlton, ME
Penobscot, ME Greenbush, ME Hiram, ME Saint David, ME
I do not see Milbridge listed.
Thank you very much. I will call them and we will see. It is so sad when you like rural area but you need Internet ):.
Thank you very much. I will call them and we will see. It is so sad when you like rural area but you need Internet ):.
We have been here since 2005, during this short period of time, we have seen a number of people move to Maine wanting rural AND internet.
It can be hard to find an area with both.
We were lucky, found a tiny Ma/Pa phone company that had gotten a grant to upgrade their lines to DSL. Soon after they upgraded they were bought up by an out-of-state corporation.
Another thing to consider is to google "Three-ring-binder". One corporation got contracts to bury bundles of fiber to various places in Maine. Then they also got a huge Federal grant to offer the un-used fibers to small Ma/Pa ISPs for cheap. This is all under the vision of bringing DSL to rural Mainers. They want to lease each fiber for $9/mile to any small ISPs to link them to Fairpoint.
If you researched it a bit, you could form a list of who the Ma/Pa ISPs are. Then you would know exactly which communities are 'getting' DSL.
From that list, make phone calls, to see what their policies will be to hook-up.
Thank you very much. I will call them and we will see. It is so sad when you like rural area but you need Internet ):.
That was out situation as well. I go graphic design and service my clients digitally... lots of big files to transfer at various times of the year. My SO is a gamer when he is hurting too much to be up and about... we decided that our best option was to continue with the Time Warner Roadrunner service we were familiar with but had to query them one property at a time.
We ended up about 30 min north of Bangor on 4 acres... not rural enough but the best compromise we could find that fit all our other needs as well.
Good luck!
IMO the satellite is not for working from home: to slow. My 4G phone is much faster and as I understand their system works as the phone but problem is if there are not coverage with 4G or coming 5G.
I disagree.
I had HughesNet when I lived in the Glades in FL. It was fast. As fast as broadband? No, but it was pretty darn fast.
If your 4G phone works faster, that's great but how fast can a computer work for you if 4G coverage is not available?
I use Verizon Wireless and it is pretty close to the speed I had when I had Comcast. I don't use it for much video or gaming so I am completely happy with the speed and the service. Never had a problem with access or it being too slow...then again that is me. Others might disagree with how fast it is but I have no problems. Also 4G isn't available in Maine yet for VZ. They say around 2012.
And the BroadandBlue should have 3 or more Mbps download which is still better than satelite. If HughnesNet offer you about 3 Mbps download than is price almost like T1. And winter time, snowing is not helpful for the satelite.
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