R3bb13 Posted January 29, 2009 CID Share Posted January 29, 2009 I have wildblue.net and I am having major bandwidth issues. any ideas? Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24822-wildbluenet-is-it-worth-it/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggr3 Posted January 29, 2009 CID Share Posted January 29, 2009 OK....so define major band width issues....got any speed tests....ping stats....any idea what normal is....would love to help maybe....if I can....but that's a pretty generic statement.... And welcome to the forum.... Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24822-wildbluenet-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-294773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3bb13 Posted January 29, 2009 Author CID Share Posted January 29, 2009 Sorry lol I am new to the world of highspeed. having had nothing but dial up til now. no one explained the whole bandwidth thing to me & now I get messages saying I am close to my threshhold. Idk what any of this means Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24822-wildbluenet-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-294774 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggr3 Posted January 29, 2009 CID Share Posted January 29, 2009 AHHHh.....well your bandwidth is the speed at which your connection operates at.... Your threshold is the amount of data that you are allowed to download before being penalized. That could be a daily limit (as is my case with Hughes) or it could be a monthly limit. I would guess you've been down loading a lot of songs/movies/or watching youtube clips.....those things will get ya. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24822-wildbluenet-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-294776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3bb13 Posted January 29, 2009 Author CID Share Posted January 29, 2009 ok thank you! I wasn't aware that watching movies or videos would cause this. anything I can do to fix this? Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24822-wildbluenet-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-294777 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggr3 Posted January 29, 2009 CID Share Posted January 29, 2009 Well.....with wildblue.......same as me....the only FIX is diffrent ISP provider or a more expensive package. As an example...I'm limited to 200M in a 24 hour period. A 5 min youtube clip is around 20M...so you see it adds up quickly..... Limit yourself.. And automatic software updates take their toll too.... Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24822-wildbluenet-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-294778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3bb13 Posted January 29, 2009 Author CID Share Posted January 29, 2009 Ahhhh...ok gotcha! Sucks that they charge you for videos, movies & software updates though. Guess I will remove all that Thank you soooo much for your help!!! I have even upgraded from the middle package to the Pro package & am having this problem. maybe they didn't upgrade me like they were supposed to? Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24822-wildbluenet-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-294780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggr3 Posted January 29, 2009 CID Share Posted January 29, 2009 Somewhere in you user control panel....(for wildblue) it should show you that info... And having them on your computer isn't the problem...that's OK at this point...it's the downloading of it that gets ya. Here's a better example of it....bandwidth is whether or not you have signal for your phone. Threshold is the number of minutes that are left for the month/or on your card. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24822-wildbluenet-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-294782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3bb13 Posted January 29, 2009 Author CID Share Posted January 29, 2009 ok that explanation I totally understand lol don't get me wrong...I am NOT a dumb woman, just not a techie so to speak. thank you for all of your help with this matter! I was about to :knuppel2:wildblue Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24822-wildbluenet-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-294788 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zalternate Posted January 29, 2009 CID Share Posted January 29, 2009 You have the standard WildBlue new user syndrome. Faster than dialup. So you experience all the Internet has to offer. Just like the ad's say. And within a couple of weeks, your 'monthly usage limit' is almost hit. Also know as FAP. So then you upgrade to a higher package and get a little bit more gigabytes per month to help avoid the dreaded 2 week slowdown if you hit the limit. All the data that you do on the Internet with your ISP(WildBlue) counts to your limit. It is not a thing of 'downloading'. It's data transfer. From webpages and emails and music and videos. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24822-wildbluenet-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-294789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted January 30, 2009 CID Share Posted January 30, 2009 I broke my father-in-law away from wildblue and now on wireless service like me. Doesnt haft to worry about Faps anymore plus more speed 3/1 for 59 a month. Yeah movies, music, pics, stuff like that will eat up tons of bandwidth Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24822-wildbluenet-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-294860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
basser-x Posted February 12, 2009 CID Share Posted February 12, 2009 OK....so define major band width issues....got any speed tests....ping stats....any idea what normal is....would love to help maybe....if I can....but that's a pretty generic statement.... And welcome to the forum.... I'm also a WB user (sigh) but try this to monitor your usage.It's free http://www.metal-machine.de/readerror Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24822-wildbluenet-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-296011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa413 Posted February 12, 2009 CID Share Posted February 12, 2009 "I'm also a WB user (sigh) but try this to monitor your usage.It's free" Could you explain what if any difference there is in metal-machine and the one wildblue (or dishnet) provides? thanks, Lisa Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24822-wildbluenet-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-296023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
basser-x Posted February 13, 2009 CID Share Posted February 13, 2009 "I'm also a WB user (sigh) but try this to monitor your usage.It's free" Could you explain what if any difference there is in metal-machine and the one wildblue (or dishnet) provides? thanks, Lisa Well for one, it sits on your toolbar for easy look-up and has totals and reports for daily,weekly,monthly. You dont need to go through the sign-in (WB) to see it. Just a suggestion so you know what your DL/UL totals are at a glance,before you get FAPed again. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24822-wildbluenet-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-296083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa413 Posted February 13, 2009 CID Share Posted February 13, 2009 Okay. I'll check it out. btw, it wasn't me that got FAP'd. It was R3bb13. I don't do alot downloading. Usually stay under 25/25 with the wildblue meter. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/24822-wildbluenet-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-296086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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