Your inquiry is about our Satellite Internet, not Fusion Broadband, which is based upon DSL.

Please take a look at my posting at http://corp.sonic.net/ceo/2008/06/27/satellite-broadband-demo/ I think that trying before you buy is a big win with satellite Internet service.

We find that installation quality is the primary factor in success with satellite products – so the main difference we can provide between Hughes and Wildblue is the local staff and support of a local firm. That, plus good quality local support without huge hold time.

If your location has trees or other obstructions that are preventing a signal, we would determine that prior to installation and not deliver service. Signal line-of-sight path aside, the product is solid if installed and aligned correctly.

(Again, note this comment was posted in an article about Fusion Broadband, which is different than Satellite Internet. Fusion Broadband is a wired product, available in a limited set of markets. Satellite Internet is designed for users who cannot obtain terrestrial Internet products, generally rural locations.)

-Dane

If you are on Fusion with one IP, and want to move to eight, coordinate with support@sonic.net for this. A renumber is required to the new block.

FYI, the options will be single, four, or eight static IPs.

-Dane

Not having the availability of a “meaningful” static option is a deal-killer for me. I’d have bought yesterday (literal, I was talking with Sophie, who was very helpful) if you could have offered me a handful of static IPs out of SNFCCA05.

Any update on availability?

I talked to Sales about Fusion and they said I was about 2000 feet out of range and AT&T did not have any services in the nearest RT. I get 1.5/384 now, but I really want more without having to go to a T3 or something; too costly.

I know you are usually in the know about what is coming down the pipe from AT&T and I understand that I am stuck in the middle, litterally, of where AT&T is retrofiting their network. Might you have any inside knowledge when higher speeds will be available on the Stony Point Road and 3rd street area?

Thanks for being my ISP for the past 13 years! The service and professionalisim I get from SONoma county InterConnect (SONIC.NET) is awesome. I look forward to seeing your thoughts.

All carriers share the copper – incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) (AT&T, Verizon, Qwest, etc based upon the region) and competitors (CLECs) such at Sonic Telecom.

The regulation that requires sharing of high level services like DSL is ending in mid-2010. That applies to SBC-ASI DSL that most ISPs sell in partnership with AT&T today. Note that this could mean that ISPs could no longer provision new customers, but existing customers should continue. Of course, we’re big, and I’m optimistic that we’ll continue to have a commercial agreement with AT&T, they’re a valued partner in this.

Access to CLEC facilities is regulated by the telecom act of 1996, and there’s no concerns about that ending. This means that carriers can always get the facilities they need to deliver services; space in COs, DC power there, and loops.

-Dane