Hold on...Direcway's last gasp? The DW-7000 series is coming!
In a 8K filing with the SEC on April 5, 2005, Hughes Network Systems (soon to be managed & 50% owned by Sky Terra) let the cat out of the bag and revealed the upcoming introduction of the DW 7000/7700:
"We will continue this tradition with the release of our DW7000 terminal, scheduled for mid-2005, which is expected to increase our customers’ in-route data speeds by as much as 600% and expand service functionality while lowering their hardware costs."
Wonder what expense weary DirecWay customers will have to endure to get what they should have gotten in the first place - high speed internet! Undoubtedly they will have to buy the "box", traditionally costing $500-800 or more(unless you agree to a multi-year deal), change the satellite they are pointed to- usually a $200 charge for a re-point and agree to at least a new 1 year deal....hmmm...sounds a bit risky considering DirecWay's past record of not delivering new services on schedule, not living up to the speed promises they have made in the past and charging more than WildBlue has advertised (unless, of course, they drop prices to compete). Guess we'll have to wait till "mid-2005" to find out!
Rocky
For the latest prices on WildBlue service slated for late June delivery, go to: http://www.vsatus.com
"We will continue this tradition with the release of our DW7000 terminal, scheduled for mid-2005, which is expected to increase our customers’ in-route data speeds by as much as 600% and expand service functionality while lowering their hardware costs."
Wonder what expense weary DirecWay customers will have to endure to get what they should have gotten in the first place - high speed internet! Undoubtedly they will have to buy the "box", traditionally costing $500-800 or more(unless you agree to a multi-year deal), change the satellite they are pointed to- usually a $200 charge for a re-point and agree to at least a new 1 year deal....hmmm...sounds a bit risky considering DirecWay's past record of not delivering new services on schedule, not living up to the speed promises they have made in the past and charging more than WildBlue has advertised (unless, of course, they drop prices to compete). Guess we'll have to wait till "mid-2005" to find out!
Rocky
For the latest prices on WildBlue service slated for late June delivery, go to: http://www.vsatus.com
posted by Randy Scott at 11:20 AM
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