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Dish Network and High Speed Internet Services

Face it, most of us value convenience. Having your television service and your internet service bundled offers the convenience of receiving a single bill.

For a number of years, cable providers had the advantage of offering bundled television services and internet access.

However, satellite TV is now able to provide customers with the same convenience of bundled services, such as Dish Network internet.

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Contents at a Glance

Dish Network Satellite Broadband Interne...
Dish Network/Wild Blue Internet Services
WildBlue Gear on eBay
Dish Network and Clearwire Wireless Inte...
Clearwire Modem on e-Bay

Dish Network Satellite Broadband Internet Services

Now you can bundle your satellite TV and high speed internet services

In 2007, Dish Network Satellite TV introduced their partnership with Wild Blue giving customers Dish Network internet access for the first time. The partnership gives high speed internet access to many of those individuals who don't have access to cable internet or DSL as an option versus the somewhat antiquated and lethargic dial up services.

Dish Network/Wild Blue Internet Services

The Options

Satellite TV customers now have 3 options for their high speed internet services.

At the economical end of Dish Network internet services is the Silver Package which gives users 512kbps/128Kbps download/upload speeds, 5 e-mail addresses, 10MB web hosting space, spam and virus filtering, 24/7 tech support, and free installation. Anti-virus and anti-spyware protection is offered free for 18 months. After an equipment lease fee of $199, the month fee is $49.95.

The gold package from Dish Network internet services increases download/upload speeds to 1.0 Mbps/200kbps for $69.95 while the Platinum package boosts users to 10 e-mail addresses, 20MB web hosting space, and download/upload speeds to 1.5Mbps/256Kbps for $79.95.

Wild Blue Internet Ad on YouTube

Wild Blue High Speed Internet in the News

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WildBlue Gear on eBay

Dish Network and Clearwire Wireless Internet Services

Satellite TV provider Dish Network also offers wireless high speed internet connectivity via Clearwire in some areas of the country.

This Dish Network internet service provides users access to speeds up to 2.0Mbps anywhere within the Clearwire coverage area. Because Clearwire owns broadcast spectrum they're able to provide secure connections with fewer limits on mobility than that experienced with WiFi. Clearwire provides users with plug-in wireless modems to place in electrical outlets to establish a connection. This simple process requires no installer.

To check availability in your area, check out this map.

Clearwire Modem on e-Bay

Clearwire Wireless Internet in the News

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Dish Network in the News

TiVo Reports Fiscal 1Q Loss On Legal, Marketing Costs: The year-earlier period marked TiVo's most-profitable quarter in its history after Dish Network Corp. (DISH) and EchoStar Corp. (SATS) agreed to pay TiVo $500 million to settle a seven-year patent dispute over its digital-video-recorder technology.
Dish Network 1Q Net Falls 34% Absent Gain; EchoStar Net Soars: Dish Network Corp.'s (DISH) first-quarter earnings fell 34% from a year-earlier period that included a litigation gain, while the satellite-television operator's former EchoStar Corp. (SATS) unit saw its profit soar. Dish acquired the video-rental ...
Fox Sues Dish Network Over Ad-Blocking 'Auto Hop' Service: s Fox has sued Echostar Communications' satellite-based Dish Network over its desire to use a service known as "Auto Hop" that allows viewers to record programs and black out the commercials that support them. For its part, Dish filed a suit against ...
EchoStar finds it difficult to expand set-top sales beyond Dish: EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) says that it hasn't had much success expanding sales of set-top boxes beyond its former corporate sibling Dish Network (Nasdaq: DISH). "Our current customer concentration is likely to continue for the foreseeable future," ...