text: the purpose of a forum is to exchange ideas ...it would seem to me that you already got your assessment of Wildblue from the other forums ...  since you dont believe or trust their assessment, you should try them out and form your own opinion.  In my experience with forums, they are generally accurate when discussing service or product performance .. I recommend you try CNET for their evaluation, however, if Wildblue is an advertiser, they may not have a fair or complete evaluation either ... what does Consumer Reports (they operate without advertising so they can stay impartial) say about them?