EDIT: Lawsuit(class action) against Xplornet will not proceed as of July 28 2009.
But if you are not getting service that was advertised, you can always go it alone via your own lawyer or consumer protection branch of your province.
American Hughesnet class action lawsuit
(Dec 15 2008...Developing.....And now collecting names for Xplornet's various Internet services as well.)
Another place to check out if Your satellite service is the shits... Contact the law firm to sign up for the Hughesnet class action or see if you can get a class action going against Canadian owned Telesat....errr.. I mean your 'official' service provider Xplornet. As Xplornet is going to have to answer to the Hughesnet lawsuit as well when the class Action is expanded to Canadian re-sellers.
Telesat Ka band Anik F2. AnikF3..... Wildblue in the States also uses the Telesat AnikF2.
Hughesnet Old KU band satellites and the new Spaceway3 KA band satellite.
http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/...n_against.html
The law-firm of Pogust, Braslow, & Millrood, LLC, recently filed in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a lawsuit against HughesNet, Inc., Hughes Communications, Inc., and Hughes Network Systems, LLC, for breach of contract and fraudulent business practices involving the marketing of the HughesNet® Satellite Broadband Network System.
http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/...s_actio_1.html
HughesNet Canadian Class Action? Xplornet, C-Com, and Galaxy Broadband
Following the HughesNet Class Action lawsuit filed by the law firm of Pogust, Braslow & Millrood, LLC, which in part asserts claims by subscribers for unlawful early termination fees (ETF) and fraudulent business practices involving slow-broadband service, lack of Internet accessibility and connectivity, there have now been a number of inquiries from Canadian residents with similar Complaints.
If you or someone you know is a Canadian resident, subscriber of a HughesNet authorized channel provider(Xplornet, Galaxy Broadband, C-Com) and have experienced similar service related complaints, please contact our law firm for a free evaluation.
The law-firm of Pogust, Braslow, & Millrood, LLC
http://www.pbmattorneys.com/contact.php
Please note:: It looks like Xplornet 'Wireless' users and Telesat satellite users can contact the Law firm to increase the lawsuit parameters as well....
An Update......
http://www.druginjurylawyerblog.com/2008/12/overselling_of_broadband_invol_1.html
Overselling of Broadband Involving Xplornet’s Partnership with Motorola: Wireless Broadband Subscribers also at Risk?
If you or someone you know is a Canadian resident, Xplornet Wireless Broadband Subscriber, or any HughesNet authorized channel provider and have experienced similar service related complaints, please contact our law firm for a free evaluation.
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Edit: May 20 2009. Another lawsuit filed against Hughesnet.
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/05/satellite-net-service-sued-for-caps-paltry-bandwidth/
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