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WildBlue satellite Internet service reaches Beaver Island, 2005

Also WildBlue Beaver Island Installation 2005

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TypeEvent
Date2005
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
2005
Kind
Opening
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
technologycommunicationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The October 2005 Beacon reported that a WildBlue two-way satellite Internet system had been installed on Beaver Island, offering a substantial speed increase over dial-up. The article also described equipment pricing, monthly tiers, latency, and the continuing lack of a wired broadband solution.

Evidence limits

This is a contemporary user report and service notice, not a current performance measurement, coverage claim, or continuing service record.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, October 2005, "Wildblue Internet Up."
    Reports a WildBlue two-way satellite Internet installation, advertised download and upload speeds, latency, subsidized equipment pricing, and the author's comparison with Island dial-up and earlier satellite services. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the technology report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-10_Beaver-Beacon
  3. A named forum participant records a September installation, equipment and plan prices, measured speed tests, satellite latency, and a positive 30-day follow-up. These are individual user measurements and experience, not provider-wide coverage or guaranteed performance; the follow-up strengthens the evidence that at least one off-town installation was operating.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000442

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “WildBlue satellite Internet service reaches Beaver Island, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wildblue-satellite-internet-installation-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2005, "Wildblue Internet Up." (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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