WildBlue Comparison

A WildBlue broadband connection is available virtually anywhere in continental US, while the same cannot be said of dial-up.
The WildBlue connection only requires a click to get connected as the connection is always there. The dial-up process, however, requires you to connect and wait for the dialing in to complete.
Dial-up connection is extremely slow and not ideal for any serious Internet activity such as heavy downloading, video and music downloads, file sharing, and multiple tasks. On the other hand, WildBlue satellite Internet speeds rise up to 1.5 Mbps for downloads and up to 256 Kbps for uploads with the premium package.
You don’t haved to have a telephone line for WildBlue broadband, while dial-up service requires a telephone line to get connected.

While Both Wildblue and HughesNet offer a maximum speed of 1.5 Mbps, the upfront cost of equipment for Hughesnet is $399 with a mail in rebate that you get back after 8 weeks. There is no equipment charge for WildBlue and only a $99 account startup fee. WildBlue still offers the lowest monthly service at $49.95, whereas HughesNet will cost you $59.99.
WildBlue leases equipment which means that if you experience hardware failures while you are under your term, WildBlue will cover the equipment, whereas Hughesnet only has a 12 month warranty on equipment, which means if it fails after a year, your have to purchase the expensive equipment all over again.
With a WildBlue connection you get a year’s free anti-spyware, but not with HughesNet.
WildBlue offers dial-up access for customers to use while traveling, free with the Pro Pak, and at $7.95 per month with the Value and Select Pak, while dial-up backup costs $15.95 at HughesNet.
You also get a personal web space only with WildBlue.

It's evident that WildBlue scores over dial-up as well as HughesNet. The choice is yours.