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Sorry I forgot you where smarter than all the Hughes and Prodelin Engineers.

Also with that radio unit you have to make sure you are pointing to a transponder that has opposite polarity. For instance H for receive and V for transmit. You might be able to get a signal on a transmitter that is and H H but you will not be able to cross pol. If you are using a vertical...

That "heat tape as you call it" is designed for this dish. The reflector on the dish has a unit that senses ice build up and kicks a heater on. The tie strap that is around the feed horn is connected to the heating element and deices the LNB. It is perfectly safe and commonly used even in the...

6.91 Mbps is High speed. It is faster than some DSL and cable plans in certain areas of the country. If satellite is your only option, be happy that they have finally started offering a decent service speed. A year ago that 6.91 Mbps would have been lower than 691 kbps.

I play online video games at-least 2 hours per day. It is a hobby of mine that helps me blow off stress. I also work full time, I recently went back "full time" to school to finish my Computer Engineering degree, and have a family that I support. I see nothing wrong with with playing video...

What is the brand of modem, and the brand of router you have? Basically you will go out one of the modem ports to the internet port of the router just like you had it connected before. If the IP addresses are not the same it should work fine.

You may look into getting an old HughesNet 7000 system off ebay. Then you would not have a contract

Hughes is continuing to hold on to the KU band right now. Almost 90% of their Enterprise market is on it. They also want to be able to still support the mobile deployment internet applications as well.

I thought starband went out of business?

the status meter is built into the 1000 modem also. Not sure how up to date it is though.

I did a beta today, the second one I have installed so far. The systems are far easier to install then the 9000. Wait time for downloading configuration is 1/4th the time. I cannot wait to try the installation after the Oasis app is released. The best part about the 1000 is the dapt is not a...

Apples and Oranges.

I want to move to Kansas now.

If you are using birdog.tv -> click on the News and Downloads-> click on configure -> from there you will see two boxes. The one on the left is the available satellites that can be loaded. You will find the 121 starband satellite there, highlight it and click the > arrow to move it over. Then...