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Hi. I've been having problems with Hughes lately and wanted to get someone else's opinion on what is happening. I've been a DirecPC/Direcway/HughesNet customer for 8 years or so now. I started with a 3000 1-way system, upgraded to the 4000 2-way about a year later. Install came out, sank a post in my yard (making cutting the grass even more of a pain) and hung a dish. I've been using the same dish since then...
A couple of years ago I was having problems with the 4000 system overheating, so I called Direcway and they made me an offer to upgrade to the DW6000 modem (for only $149!!! Imagine how thrilled I was to ONLY have to pay $149 for the refurbished modem when they were offering it for free to new customers) I upgraded and was happy enough to be able to get rid of the computer that I had been using as a network server and go with the all in one box modem.
This brings us to the past year or so. I know the FAP says something about "a certain percentage of users who go over 200MB will experience..." We seemed to be getting FAP'd every day - with just normal browsing (no music, no video). 200MB was just not working for us (my son homeschools and does several lessons a day online) We called HughesNet to find out if we could upgrade the service and get the higher FAP limit. They said yes, but we would have to upgrade our modem to the new HN7000S. 2 year contract renewal and the higher priced package and they would send us the new modem.
I got the modem about a month ago, went through the commissioning paperwork and plugged it up. When I got to the system attempting to connect to the satellite, I got a Rx3, TX6 error (no reception) Checked to make sure everything was correct and tried again - same problem. I finally called Tech support, and they walked me through the same setup steps this was when I noticed that the tp that I had been locked to (G4R_1230_14K) was not in the new 7000 commissioning list they said "not a problem just use the G16_1230" we went through the installer setup system, checked the signal strength and was showing a 15 - the DW6000 had been seeing an 81. They played with the system for a while having me try multiple freqs and polorization combos before deciding that it must be a bad modem. I said okay...I can handle that just send me another one. Two weeks later, they new modem arrives...I plug it in, and have the exact same problem. Called tech support again today, gave them my case number and then we went through the same steps I had gone through with the first modem. This time it can't be the modem, it must be that my dish isn't working correctly. They'll be happy to dispatch an installation tech to come find out what the problem is, but it is going to cost me $125 because I have been a customer for the past 8 years (officially because my system is out of warranty) Now, my DW6000 still works - showing an 81 signal strength, neither of the 7000 modems will work, and I am paying for the upgraded service that I can't get. Now they want me to pay another $125 so someone can not show up at the house at the promised time ( I know that there are installers that show for appointments on time, thye just never seem to do it for me).
The way I see it, either the dish is pointed at a bird that can't handle the 7000 modem, or the dish that I have is not a model that can handle the 7000 (I know that they have changed sizes a couple of times since mine was new - not sure if this could be a problem or not.)
If I decide to have someone come out, they are going to love seeing the rest of my collection 1 direcway eliptical for FTA, 2 18" dishes that have been hacked up for use as directional WiFi antennas, a Dish1000 system and an older Dish 500 antenna for the kid's TVs. Oh and hopefully a C-Band BUD that I have been trying to talk a neighbor out of. It's not like I don't have any idea how this stuff is supposed to work.
Please help. Is there anything I can do before I have someone come replace/repoint my dish and I have to take the day off of work?
A couple of years ago I was having problems with the 4000 system overheating, so I called Direcway and they made me an offer to upgrade to the DW6000 modem (for only $149!!! Imagine how thrilled I was to ONLY have to pay $149 for the refurbished modem when they were offering it for free to new customers) I upgraded and was happy enough to be able to get rid of the computer that I had been using as a network server and go with the all in one box modem.
This brings us to the past year or so. I know the FAP says something about "a certain percentage of users who go over 200MB will experience..." We seemed to be getting FAP'd every day - with just normal browsing (no music, no video). 200MB was just not working for us (my son homeschools and does several lessons a day online) We called HughesNet to find out if we could upgrade the service and get the higher FAP limit. They said yes, but we would have to upgrade our modem to the new HN7000S. 2 year contract renewal and the higher priced package and they would send us the new modem.
I got the modem about a month ago, went through the commissioning paperwork and plugged it up. When I got to the system attempting to connect to the satellite, I got a Rx3, TX6 error (no reception) Checked to make sure everything was correct and tried again - same problem. I finally called Tech support, and they walked me through the same setup steps this was when I noticed that the tp that I had been locked to (G4R_1230_14K) was not in the new 7000 commissioning list they said "not a problem just use the G16_1230" we went through the installer setup system, checked the signal strength and was showing a 15 - the DW6000 had been seeing an 81. They played with the system for a while having me try multiple freqs and polorization combos before deciding that it must be a bad modem. I said okay...I can handle that just send me another one. Two weeks later, they new modem arrives...I plug it in, and have the exact same problem. Called tech support again today, gave them my case number and then we went through the same steps I had gone through with the first modem. This time it can't be the modem, it must be that my dish isn't working correctly. They'll be happy to dispatch an installation tech to come find out what the problem is, but it is going to cost me $125 because I have been a customer for the past 8 years (officially because my system is out of warranty) Now, my DW6000 still works - showing an 81 signal strength, neither of the 7000 modems will work, and I am paying for the upgraded service that I can't get. Now they want me to pay another $125 so someone can not show up at the house at the promised time ( I know that there are installers that show for appointments on time, thye just never seem to do it for me).
The way I see it, either the dish is pointed at a bird that can't handle the 7000 modem, or the dish that I have is not a model that can handle the 7000 (I know that they have changed sizes a couple of times since mine was new - not sure if this could be a problem or not.)
If I decide to have someone come out, they are going to love seeing the rest of my collection 1 direcway eliptical for FTA, 2 18" dishes that have been hacked up for use as directional WiFi antennas, a Dish1000 system and an older Dish 500 antenna for the kid's TVs. Oh and hopefully a C-Band BUD that I have been trying to talk a neighbor out of. It's not like I don't have any idea how this stuff is supposed to work.
Please help. Is there anything I can do before I have someone come replace/repoint my dish and I have to take the day off of work?
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That is an interesting theory...
I like to see it as, Hughesnet is giving their customers more free time
, they can get everything done faster and don't have to spend as much time on the computer.
That is an interesting theory...
I like to see it as, Hughesnet is giving their customers more free time
, they can get everything done faster and don't have to spend as much time on the computer.
Who says dinner or lunch has to be the only good meals of the day?
Honey butter grits with scrambled eggs and grilled boneless pork ribs on flakey biscuits washed down with cranberry juice.
Honey butter grits with scrambled eggs and grilled boneless pork ribs on flakey biscuits washed down with cranberry juice.
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Breakfast Quesadillas. Grilled flour tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, hash browns, chopped green chile, cheddar & Jack cheese and bacon. Coffee.
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America’s Fastest-Growing EV State Isn’t California—Not by a Long Shot
New data shows electric vehicle adoption is increasingly driven by state policies, electricity prices and charging access—not federal incentives
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The number-one US state for EV growth, according to the June 22 Yardi report?
Oklahoma.
It has no ZEV mandates and "minimal" incentives, Yardi says, but also has cheap electricity, high multi-car household rates (so, for example, a non-Lightning Ford F-150 pulls their trailers), and a consumer base willing to switch.
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Never realized that Tesla is losing to BYD at manufacturing too, which IMO is Tesla's biggest accomplishment and area of innovation. Nice writeup about the state of play and how we got here though. I have no faith that we're moving any productive direction though sadly, most changes and efforts feel reactionary rather than rooted in making use of the time being bought by tariffs, with few exceptions.
So: how are the cars so cheap, and what is being cut to get there? The best public accounting comes from the Rhodium Group, which compared BYD, Geely, and Leapmotor against Tesla's Chinese operation, a fair comparison because it removes labor costs and shipping from the equation entirely. Their estimate is that BYD builds a car for about $4,700 less than Tesla builds a Model 3 in Shanghai, roughly 15 percent of the Model 3's price. The breakdown is the interesting part. Direct government grants account for about $292 per vehicle, which is 5 percent of the gap. The biggest single factor is vertical integration: BYD makes about 80 percent of its top-tier components in-house, against 37 percent for Tesla, and that eliminates roughly $2,369 per vehicle in supplier markups. Lower overhead, meaning cheaper engineering talent and administrative cost spread across enormous volume, accounts for another $1,719. And BYD pays its suppliers on 155-day terms, against Tesla's 60, which is worth about $214 per car in float. When people say the Chinese advantage is subsidies, the per-vehicle number says otherwise. When people say it is slave wages, the Tesla Shanghai comparison says otherwise too. The advantage is mostly that BYD decided, twenty years ago, to make its own batteries, its own motors, its own power electronics, and its own semiconductors, and Western automakers decided the opposite.
US EV sales are rising again. Here’s why the recovery is set to last.
Even though sales tanked last year after the end of federal incentives, the American EV sector is on the mend as drivers face sky-high gasoline prices.
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GM Is Coming for Tesla, Rivian, and China, on Your Phone and in the Car
GM’s latest tech preview details autonomous highway driving plans, AI-powered OnStar features, and new LMR batteries for future EVs.
GM said its next-generation vehicle architecture will provide 40 times more computing power and 30 percent less wiring than before and will expand from the 2028 Cadillac Escalade IQ to its high-volume SUVs, trucks, crossovers, and fourth-generation EVs, which will be powered by lithium manganese-rich (LMR) prismatic batteries
Despite the politicization and perceived consumer pivot away from EVs in America, GM needs to remain globally competitive, so it's doubling down on its fourth generation EVs, with energy-dense, cheaper-to-manufacture LMR batteries, more efficient motors, and state-of-the-art centralized computing architecture. With a stated goal of cutting the traditional four- to five-year concept-to-production time in half, GM is clearly challenging the concept of "China speed," which in the Chinese automotive industry can be as quick as 18 months from design to start of production. In the AI space, GM is smartly collapsing all of its marque-specific apps under the familiar OnStar brand, while providing more features—both on the phone and in the car—than it ever has before.
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That's how Ford did it- vertical integration. He even set up a rubber plantation in S. Americatomwellborn3rd (@wellborn.net)
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Never realized that Tesla is losing to BYD at manufacturing too, which IMO is Tesla's biggest accomplishment and area of innovation. Nice writeup about the state of play and how we got here though. I have no faith that we're moving any productive direction though sadly, most changes and efforts feel reactionary rather than rooted in making use of the time being bought by tariffs, with few exceptions.
So: how are the cars so cheap, and what is being cut to get there? The best public accounting comes from the Rhodium Group, which compared BYD, Geely, and Leapmotor against Tesla's Chinese operation, a fair comparison because it removes labor costs and shipping from the equation entirely. Their estimate is that BYD builds a car for about $4,700 less than Tesla builds a Model 3 in Shanghai, roughly 15 percent of the Model 3's price. The breakdown is the interesting part. Direct government grants account for about $292 per vehicle, which is 5 percent of the gap. The biggest single factor is vertical integration: BYD makes about 80 percent of its top-tier components in-house, against 37 percent for Tesla, and that eliminates roughly $2,369 per vehicle in supplier markups. Lower overhead, meaning cheaper engineering talent and administrative cost spread across enormous volume, accounts for another $1,719. And BYD pays its suppliers on 155-day terms, against Tesla's 60, which is worth about $214 per car in float. When people say the Chinese advantage is subsidies, the per-vehicle number says otherwise. When people say it is slave wages, the Tesla Shanghai comparison says otherwise too. The advantage is mostly that BYD decided, twenty years ago, to make its own batteries, its own motors, its own power electronics, and its own semiconductors, and Western automakers decided the opposite.
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Love this guy's channel. Looks like Walmart has thrown in the towel when it comes to conventional car batteries.
I bought a new AGM battery from Walmart about a year ago, it is already needing replacing. I thought about just buying a regular battery but from what I've read, that might not be a smart move. Might check my Forscan program and see if I can change the battery type from AGM.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awe7kY5nvdU
I bought a new AGM battery from Walmart about a year ago, it is already needing replacing. I thought about just buying a regular battery but from what I've read, that might not be a smart move. Might check my Forscan program and see if I can change the battery type from AGM.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awe7kY5nvdU
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The guy in the Video, REALLY needs to TAKE a Breath ...
If he'd Slow down, you could figure out What he's testing and on what.
If he'd Slow down, you could figure out What he's testing and on what.
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Direct YouTube Link - Cryptographic Certificate Flaw Triggers Cleanup Bigger Than Heartbleed #shorts
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Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.
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It seems the phone gets locked into Sat mode. A software patch is coming to avoid that pitfall, but it comes too late for those who already fell in.
Apple confirms iPhone 18 Pro Max AT&T cellular issues, affected devices require hardware replacement - 9to5Mac
Apple has confirmed an issue causing a “small number” of iPhone 18 Pro Max devices on AT&T to lose cellular...
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Daisy Ridley to Star in New Take on 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea' at Paramount+
I'm not usually a fan of remakes but the description provided in the article does intrigue me.
I'm not usually a fan of remakes but the description provided in the article does intrigue me.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Now right up front....this is NOT intended to devolve into a "pot is good" vs "pot is bad" thread. The whole point is to make you aware of a potential problem that a person can develop when they start smoking pot at a young age. Not that they WILL, but CAN. Kinda like getting lung cancer from smoking cigs....some do, some don't. The purpose of posting this news story is to keep anyone from paying an outrageous emergency room bill......knowledge is power.
While this may not affect you, you might run into someone who is experiencing these symptoms and can share the info. Fortunately, it looks like stopping smoking is the cure and isn't a permanent condition.
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While this may not affect you, you might run into someone who is experiencing these symptoms and can share the info. Fortunately, it looks like stopping smoking is the cure and isn't a permanent condition.
Woman's health in ruins after she began doing cannabis aged just 15
A Michigan teenager who began using cannabis at 15 has been hospitalized twice after developing a debilitating illness that causes uncontrollable vomiting and agonizing stomach pains.
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Season 2 order already in hand:
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
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I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home thoughI don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Say, I don't wear socks or shoes in my house either. But for a captain in Star Fleet it looks bad to be walking around the academy with no shoes. Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though
You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ...
For a whole generation of adults it was in the 1960s and 1970s.You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ...
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I set up a music server for my brother a few years ago. It's basically a small headless computer but it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
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If you can restrict the DHCP address space to assign addresses to one end of the subnet (i.e. x.x.x.50+), you can manually assign the IP address on pretty much any operating system. This is a default behavior on several popular routers. As the Router Mini only supports 235 devices, I expect that's already done.
Another option is to use a router that supports PoE to power the antenna. This article discusses that option (under PoE Power heading):
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Another option is to use a router that supports PoE to power the antenna. This article discusses that option (under PoE Power heading):
Starlink V5 Is Here: What RVers Need to Know
Overview of the new Starlink V5 model along with comparison to the previous V4 model along with a recommended setup for mobile internet users.
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