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Last reply Dec 18, 2007 · posted in Broadband Internet

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I am in need of a higher speed internet service other than dail-up. Since we are in a rural area, cable and DSL are not available. Appears that satellite is the only option. I'm not needing this service for just residental entertainment. It is required for a business out of the home.

My wife basically got a sweet deal from her employer. They are willing to set her up with satellite service by paying the installation cost, hardware and monthly service charges. The job does requires transfer of files that are quite large. Most of these will be Autocad files and PDF's.

We presently have Dish Network as a provider for TV programming. While checking out their website I saw that they provide Wildblue for internet satellite service. I read several pros and cons about this service, but since the company is paying the bills I want the best service available for fast transfers and of course reliable service.

Any ideas on who could provide the best service..?

Thanks..

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themorg

Dec 10, 2007

Don't know if the OP ever found service, but I hope Hughes doesn't end up being his only choice. We have been customers for over 5 1/2 years because we have no other choice but dialup. Their customer service is lousy, and the internet service sucks for the most part.

Some history: when we first signed up in 2002, with a DW4000 modem, there were times we got 3MB download speeds! Then we got a DW6000 because we wanted to set up a home network. Still sometimes got over 1 MB. Now comes Hughes and I'm throttled back to under 700k!! Due to changing circumstances, decide to try to HN7000S and upgrade to the ProPlus plan. What a CROC! I am now lucky to get 300-400k download speeds!!!! I got a 1.2MB download once in the last 3 days, and the customer service reps say - your speed is not guaranteed! He refused to pass the ticket to engineering to see if there might be an issue with their setup.

Stay away from Hughes if at all possible! The FAQ on their own web site indicates that the ProPlus plan should receive 750-800k during "peak" times on average. Well, I get half of that, and they don't care!

I cannot wait to see if we can ever get DSL or cable in this area. We will be dropping Hughes like a hot potato if it ever happens.

HCI

Dec 13, 2007

themorg said:
Don't know if the OP ever found service, but I hope Hughes doesn't end up being his only choice. We have been customers for over 5 1/2 years because we have no other choice but dialup. Their customer service is lousy, and the internet service sucks for the most part.

Some history: when we first signed up in 2002, with a DW4000 modem, there were times we got 3MB download speeds! Then we got a DW6000 because we wanted to set up a home network. Still sometimes got over 1 MB. Now comes Hughes and I'm throttled back to under 700k!! Due to changing circumstances, decide to try to HN7000S and upgrade to the ProPlus plan. What a CROC! I am now lucky to get 300-400k download speeds!!!! I got a 1.2MB download once in the last 3 days, and the customer service reps say - your speed is not guaranteed! He refused to pass the ticket to engineering to see if there might be an issue with their setup.

Stay away from Hughes if at all possible! The FAQ on their own web site indicates that the ProPlus plan should receive 750-800k during "peak" times on average. Well, I get half of that, and they don't care!

I cannot wait to see if we can ever get DSL or cable in this area. We will be dropping Hughes like a hot potato if it ever happens.

You have made 4 post and 2 of them are trashing Hughes. I have the Pro Plus plan and have never had a problem in 3 years with having the service. I am going to post my download test results everyday for one week. I am a Hughesnet tech and my system is install correctly and working just the way is should be. Please compare your results on the same site I will be using testmy.net so we can get a clear idea of how your system is working. I will primarily do this at night as I will not get home until after at least 7 CT for the next couple of days.

Your connection is: 1467 Kbps or 1.5 Mbps
You downloaded at: 179 kB/s
You are running: 26 times faster than 56K and can download 1 megabyte in 5.72 second(s)
Member Ident: CompID:66183913908
Test Time:: 2007/12/12 - 9:57pm
Test Browser and OS info: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11
Test ID: WHMLVT15D (if this is a screenshot go to testmy.net to see if this is fake)
Diagnosis ^info^: Awesome! 20% + : 78.03 % faster than the average for host (0.145)
This was tested from a 1496 kB file and took 8.352 seconds to complete

P.S. do the smart test

themorg

Dec 17, 2007

The Tate said:
You have made 4 post and 2 of them are trashing Hughes. I have the Pro Plus plan and have never had a problem in 3 years with having the service. I am going to post my download test results everyday for one week. I am a Hughesnet tech and my system is install correctly and working just the way is should be. Please compare your results on the same site I will be using testmy.net so we can get a clear idea of how your system is working. I will primarily do this at night as I will not get home until after at least 7 CT for the next couple of days.

I appreciate the assistance. While I may have only made a few posts, that does not negate the experience I am going through. Most of the "bashing" is due to hughes' lack of customer service. I have asked for my issue to be elevated to a higher level, and I am told they cannot do that. So, I am stuck. I have posted a test from testmy.net, and it is typical of the speeds I get. I would welcome any chance to fix this issue, since with Direcway I used to get 2-3MB download speeds at times. I am only asking to be provided the level of service I am paying for, and nobody at hughes seems to care that I'm not. Sorry. It's just very frustrating.

Thanks for any assistance you can provide!
Kevin

turk78

Dec 17, 2007

I feel your pain. Hughes is terrible. Here are my test results from the site the Tate uses. I'm paying $70 per month for this.

Your connection is: 149 Kbps or 0.1 Mbps
You downloaded at: 18 kB/s
You are running: 3 times faster than 56K and can download 1 megabyte in 56.89 second(s)
Member Ident: CompID:6345150258
Test Time:: 2007/12/17 - 4:58pm
Test Browser and OS info: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11
Test ID: 2M6BI54W7 (if this is a screenshot go to testmy.net to see if this is fake)
Diagnosis ^info^: May need help : running at only 14.78 % of your hosts average (direcpc.com)
This was tested from a 1013 kB file and took 55.61 seconds to complete

themorg

Dec 18, 2007

Test at different time of day:

Your connection is: 566 Kbps or 0.6 Mbps
You downloaded at: 69 kB/s
You are running: 10 times faster than 56K and can download 1 megabyte in 14.84 second(s)
Member Ident: CompID:6345151267
Test Time:: 2007/12/18 - 10:14am
Test Browser and OS info: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1)
Test ID: I7WEB3GAC (if this is a screenshot go to testmy.net to see if this is fake)
Diagnosis ^info^: May need help : running at only 56.15 % of your hosts average (direcpc.com)
This was tested from a 579 kB file and took 8.382 seconds to complete

themorg

Dec 18, 2007

This afternoon's test:

Your connection is: 543 Kbps or 0.5 Mbps
You downloaded at: 66 kB/s
You are running: 9 times faster than 56K and can download 1 megabyte in 15.52 second(s)
Member Ident: CompID:6345149800
Test Time:: 2007/12/18 - 2:10pm
Test Browser and OS info: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1)
Test ID: QROIX6TPM (if this is a screenshot go to testmy.net to see if this is fake)
Diagnosis ^info^: May need help : running at only 53.92 % of your hosts average (direcpc.com)
This was tested from a 579 kB file and took 8.742 seconds to complete

HCI

Dec 18, 2007

http://www.satelliteguys.us/broadband-forum/118271-hughesnet-help.html#post1157994

Picking this up here.

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Last reply Today at 4:48 PM · posted in TV Shows

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Today at 8:16 AM

What a "pile of slop" review! I liked the show.

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Today at 4:48 PM

KAB said:
What a "pile of slop" review! I liked the show.

If the review is like the article, oi! Eighteen paragraphs into the review and... all they've done is not really talk at all about the actual thing they are reviewing.

Halfway into the "written" review, I know more about how the writer "thinks" than I do about what they are writing about. I understand their politics, their self-overestimated understanding of film, their inability to be funny.

Takes about 22 paragraphs to get to one that starts "Anyway, the story kicks off...". Talk about Slop!

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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.

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klang

Oct 11, 2026

klang said:
I'm sure I will watch at least the first episode but I am not optimistic.

Here i am over a year later and just finished season 1. Not great but not as bad as I was expecting. Did not care for the barefoot captain stuff but overall ok. Actually looking forward to see what they did for season 2.

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MikeD-C05

Oct 11, 2026

klang said:
Here i am over a year later and just finished season 1. Not great but not as bad as I was expecting. Did not care for the barefoot captain stuff but overall ok. Actually looking forward to see what they did for season 2.

Yeah, the foot stuff was just nasty. I kept thinking of how dirty her feet would get traipsing around shoe-less. Funny, I love being shoe less at home and never wear shoes indoors in my home for long, but seeing her laying on all her furniture with her bare feet hanging out just kind of grossed me out.

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Oct 13, 2026

MikeD-C05 said:
I kept thinking of how dirty her feet would get traipsing around shoe-less.

Where would this "dirt" come from? Dead skin and dandruff?

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MikeD-C05

Oct 18, 2026

harshness said:
Where would this "dirt" come from? Dead skin and dandruff?

There would still be dirt ,dust in the future I am sure. So walking around the station like she did she would get stuff on her feet. I am sure the robot vacuum is still going to miss stuff, with all those different alien species running around there.

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harshness

Oct 18, 2026

MikeD-C05 said:
There would still be dirt ,dust in the future I am sure.

Where is it going to come from -- specifically?

Why do you think cleaning technology won't improve in the next few hundred years? HEPA filtration was invented as part of the Manhattan Project.

MikeD-C05

Monday at 1:35 PM

harshness said:
Where is it going to come from -- specifically?

Why do you think cleaning technology won't improve in the next few hundred years? HEPA filtration was invented as part of the Manhattan Project.

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.

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osu1991

Monday at 1:59 PM

MikeD-C05 said:
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 though :clapping

MikeD-C05

Yesterday at 12:25 PM

osu1991 said:
Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though

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.

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Jimbo

Yesterday at 4:30 PM

MikeD-C05 said:
Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.

You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ... :biggrin

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long_time_Dish

Yesterday at 4:38 PM

Well, look at the way she sat in the Captain's Chair. I didn't say the show should have been called "Captain Chair-Whore" for nothing...

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primestar31

Yesterday at 11:00 PM

MikeD-C05 said:
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.

Just sayin...

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MikeD-C05

Today at 11:17 AM

Jimbo said:
You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ...

For a whole generation of adults it was in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Females wearing any clothing is unthinkable on Ferenginar.

long_time_Dish

Today at 3:35 PM

harshness said:
Females wearing any clothing is unthinkable on Ferenginar.

Was never a huge of the Ferengi-centric episodes in Trek...

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