Hughes Net satellite ISP ?
Mike Begin
mikebegin at midmaine.com
Tue Mar 28 11:23:09 UTC 2006
chalonec at comcast.net wrote:
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> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin at officeonweb.net>
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> > Has anyone used Direcway/Hughes Net satellite ISP service who
> can tell me
> > what data speeds they attained?
> >
> > They publish a lot of hype about download speed but are pretty
> vague about
> > upload which is a consideration in our case.
> >
> > Apparently there are no Linux related problems that I have been
> able to
> > find?
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> > I would appreciate receiving any information.
> >
> > Bob Goodwin Zuni, Virginia
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> My experiance is that I received it and within 1 day cancelled
> it. Lots of problems canceling. The bottom line is that the
> effective speed for https, whcih is what I run for working from
> home, is slower than a 56K modem with disconnects. Regular
> browsing is a little better than a modem but not much; sometimes
> even slower. The only thing it did fairly well, compared to a
> modem, was download of large files, which was about 336Kbps if I
> recall properly. Forget VPN completely; they even admit
> this. All for the low low price of your first born: each month.
> Tech support: forget it. Actually, I can't for the life of me
> undertand how they get away with the advertising or the product.
> At best it just isn't any good. At worst, its the big lie theory.
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> Sorry, i have nothting goods to say and don't know anyone who
> does, including Consumer Reports, if that menas any tning.
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I second that statement! I canceled after just 2 days. I would rather
have a cheap dial-up connection, for about the same performance!
Mike
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