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?
>     >
>     > 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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