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HughesNet Satellite Internet,One Of The Worst Decisions I've Made Lately
June 11, 2020

Posted on 06/10/2020 10:39:51 PM PDT by Yosemitest



TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: hughesnet; internet; news; phone; streaming; vanity
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To: Yosemitest

Cell Phone?


41 posted on 06/11/2020 4:21:31 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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To: gattaca

Read my comment #40.


42 posted on 06/11/2020 4:22:03 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

No cell service where I live.


43 posted on 06/11/2020 4:22:34 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Falconspeed

Just wait until you break over your download threshold and see how much they throttle you. You might as well be on dial up. Don’t even dare to watch a few youtube videos or you get throttled for the remainder of the month during peak hours.


44 posted on 06/11/2020 4:23:08 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: Yosemitest
The USA is the only industrialized country that has not extended high speed fiber network out to the exoburbs and rural areas. Yeah were a capitalist country but jeez....

You can get better access to the internet in Kenya than in huge parts of the USA.

45 posted on 06/11/2020 4:24:37 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Yosemitest

DSL is usually adequate. Why did you switch?


46 posted on 06/11/2020 4:26:05 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va
I wouldn't know about that.
I've never been to Obama's place of birth.
47 posted on 06/11/2020 4:27:35 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: pepsionice
The real bottom line on this whole discussion...if one wants non-urban lifestyle living, then this is also part of the acceptance, you won’t have first or second class internet or TV programming.

In Europe and other developed countries they have fibre and high speed internet everywhere.

48 posted on 06/11/2020 4:27:38 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va
Read comment #10.
49 posted on 06/11/2020 4:29:07 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Equine1952

YouTube TV is the best deal I’ve seen. $50/month, up to 6 devices, unlimited dvr, my daughter has two of the devices at her home. No OAN but you get the half dozen or so networks worth watching and another hundred channels of crap, just like with other providers.


50 posted on 06/11/2020 4:33:59 AM PDT by hardspunned (MAGA, now more than ever)
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To: Yosemitest

get cable


51 posted on 06/11/2020 4:52:30 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Yosemitest

I have the HughesNet internet too. It’s OK to surf the net, but I can’t watch any video. It just keeps buffering constantly.


52 posted on 06/11/2020 4:54:29 AM PDT by caver
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To: Yosemitest; Laslo Fripp

If anyone uses ROKU, do NOT buy their inexpensive ROKU Express. They hide the specs but it’s 2.4 Ghz only, with no ethernet port and it’s very slow.


53 posted on 06/11/2020 5:23:38 AM PDT by BTerclinger (MAGA)
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To: central_va

I can vouch that in Germany...maybe in the urbanized areas, but roughly one-quarter of the country does not have high-speed connectivity. It’s been a sore topic with a fair number of people. I’m lucky and live in the shadow of such an urbanized area.

The phone company is not that interested in fixing the rest, and the government is going to have to put down revenue to resolve this (bringing fiber to the rural regions).


54 posted on 06/11/2020 5:26:34 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Yosemitest

Those are still being made, but newer ones have faster processors with more cores and they support the “ax” WiFi standard.

What’s nice is you can get any of those as “refurbished” from NewEgg or Amazon at various times. I bought mine that way for well under half the normal price.


55 posted on 06/11/2020 6:14:00 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: coaster123

[[That’s what I’d say. But their excuse is valid.]]

Yep it’s valid- but they should be offering refunds or reduced price since they can’t deliver right now- Time Warner at least gives discounts when their service is interrupted or not up to par- they may give ‘ months of HBO’ or something liek that if the person prefers instead o0f discount on next bill-


56 posted on 06/11/2020 9:40:32 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: PIF

Not available where I live.


57 posted on 06/11/2020 10:27:15 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: ConservativeMind

Thanks for that info.


58 posted on 06/11/2020 10:28:38 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Yosemitest

All satellite internet services suck. I had Exede for 2 years. Also had to put up with DirecTV via satellite.

Finally my electric coop came out with high speed fiber optic. Thank God.

I dumped Exede and DirecTV and am saving $150 per month. With fast wifi.


59 posted on 06/11/2020 10:45:38 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Click my screen name for an analysis on how HIllary wins next November.)
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To: Yosemitest

Can’t u get a data plan form your phone co?


60 posted on 06/11/2020 12:22:54 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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