[mdlug] Anyone using Hughes Net?

[Jeff Hanson]

I'm on Exede satellite and generally happy.  It was better than Hughes when
I last compared them.  I'm on their "classic" plan.  For about $70 a month
I have 10GB data but they have a "Late Night Free Zone" between 12am and
5am.

Roughly 1Mbps up/10Mbps down.  High latency as normal for satellite.  Not
good for games faster than chess or remote desktop sessions.

They don't cut you off if you are over the limit, it just gets slower.
They have different plans with larger data blocks but no free zone, or an
early morning free zone.

Their satellite configuration is based on individual antennas covering
specific areas so there's a limit to the number of subscribers for each.
In densely populated areas they have waiting lists.  They're supposed to
add another satellite by 2018.

If you get Exede, don't have the dish mounted on your mobile home.  Have
the installer use a separate pole instead.  The dish has a very narrow beam
and even a little building movement from wind or thermal expansion of the
roof will misalign it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ViaSat-2
http://www.exede.com

On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 3:48 PM, ricky <rstaff at sprynet.com> wrote:

> I am asking because of AT&T.
> Currently using AT&T data card 3G.
> The plan started out with unlimited data usage, now I am limited to 5 GB
> monthly.
> When I hit the 5 GB limit, I get shut out of the Internet.
> Daily I am experiencing speed throttle downs.
> It still is much better than dial up (most of the time).
> I am a retired senior citizen living in a mobile home park.
> Thus, there is no cable service, there is no DSL service.
> Because I am not running a server or a web site, the huge amount of
> caching that Internet satellite services do would not be a problem.
> For me, the Internet is for personal use only.
> Suggestions, comments, etc.
> Thank you,
> Rick Staff
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