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I use Exede (viasat). Latency is an issue and my older plan has bandwidth restrictions and caps that are outdated. The new viasat bird has more reasonable access IF you can get it. Hughesnet was a complete disaster for me.
If you are a gamer, don't even consider satellite.
I use Exede (viasat). Latency is an issue and my older plan has bandwidth restrictions and caps that are outdated. The new viasat bird has more reasonable access IF you can get it. Hughesnet was a complete disaster for me.
I don't game.. I appreciate the heads-up. (I know many people "game." I work and make money..)
If you are a gamer, don't even consider satellite.
The "New Viasat bird?" They have a new dish then?
I just noticed that there are four dishes on my block alone. Soon to be a 5th..
So do you like your service? I assume you have Standard Double Play, and your DirecTV bundled?
I dropped Directv before it was sold to AT&T. I had the FTC, FCC and Public Service Board involved in resolving an issue I had with AT&T. I won, where most people don't. If you are going to be dealing with them, all I can suggest is to document everything three ways and if they try anything hold their feet to the fire.
Exede is, as I said, an older set of plans and uses the first viasat satellite (which also hosts military communications and is one reason I like it). I'd love to upgrade to the new Viasat plans, but those are not available in my zip code.
Even though my Exede plan has a 10 gig cap per month and some slowing during peak times, I'm OK with it, as I'm often up during the midnight to five AM free data zone. I also use their VOIP phone. In heavy snow, I either brush of the dish or bag the whole thing in a plastic bag. Heavy rain does cause dropouts of service, but it does fine in lighter rain that isn't a downpour. Outages are typically less than half an hour.
I've found the techs honest and decent. If you have to go satellite, and understand the drawbacks, this is the only way to go.
I've seen the viasat commercials where they are advertising 25m on their new sat at $50 a month.
Hughesnet is advertising the same thing. They call theirs gen5
But remember, they are satellite services and you will lose signal when it rains and weather maps show orange and red south of where your dish is pointed. [I've had DISH for years]
I dropped Directv before it was sold to AT&T. I had the FTC, FCC and Public Service Board involved in resolving an issue I had with AT&T. I won, where most people don't. If you are going to be dealing with them, all I can suggest is to document everything three ways and if they try anything hold their feet to the fire.
Exede is, as I said, an older set of plans and uses the first viasat satellite (which also hosts military communications and is one reason I like it). I'd love to upgrade to the new Viasat plans, but those are not available in my zip code.
Even though my Exede plan has a 10 gig cap per month and some slowing during peak times, I'm OK with it, as I'm often up during the midnight to five AM free data zone. I also use their VOIP phone. In heavy snow, I either brush of the dish or bag the whole thing in a plastic bag. Heavy rain does cause dropouts of service, but it does fine in lighter rain that isn't a downpour. Outages are typically less than half an hour.
I've found the techs honest and decent. If you have to go satellite, and understand the drawbacks, this is the only way to go.
Sweet. For your review of them, you would say this is current, they are still a good service?
Had DisH Network for 2 years. Signal loss maybe 7-8 times due to weather. Not often at all.
Only one time in those 2 years was it ever at a crucial moment
"And the killer is..... @STATIC=SIGNAL LOSS@
Nooooooooo
Just once... certainly livable. And it was never more then a few minutes.
Had DisH Network for 2 years. Signal loss maybe 7-8 times due to weather. Not often at all.
Only one time in those 2 years was it ever at a crucial moment
"And the killer is..... @STATIC=SIGNAL LOSS@
Nooooooooo
Just once... certainly livable. And it was never more then a few minutes.
Yeah, rain fade and dropouts are more marketing issues than major ones.
As for that problem with dish...
Spoiler
The butler did it.
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