Cheese
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join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
clubs: | Yes I have a comment....
HN is out of their f'in minds! 3/300 for 189 a month? RIDICULOUS! |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
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join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
 ·Comcast
| said by Cheese  :HN is out of their f'in minds! 3/300 for 189 a month? RIDICULOUS! Said the person with a 8/2 connection for 57.95/mo.  |
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Camelot One
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join:2001-11-21
Sarasota, FL
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Thats only if you pay the $300 upfront fee, otherwise it's $209.99! Most people would call it highway robbery.
I think the 500Mb daily cap would be the bigger issue for me though. Back when I had DirecWay, they advertised speeds up to 1800 down, which is/was fast enough for general web browsing. But I couldn't download a windows service pack without exceeding the daily limits.
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Cheese
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join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
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said by Rob :said by Cheese :HN is out of their f'in minds! 3/300 for 189 a month? RIDICULOUS! Said the person with a 8/2 connection for 57.95/mo. Exactly, I like my 8/2 for 57 a month |
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elios
join:2005-11-15
Springfield, MO | reply to Cheese
yea if bet you could get a real T1 for close to what they want for 3mbps and it might be better >.> seeing as 500MB a DAY isnt much and 14Kbps cap after? you might as well use a 58K modem its faster... |
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Cheese
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join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
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said by Camelot One :Thats only if you pay the $300 upfront fee, otherwise it's $209.99! Most people would call it highway robbery. I think the 500Mb daily cap would be the bigger issue for me though. Back when I had DirecWay, they advertised speeds up to 1800 down, which is/was fast enough for general web browsing. But I couldn't download a windows service pack without exceeding the daily limits. Yep, hell even some games in today's world, just UPDATES exceed that!   |
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Cheese
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join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
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said by elios :yea if bet you could get a real T1 for close to what they want for 3mbps and it might be better >.> seeing as 500MB a DAY isnt much and 14Kbps cap after? you might as well use a 58K modem its faster... It would be better, better uploads, better SLA, no caps on download limits, etc.. |
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pabster
join:2001-12-09
Waterloo, IA | reply to elios
You're right. A full T1 is around $300 to $350, and you get an SLA too.
These guys are nuts. |
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MRCUR
join:2007-03-09
Columbia, PA | reply to Cheese
Very, very true. I just downloaded almost 3 gigs from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace yesterday.
I'll stick with my 8/2 Comcast connection for $43/month. |
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Nightfall
My Goal Is To Deny Yours
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join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
 ·Site5.com
 ·AT&T Midwest
·Comcast
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said by pabster :You're right. A full T1 is around $300 to $350, and you get an SLA too. These guys are nuts. Good luck getting that rate out in the middle of BFE. Thats where all these people are getting satellite in the first place. They aren't in the city. They are out in the sticks. Getting a T1 run all the way out there is almost double that rate depending on how far outside the city you are. |
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA
| That's the key thing- HughesNet isn't trying to steal customers from Verizon, Comcast, TWC, or at&t, they're going for customers who have no other option except for dialup (and sometimes not even that)... That's what lets them get away with such huge costs. (Plus, running a satellite operation isn't cheap) |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
·Comcast
·Qwest.net
 ·magicjack.com
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Uhh, double? Try $1000-$1500 a month and that isn't even out in the middle of nowhere...
OTOH sub-100 kbps uploads from WildBlue are sooo lame. Oh, and 1.3 second pings to anywhere. Plus, WildBlue's website isn't even hosted on their own network :/ |
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pabster
join:2001-12-09
Waterloo, IA | reply to Nightfall
It just depends. I've got a remote site which could be classified as BFE and the cost for a full T1 is under $400 a month. Obviously this varies wildly. |
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elios
join:2005-11-15
Springfield, MO | reply to iansltx
did you miss the its sat. some were "1.3sec pongs"
duh geo sync orbit is ~1/2 sec up and ~1/2 down at speed of light
lucky its not more then 1.3 sec |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| reply to Camelot One
said by Camelot One :Thats only if you pay the $300 upfront fee, otherwise it's $209.99! Most people would call it highway robbery. I think the 500Mb daily cap would be the bigger issue for me though. Back when I had DirecWay, they advertised speeds up to 1800 down, which is/was fast enough for general web browsing. But I couldn't download a windows service pack without exceeding the daily limits. 500 MB a day = 14.65 GB a month. And people complain about possible 250 GB caps from cable |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
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said by elios :did you miss the its sat. some were "1.3sec pongs" duh geo sync orbit is ~1/2 sec up and ~1/2 down at speed of light lucky its not more then 1.3 sec actually geo synch orbit is 1/8 of a sec.
speed of light 186,282 mps geo synch orbit 22,500 miles 1/8 of 186,282 = 23,285. 22,500 is pretty close to 23,285 |
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elios
join:2005-11-15
Springfield, MO
·Mediacom
| said by BF69 :said by elios :did you miss the its sat. some were "1.3sec pongs" duh geo sync orbit is ~1/2 sec up and ~1/2 down at speed of light lucky its not more then 1.3 sec actually geo synch orbit is 1/8 of a sec. speed of light 186,282 mps geo synch orbit 22,500 miles 1/8 of 186,282 = 23,285. 22,500 is pretty close to 23,285 true but thats as the laser goes
1/4 of a sec from base to your home not counting time it takes A. processing on the ground be for broadcast and B.Processing that the bird has to do
1/2 sec and 1/2 down is more of just a good number to live by |
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ztmike
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join:2001-08-02
Michigan City, IN | reply to pabster
lol @500mb a day caps..i go threw that within 8 hours or so.
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23
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1 edit |  This would be awesome if...
the 2.0 Meg was $89.99 a month and the 3.0 Meg was $99.99 a month, and had the same caps.
As it stands, that's way too expensive, though I have no doubt that there will be some wealthy individuals out in the country who will get the 3 meg plan just because it's faster and has a larger cap....heh, if I was a multi-millionaire, I may do it.
I would have liked to see the 3 meg package have something like 400-500 kilobits down and a 600-700 MB daily cap though.
interesting step and advance, but it's just too expensive as it stands.
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Dogfather
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join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | reply to MRCUR
Re: Yes I have a comment....
Duh, ya think? HN is for people who have no alternative. |
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