dbirdman
Premium,MVM
join:2003-07-07
Eureka, CA
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Re: [DW7000] Hit Hughes FAP limit and this is what happened
Simply amazing that there are people who continue to think that somehow there are "upgrade" which can be done to turn consumer satellite into something it can't be. Sigh.
Good satellite service is out there for the asking. All it takes is $$$ and there are many companies willing to hook you up. Got $4000 per month available? For that you can get 512K up 4M down with low contention rates. For a mere $500 per month you can get 64K guaranteed bandwidth. Actually, you can get 64K CIR for around $320 per month. Figure $5 per K, with some economy-of-scale as you go higher.
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JLDunn
join:2005-07-26
Moscow, OH
 ·Cincinnati Bell
| Re: [DW7000] Hit Hughes FAP limit and this is what happened
I suspect that there are thousands of satellite subscribers who have no idea that they do not have true broadband. Only when some family member starts downloading U Tube, movies, or music and they get hit by the FAP do they realize something is wrong. They see the news reports talking about all the things one can do nowadays on the internet and think they can do the same things. Hughes does not say anything in their advertising to discourage them from signing up.
I have an elderly neighbor lady who saw the Hughesnet commercials and was ready to order. She wanted to provide an internet connection for her kids/grandkids who have cable in the city because when they visit they complain that they cannot download U Tube, TV shows and movies etc.. After I explained to her how little they could download with a 400MB limit and the penalty if they go over she wisely decided not to order. Probably many non-technical people do not find this out until later.
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c150L
join:2004-06-30
New London, WI
| said by JLDunn  :I suspect that there are thousands of satellite subscribers who have no idea that they do not have true broadband. And there would not be anything misleading in their ads either....
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laserfan
join:2005-01-14
Blanco, TX
1 edit | reply to JLDunn
said by JLDunn :I have an elderly neighbor lady who saw the Hughesnet commercials and was ready to order. She wanted to provide an internet connection for her kids/grandkids who have cable in the city because when they visit they complain that they cannot download U Tube, TV shows and movies etc. Hmm, I thought it was only the parents today who are responsible for the excessive exposure of children to (mostly useless) video, audio/music, and computer games.
Shame on you, grandma! 
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