KathyC814
join:2007-12-21
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Re: [HN7000S] DSL or Hughesnet Satellite
Well right now I am just waiting cause like I said there has been some problems since it arrived in our town. I know my biggest complaint is 1.5 is only available to my number when my neighbor (who I can literally reach out and touch her house) can get 3.0...
I then did a search for most of the houses around me and they too can get 3.0..I have called and they said there isn't anything they can do right now cause of something with my phone lines. So I call them just about every other day and complain..
Eventually someone will do something about it...I am not paying 27.99 for 1.5 when my neighbor pays the same thing for 3.0 |
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AlsknSnoBals
join:2007-05-17
Anchorage, AK
 ·magicjack.com
| The absolute best you'll do with Hughes is 1.5 at about 80 a month, which means you won't lose anything and may actually gain reliability over the speed issues Hughes is currently experiencing. I'd still go for the 1.5 DSL and upgrade later. It'll save you money and frustration in the long haul when you get snared into a two year satellite contract and can't get out without a hefty fine. |
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millham
Creator of hnFAPMon
Premium
join:2003-06-30
Rixeyville, VA
| reply to KathyC814
said by KathyC814  :Well right now I am just waiting cause like I said there has been some problems since it arrived in our town. I know my biggest complaint is 1.5 is only available to my number when my neighbor (who I can literally reach out and touch her house) can get 3.0... I then did a search for most of the houses around me and they too can get 3.0..I have called and they said there isn't anything they can do right now cause of something with my phone lines. So I call them just about every other day and complain.. Eventually someone will do something about it...I am not paying 27.99 for 1.5 when my neighbor pays the same thing for 3.0 Back when I lived in Denver, and DSL was fairly new, I had SDSL from Northpoint. I was happy with the service, but then Northpoint went bye-bye.
No other provider could get me DSL in any form. The reason, I was over 1 mile further from the CO than I used to be! After lots of phone calls, I finally got Covad to agree to install IDSL. Long story short, they never showed for 3 appointments, so I went with (the then new service) Sprint Broadband.
I did finally figure out how I could have moved a mile (I did live in a mobile home, but I'm positive that I didn't move it!)
Qwest refused to release my old Northpoint pair to Covad. So Covad had to provision a new pair. The main drive in the mobile home park was a circle, and about 1 mile. What happened is that instead of using a pair from the entrance of the park to my place (about 1/8 mile) they used a pair that ran around the circle, creating an extra mile.
So, if you are still reading this, the point is that just because your neighbor is 1 mile from the CO, you could be 2 miles.
I hope this make some sense... It's hard to explain without a diagram.
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AlsknSnoBals
join:2007-05-17
Anchorage, AK
·magicjack.com
| I experienced a similar problem with America Online when DSL came to my hometown for the first time. The telco, at first, wouldn't release the line to AOL so the hookup took over two months. Afterward, AOL wouldn't give the line back until I called the telephone company and literally got on my knees to beg. The woman who worked for Southwestern Bell was able, after my pleading, to get the whole thing done in two days.
I'll never understand how or why they do DSL like they do, but it can be messy. If the original telco is available, it's almost always the best option for security. Where they get you is the price. |
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