http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20462671 en Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:01:23 EDT Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:01:23 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20464335 Island Jeff : I can't speak for the recent two years, but in the past I was disappointed by the shallowness of the starband online training. I was a bit shocked when they said (paraphrased) "tip: keep one browser window open so you can browse for the answers while completing the test in a second window." Now if the questions were really technical, even as much so as many of the questions on this forum, so they required research, that would be one thing. But they were so basic that it seemed surprising they wouldn't expect their installers to know the answers without hesitation (or cheat sheet.)

But at least they provided it.

I really wished that all the satellite companies provided their full tech reference and knowledgebase for installers on their public websites for anyone to read, research, and learn. The nature of satellite providing connectivity for rural people, distributed wide distances from eachother in many cases, to me means that if someone has an interest in learning the details of installation, more power to them and it's in everyone's best interest. Plus even if someone doesn't want to install for a living but just learn the basics, it not only helps them but also the company/installer to have the customer knowledgeable instead of stabbing in the dark.
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Very happy TDS DSL user | Wildblue in Lake Michigan]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20464335 Sun, 11 May 2008 05:43:44 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20463900 dbirdman : I believe it is the official policy for Hughes that installers will only be certified if they are doing actual installs for a dealer. They did that when people were running certification courses for any-and-all comers in the past.

That does not mean you cannot learn to point and do everything that would be normal in an install - many thousands move and point their own dishes routinely without ever becoming certified installers.
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Pak-]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20462671 Sat, 10 May 2008 18:54:41 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20455937 rmorris : You can try this website: »https://sf1.hns.com/dealer_inquiry/index.cfm

Also Perfect-10 is the area distributor for systems, and handles paperwork, more info here: www.perfect-10.tv
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HN7000s Pro | IA-6/93W - 1216 | Hughes Installer |]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20455937 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:01:46 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20454819 Pakapab : Hi, I was wondering what the best way was to get hughesnet certified for installations. Mainly I would just want to have the capacity under my belt for my personal use and to help out some of my neighbors. I dont like relying on dealers or installers for all our problems. I did a little googling on the matter and did not turn up much. I do know that SB offers online training and cert tests, but I cannot find anything like that for HSN. Any ideas?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20454819 Fri, 09 May 2008 00:43:55 EDT