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Hughesnet Install

Borregoman - 8-16-2011 at 11:36 AM

I want to install Hughesnet in my San Felipe South Campos home.....

When I go to the Hughesnet website I see that they want to have one of their technicians install it at my home (U.S.). Do I then just take it apart and reinstall it in my Baja home?

Thanks!

Check with ..............

MrBillM - 8-16-2011 at 11:46 AM

C.S.I. in San Felipe.

A possible downside to installing, then moving a system was (is ?) being assigned to a satellite that doesn't cover the area re-located to.

El Comadante Loco - 8-16-2011 at 09:15 PM

My neighbor, John Ewing, at Campo San Antonio has Hughesnet satellite Internet He bought an additional antenna brought to San Felipe and had installed by someone local.. He just moves his receiver from his home in Sacramento hooks it up in his casa and has has no problems.. He should be back in camp by November.. I have seen quite a few homes with a Hughes antenna. You should have no problem..

ECL

Yeah, BUT .................

MrBillM - 8-16-2011 at 09:43 PM

As I noted, one "possible" problem that "could" be encountered is an assignment to a Satellite whose Footprint doesn't cover Baja. I don't know what the current situation is, but it was a problem years back.

Hard to explain to Tech Support that you need a re-assignment because your "alternate" location is somewhere you're not supposed to be.

El Comadante Loco - 8-16-2011 at 10:08 PM

In the near future once my wife retires and we spend months down at the Campo I intend to set up a Hughesnet Internet. I say go for it. You may be able to find an extra dish on craigslist...
Tech support could be a problem but I am sure there are plenty of people in San Felipe that have found a way to address this issue. I would not let a possible tech support issue become a barrier to having internet service. Even should you encounter possible tech support issues you are better off with the service than not...

Good luck

The Advantage ...........

MrBillM - 8-17-2011 at 08:55 AM

To dealing with a Local Dealer (such as C.S.I.-Baja) is that they handle everything and make sure the system is working properly in BAJA.

The downside is a possible cost differential. At the time that "Hughes" was charging $600 (before a $100 rebate) for installation including the hardware, C.S.I. was charging $900.

I found the additional $300 worth it and never regretted it.

Others might feel differently.

BTW, IF you're in an area of the U.S. where DSL is available, buying an extra Hughes Dish and transporting the receiver back and forth is pretty much a waste of time. DSL is FASTER and CHEAP. My (Bundled) Verizon DSL is $14.95 monthly. New customers might be different.

I actually bought a spare Hughes antenna assy and it took up a significant area in the garage before I gave it away after a few years.

C.S.I.

Borregoman - 8-17-2011 at 10:42 AM

I emailed Veronica at CSI in San Felipe as I saw that her speeds and prices varied from the US/Hughesnet site, here is my question and her response....it addresses the issue brought up earlier of different coverage south of the border....

Me:
"I am interested in installing Hughesnet on my home in the Bahia Santa Maria area. I was comparing your rates and advertised Hughesnet speeds to the ones on their website,http://consumer.hughesnet.com/plans.cfm#power200 where the speeds are faster in the Power 200 then your advertised $79 plan. Why the difference?"

Veronica (C.S. I.):
"WE JUST HAVE THE HN7000S AND THE PLANS FOR THAT ONE ARE:
59.99 BASIC
79.99 POWER 150.
THE POWER 200 IS FOR A HN9000 AND THAT ONE DON'T WORK HERE."

So according to Veronica if I did bring a higher end satellite reciever that got the highest US Hughesnet speeds it would not work in Bahia Santa Maria...

Bob and Susan - 8-17-2011 at 04:35 PM

speed is ALL the same

the download volume is all that is different

remember if you "overuse" you sat system you get "faped"
and 24 hours of slower than slow internet

if you can get dsj get it
otherwise huges is great

bill is right
the sat comissioning is your problem on the install
later it doesnt matter

i would too
buy 2 antennas

the problem with used is the radio on the antenna
how do you know if its good or not

its impossible to check it
unless the system is up and running

takeing the modem back anf forth is what i would do

buy nothing less thana a 7000s

and

remember a 9000 needs a different radio on the antennna

it really would be bett to buy it abd have it installed by the pros

Desertbull - 8-17-2011 at 05:04 PM

Bob nailed it! WORD!

And regardless of what Hughes says the footprint is...I have the mobile version MOTOSAT Hughes on Satellite 117W and it works everywhere up and down the Peninsula, including La Ventana and Cabo etc...so if someone tells you it doesn't work, I've actually used it myself and it works. :cool:

117 West Works

MrBillM - 8-17-2011 at 05:52 PM

AND, it's called SatMex5.

A Good indicator that its footprint includes Mexico.

http://www.kusat.com/HughesNet/Footprints-Maps/Satmex-5/SM5/

[Edited on 8-18-2011 by MrBillM]

Pescador - 8-17-2011 at 07:06 PM

Yea, but unless you are hooked to SAt Mex 5 in your US location you will not be able to change just for your Mexico setup. I used to carry my modem back and forth from the states, but I made sure to set up on Sat Mex 5 in the US. I still had to do an install when I moved the modem as it was not a simple hookup and go. If I can learn to do all this then anyone else can too, but it is not as simple as plugging in a modem to make it happen. If you can find an installer that will actually instruct you on how to do it, then after a time or two you can pick up the process. The first time you have to aim your dish at home and your dish in Mexico at the satellite and then do an actual install.

Jim/Liisa - 8-19-2011 at 07:40 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Borregoman
I want to install Hughesnet in my San Felipe South Campos home.....

When I go to the Hughesnet website I see that they want to have one of their technicians install it at my home (U.S.). Do I then just take it apart and reinstall it in my Baja home?

Thanks!


There is someone at or around South Campos that does the set up and also sets up jointly most members as a group on one unit.
We at our campo are going this route soon.
I will give you his email address check U2U

BCSTech - 9-8-2011 at 11:13 AM

Wanted to add before this post gets too old. DON'T get a 9000-based system in the US. It will not work in Baja or really anywhere outside of a few miles of it's initial location. The HN7000S is the modem you want.

That's also why the speed plans Veronica referred to are different. The newer 9000's use Ka band and the 7000's use Ku band. At the moment, Ku band service is not quite as fast as Ka.

CortezBlue - 9-8-2011 at 11:19 AM

I tried for a while to get someone to pick up my Hughesnet dish and I had no takers and ended up throwing it away.

I hate when that happens