captkw
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satellite internet in baja/warning
HOLA ,nomads Im house sitting in el charro ( by the hot spring's) and was on baja sundog's web sit watching some humor vidio's (FUNNY) and watch 2
or 3 then all of a sudden,nova,thats like nogo,so next day got on the net and went to hughes net websit and on page 2 found a consumer affair's blog
on hughes net proplems and its the same proplems im having!!!! this the slowest service I have ever seen and its not my new lap top (5 MONTH"S NEW) so
pass the word along, hughes net satellite service suck's at best
hopefuuly this will go thru the system,slooowww!!
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CasaManzana
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Maybe you don't know.....
.......HughesNet satellite systems have a limit on Mb used/24 hour period. You do vidio or music much and exceed the bandwidth limit BOOM...you are
cut way down for a day. Called Fair Access Policy. FAP. When you get fapped you have one free restore token to get around their slow-down
Things are expensive, but at least we get a free trip around the sun once a year
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Bob and Susan
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yup...you got FAP'ed 
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captkw
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thank's casa manzana,where is that token?
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MrBillM
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Slug SLOW
In addition to the infamous FAP, Hughes sometimes SLOWS to a Crawl (likely due to network congestion) for varying short periods. At least, at the
lower level of subscription like mine. I often notice said Crawl around 9 a.m. and, in fact, today it went on for about Ten Minutes. I was at 99
percent of my download allowance at the time.
But, when it's the ONLY choice, that's Life.
[Edited on 1-25-2011 by MrBillM]
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astrobaja
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I prefer Starbands 7 day rolling average (for me 5 gig) you can always check bandwidth usage at their website. Sat internet isn't the best for sure
but for us its the only alternative.
\"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear
and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.There is another theory which states that this has already happened\"
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BCSTech
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Recent thread about this issue...
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=50329&pag...
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mulegemichael
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hughes is notorious for being REALLY slow....i really don't know why anyone would use them given all the other options..
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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Russ
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Options ... Options... I want to know about - "given all the other options.. " Pleeeeze
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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mulegemichael
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russ....the old "starchoice" or the present "shaw direct"...it's canadian and we get over 130 channels; quick, crisp, hd...all that stuff....even get
our local stations in seattle...hard to beat down here
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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Russ
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Oh, I don't have a TV only a computer.
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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BCSTech
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegemichael
russ....the old "starchoice" or the present "shaw direct"...it's canadian and we get over 130 channels; quick, crisp, hd...all that stuff....even get
our local stations in seattle...hard to beat down here |
Last time I checked, Shaw Direct is a satellite TV
service, not Internet.
Besides HughesNut and StarChoice, there is also VSAT gear. Pricey but works, and you can use a VoIP telephone over it.
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Pescador
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegemichael
russ....the old "starchoice" or the present "shaw direct"...it's canadian and we get over 130 channels; quick, crisp, hd...all that stuff....even get
our local stations in seattle...hard to beat down here |
I think this was about Hughes net which is for internet usage not for Television.
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DavidE
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Is there no TelCel "Banda Ancha" service in your region? Wireless USB port signal.
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Pompano
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At my home in southern Baja, I have used Hughes internet service since it started...a bunch of years ago.
I have had no slow problems at all over all this time...but maybe that's because I do not download music, movies, etc.?
My speed is always good...I guess? I have no complaints, nor do I care. This is Baja for Christ's sake.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Lobsterman
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Touche'
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woody with a view
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/EchoStar-buy-Hughes-apf-260297...
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
Is there no TelCel "Banda Ancha" service in your region? Wireless USB port signal. |
Yeah, what he said...................
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