[AT] OT - Satellite Internet

[John Wilkens]

Good luck Warren!  I was with our installer the whole time, and even 
had him in for dinner (it was late and snowing).  Make sure he does a 
neat job of running the cables, and make sure he takes time to get 
the max. signal possible.  We get a relatively good signal strength 
of "75 to 80."  Biggest challenge we had was finding a location on 
the roof that would give us clear sight between some big trees.  You 
will need to run 2 cables to your modem.  Let us know how it turns 
out.   John W.




  08:31 AM 01/06/2008, you wrote:
> > Warren, we've had Hughes satellite broadband service for several
> > years due to a lack of cable in our rural area an have gotten very
> > good service and support.  I've never experienced "maxing out" on
> > downloads.  Our average download speed is about 1000 KBS and is due
> > for a 25% speed increase any day now.   Wish we could get cable but
> > sat. is a lot better than dialup!!   The only very rare problem we've
> > experienced is with sticky snow buildup on the dish.   John W.
> >
>
>
>Thanks to everyone for your responses. I am having hughesnet installed after
>exploring every other possibility. From my research the problems seem to
>start with a poor installer/installation. I intend to be home with the
>installer here, and I won't let him go until I'm satisfied. We live down in
>a "holler" so there is no way to use microwave or any other line of sight
>system. We don't even get cel phone service except in one specific place on
>our property.
>
>We have cable broadband at work so I can do the bulk of my program or file
>d/loading in town. We have college kids in the home taking online classes
>and using multiple computers, so I'm going to run them thru a wireless
>router into the sat modem. I'm tired of having to ignore you fellows links
>to pictures of your tractors and shops.
>
>Warren
>
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