Comments on: Hughes offers fastest consumer satellite Internet access plan http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080617/hughes-offers-fastest-consumer-satellite-internet-access-plan/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:35:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Brian http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080617/hughes-offers-fastest-consumer-satellite-internet-access-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-361175 Brian Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:17:02 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=14718#comment-361175 Hughes satellite is a joke. I have had slow browsing and downloads from the very first day I had it installed. I have made numerous calls to support with no resolution. When I complain about the incredibly slow download speeds (36k) a tech usually has me run their worthless speed test. The speed test means absolutely nothing. If you want to test my download speed, have me download a test file. They even admit that using their speed test, that I have slow download speeds. There tests usually indicate 290k using a simulated 2 meg File. I’m paying 70 per month for 1.5 meg and have never downloaded a file faster than 56k. Hughes satellite is a joke. I have had slow browsing and downloads from the very first day I had it installed. I have made numerous calls to support with no resolution.

When I complain about the incredibly slow download speeds (36k) a tech usually has me run their worthless speed test.

The speed test means absolutely nothing. If you want to test my download speed, have me download a test file.

They even admit that using their speed test, that I have slow download speeds. There tests usually indicate 290k using a simulated 2 meg File. I’m paying 70 per month for 1.5 meg and have never downloaded a file faster than 56k.

]]> By: Jeffrey http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080617/hughes-offers-fastest-consumer-satellite-internet-access-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-341491 Jeffrey Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:46:22 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=14718#comment-341491 All that speed means nothing when they have a horrible F.A.P. All that speed means nothing when they have a horrible F.A.P.

]]> By: Blueman http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080617/hughes-offers-fastest-consumer-satellite-internet-access-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-340021 Blueman Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:32:29 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=14718#comment-340021 It seems like most of the complaints with hughes these days is that during peak hours people's connections are slowed even if they haven't reached the F.A.P. limit yet. Wildblue claims to be able to carry more bandwidth per beam. Source: http://www.mybluedish.com/compare-wildblue.htm It seems like most of the complaints with hughes these days is that during peak hours people’s connections are slowed even if they haven’t reached the F.A.P. limit yet.

Wildblue claims to be able to carry more bandwidth per beam. Source: http://www.mybluedish.com/compare-wildblue.htm

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