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gaines_wright
Tutor
7 years ago

Data limits

  Why are there data limits?     At first glance, data limits seem to make sense. at least for satellite systems, due to the high cost of putting a satellite in orbit, etc. OTOH I suspect that no o...
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maratsade
Distinguished Professor IV

Data limits have to do with the nature of satellite internet.  A satellite's throughput has to be divided amongst the users and since the throuput is limited, caps must be established to assure everyone gets a piece of the pie. 

 

 

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mikef
New Poster
7 years ago

My piece of the pie seems to be getting smaller the further I get into my 2 yr contract. strange

maratsade wrote:

Data limits have to do with the nature of satellite internet.  A satellite's throughput has to be divided amongst the users and since the throuput is limited, caps must be established to assure everyone gets a piece of the pie. 

 

 

 

  • GabeU's avatar
    GabeU
    Distinguished Professor IV
    7 years ago

    mikef

     

    As time goes on, things use more and more data.  Even if we went to the exact same websites and did the exact same activities every day, over time our data would be used more quickly.  It's the nature of the beast that is the internet.     

  • gaines_wright's avatar
    gaines_wright
    Tutor
    7 years ago
    mikef wrote:

    My piece of the pie seems to be getting smaller the further I get into my 2 yr contract. strange


      Don't waste your breath saying anything critical of Hughes  around here.  As I soon found out myself, this is actually the headquarters of the Hughes legal defence team.. 

     

     

     

     

    • GabeU's avatar
      GabeU
      Distinguished Professor IV
      7 years ago
      gaines_wright wrote:
      mikef wrote:

      My piece of the pie seems to be getting smaller the further I get into my 2 yr contract. strange


        Don't waste your breath saying anything critical of Hughes  around here.  As I soon found out myself, this is actually the headquarters of the Hughes legal defence team..  

      mikef's issue has absolutely nothing to do with Hughes and everything to do with the internet becoming more data intensive as time goes on.

       

      But, with that said, we're so very lucky that you're here to set us all straight, gaines_wright!  

      • maratsade's avatar
        maratsade
        Distinguished Professor IV
        7 years ago

        "this is actually the headquarters of the Hughes legal defence team."

         

        No, that's actually 3 miles to the north.  This is actually the HQ for Hughesnet's synchronised swimming team. 

         

         

  • Brooke's avatar
    Brooke
    Alum
    7 years ago

    Hi MikeF, I notice you're replying to old threads. To get better assistance, if you have any concerns you'd like for us to address, please start your own and state in detail what issues you're experiencing and we'll be happy to assist you.

     

    Thanks for your cooperation,

    Brooke