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GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV
6 years ago

How long have you had HughesNet?

I was just curious how long everyone has had HughesNet.    As of Dec 5th it's been 15 years for me.  The Pro Plus legacy plan (425MB per day) from Dec 5th 2004 through Feb 2016, Gen4 from Feb 2016 ...
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maratsade
Distinguished Professor IV
6 years ago

Oh, it was absurdly slow to get to an https site.  Very memorable indeed.  I also remember how hard it was to use the token because if you were in FAP (which happened to me often at the beginning), it took a very long time to be able to get the token activated.  I think at some point I had decided to wait until the free zone and then add the tokens.  I think I can definitely say that back then, at times, the speed was slower than my AOL dialup account (and that one was pretty darn slow). 

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lighthope1
Senior
6 years ago

I've had HughesNet since 2003 I think.

 

I remember when a single raindrop would knock out your interent for days.  I have to admit, today it takes a significant amount of snow to stop the signal from getting through.

 

On that note at least, HughesNet has done a massive improvement from 16 years ago.

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    maratsade
    Distinguished Professor IV
    6 years ago

    Ha ha, I remember that too! It was in the times of DirecWay, when weather had a massive impact on the system, but I think when Hughes took over, things began improving rapidly. 

     

    lighthope1 wrote:

     

    I remember when a single raindrop would knock out your interent for days.  I have to admit, today it takes a significant amount of snow to stop the signal from getting through.