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rmvelin's avatar
rmvelin
Freshman
8 years ago

Who's NOT upgrading to Gen5?

So I've been waiting all this time for the new satellite to be up and running and now I'm reluctant to upgrade.   1)When I first started with HughesNet I was told I could stream Netflix with the pl...
  • C0RR0SIVE's avatar
    C0RR0SIVE
    8 years ago

    1: Everyone I have spoken to that is on Gen5 can stream Netflix just fine, even while in FAP if they use SD.

    2: Yes, upgrades to Gen5 will result in you being locked into a new 2 year contract.  This is normal with any form of equipment upgrade.

    3: Chances of the system becoming congested with in the next few years (those signing up now should be out of contract before congestion becomes any concern) is slim to none, though occasional gateway expansions will probably occur as customers come on board (why build the entire facility at the start when it's not being used?).  In 5-6 years, it's possible, but hopefully by then Hughes will have another satellite in the air to stave off inevitable congestion of the system.

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GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV
8 years ago

Although I don't use Netflix, after upgrading to Gen5 I connected with my DirecTV receiver to try out the on demand.  It worked perfectly, though I disconnected it as a DirecTV receiver's data usage can't be controlled.  I already knew that before I tried it, but wanted to test out the on demand, anyway.    

 

I also connected my Smart TV to Youtube and it worked in HD without any problem.  

 

P.S.  If anyone out there decides to do the same with their DirecTV receivers, be prepared to be VERY annoyed afterward.  Even temporarily connecting it, then resetting the network so it is no longer connected, changes a bunch of things with the receiver, and it will not only constantly hound you with messages practically begging you to reconnect, but it also changes the search feature, in that it will try to search online for anything, even though you are no longer connected.  

 

I ended up doing a factory reset to my DirecTV Genie to stop it from doing all that, losing everything on my DVR in the process, though it was worth it in the end.

   

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

    "If anyone out there decides to do the same with their DirecTV receivers, be prepared to be VERY annoyed afterward.  Even temporarily connecting it, then resetting the network so it is no longer connected, changes a bunch of things with the receiver, and it will not only constantly hound you with messages practically begging you to reconnect, but it also changes the search feature, in that it will try to search online for anything, even though you are no longer connected. "

     

    thank you for this, GabeU -- I've always been reluctant to connect the receivers because I thought this would happen. Glad to know I was right; I know now I'll never connect them.  I'll keep doing what I do now, which is connect a laptop to the TV via an HDMI cable.  That works just fine.

  • BPW19546's avatar
    BPW19546
    New Poster
    8 years ago

    that don,t work on gen 4  and still its slow 5pm to 1am  

    • GabeU's avatar
      GabeU
      Distinguished Professor IV
      8 years ago
      BPW19546 wrote:

      that don,t work on gen 4  and still its slow 5pm to 1am  

      What doesn't work?  

      • BirdDog's avatar
        BirdDog
        Assistant Professor
        8 years ago
        GabeU wrote:
        BPW19546 wrote:

        that don,t work on gen 4  and still its slow 5pm to 1am  

        What doesn't work?  

        And not slow for everyone.