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Connection Problems- Only with AOL
The problem started a week to 10 days ago. I can not connect to AOL via my hughes Gen5 connection. We both use aol mail (yes, I know there are better options, and I may look into that, but when you...
One other thing is that, if you'd like to schedule the file downloads, but you don't like the idea of leaving your PC on (I don't), or messing with trying to schedule the downloads to your PC, you can schedule the file download(s) to your Android or IOS device using the PlayOn Cloud app, then copy the files to your PC.
BTW, don't forget to change the resolution on the app if you want it to be better than standard. I'm fine with standard, which is DVD quality, but some people want it to be better, regardless of the increased file size for the program/movie. I believe 720p is the maximum resolution, but that's still very good.
If you try it and you like it, please let us know. I'm still deciding whether to get it, though I probably will. It's cheap, and lets you easily take advantage of the Bonus Zone data, and even those twenty days of data resets with your upgrade (make sure first, though, of course). :)
I had a similar problem last year, except it effected several sites for three days. I think your problem is probably somewhere out in that never-never land past the Hughes gateway. When I run a traceroute from a Linux terminal for aol.com it goes through 30 hops. I don't claim to be an expert on all this, but it seems to me that a problem with any of these hops could make aol.com unreachable. Your hot spot is probably not using the bad hop and therefore works.
I know this is not going to be much help, but I've seen this sort of problem before, and I think it will eventually be resolved. Posting about it here is a good start.
