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tvignoe's avatar
tvignoe
New Member
9 years ago

using cell phone extenders with hughesnet

My cell service at home sucks, verizon makes a network extender, I have heard from some it works and others it doesn't work with satelite internet, anyone know?

  • Gwalk900's avatar
    Gwalk900
    9 years ago

    As Corrosive mentioned the Verizon extender is not going to work very well if at all due to the latency inherent to a satellite connection.

    No matter what you do, your signal has to travel 22.300 miles up to the satellite then relayed back down to the ground at your Gateway location ... the return "data" has to again follow the same path.

    The speed of light applies here and about 580 ms latency is about the best you can expect.

    If a device is going to use your Hughes connection, it will be subject to this delay.

     

  • BirdDog's avatar
    BirdDog
    Assistant Professor
    9 years ago
    Connecting the DirecTV box to your HughesNet is not advisable, it will eat lots of data in the background and pausing/time shifting will also use more data.

    The best way to do Netflix from my experience is using the browser on a computer connected to the TV using HDMI.
  • C0RR0SIVE's avatar
    C0RR0SIVE
    Associate Professor
    9 years ago
    Actually, the Verizon booster doesn't work because of the latency.  Hughesnet is not blocking any ports, and conforms to ALL FCC requirements.
    • FMVR's avatar
      FMVR
      New Poster
      7 years ago

      I have been on the phone all day with Hughsnet's Home Tech Support. Hughsnet does not support VPN. Therefore cellphone network extenders do not work with their system. So either I carry two internet providers so I have the capability to connect our network extender or I find a different way to make phone calls. Not sure how we are going to go right now. But I spent a lot of money to get a service that doesn't cover our needs. 

  • BirdDog's avatar
    BirdDog
    Assistant Professor
    9 years ago
    Hit or miss, more often miss due to latency on satellite.
  • Gwalk900's avatar
    Gwalk900
    Honorary Alumnus
    9 years ago

    As Corrosive mentioned the Verizon extender is not going to work very well if at all due to the latency inherent to a satellite connection.

    No matter what you do, your signal has to travel 22.300 miles up to the satellite then relayed back down to the ground at your Gateway location ... the return "data" has to again follow the same path.

    The speed of light applies here and about 580 ms latency is about the best you can expect.

    If a device is going to use your Hughes connection, it will be subject to this delay.

     

  • tvignoe's avatar
    tvignoe
    New Member
    9 years ago
    thats what i was afraid of...lots of money for something that may not work
  • tvignoe's avatar
    tvignoe
    New Member
    9 years ago
    what about netflix...seems hit or miss with it as well
  • BirdDog's avatar
    BirdDog
    Assistant Professor
    9 years ago
    Netflix works but there is the data limit. No HD, but SD or low definition can be done without eating through excessive amounts of data. Again, still a limit depending on plan amount, can't expect satellite internet to replace cable TV or satellite TV. Low definition Netflix uses about 300 MB per hour, SD about 700 MB per hour.
  • tvignoe's avatar
    tvignoe
    New Member
    9 years ago
    i have directtv but have some shows i like to rewatch..ie sons of anarchy and it will do great for about 20 min or so then lose connection