"I remember when I first ordered Gen4 I was thinking that I'd be very happy to get 60% of my up to (10Mbps or 15Mbps (can't remember for sure)) speed, and when my first test gave me 20Mbps I was floored. Nah, something's wrong, it can't be that high. I then got the same result, over and over. I was VERY happy. LOL. Then it kicked up to 30Mbps about six months later. "
The satellite really likes you, Gabe. I've never experienced consistent speeds, and of late they've been very slow, sometimes so slow they've affected browsing. It'll get better, though, I'm sure of it.
maratsade wrote:
The satellite really likes you, Gabe. I've never experienced consistent speeds, and of late they've been very slow, sometimes so slow they've affected browsing. It'll get better, though, I'm sure of it.
Well, it's not liking me as much lately. As of the last month or so my evening speeds have been dropping considerably, and though my experience isn't as bad as yours, when you're used to it working well, and the speed dropping only somewhat during the peak usage periods, the speed dropping into the low to mid single digits, or lower, is quite noticeable. Again, most things I use it for still work just fine, but I have noticed as of the last few nights that even Youtube vids are starting to have some hiccups, even when my speeds are in the teens.
I think that, maybe, the Hughes' engineers are just trying to even the system out to be able to take care of those badly affected beams I know that something changed, as when my speeds dropped during the peak times about a month ago, it was like a switch. One day there was the normal difference, and the next....BAM! Over the months it had gone from practically no difference to it gradually dropping into the 30s, then 20s, then even the teens, but this drop was practically instant. Again, I'm still not that affected when doing most of the things I normally do, but it was interesting, nonetheless.
Peak usage three months ago...
Two months ago...
One month ago...
This month...
Granted, these are hand picked, and there were tests once in a while that stuck out like a sort thumb, but these are more representative of what's "normally" happening during the given month. November was a little wild, with it going down, then up, then down, then WAY down.
