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tpp's avatar
tpp
Freshman
7 years ago

Legacy plan are we stuck forever? ??

I am looking for an official response on this matter, as I am considering cancelling the service and buying a repeater to get on Verizon as the signal seems to be improving.

Are those of us on an alternative satellite hn7000s stuck on it forever?Does Hughes have any plan to cut us a break and raise our download.

I think it is beyond ridiculous that people with gen5 fapped are getting far more than I do not on Fap.

On Vivaldi which shows the down load speed (I tried only to see the download and upload speed
Down 128kbps not on Fap at its best usually about 80kbps
Down 3.6kbps on fap......Lmao that is beyond acceptable, pathetic better explains it

Upload to my CPanel server not on Fap showed .02 to .03 mbps upload, it is unable to even hold the connection to finish an upload.... 143mb upload (yes sometimes you must upload someone's site to get paid, lol, takes 1.5 hours if it can even hold the connection that long. Is it not ridiculous that I must drive 13 miles to upload at the library now....

My last 3 bills are $76, $89 and this month again will be $76

Gen5 fapped is 10-50 times faster, paying less money than I am or actually the same at $50 month.

Honestly you can tell it has gotten worse as they stuff all of the Legacy plan folks on 1 transponder.....

SO are there any plans to help us or is this it???.... 250mb may have worked 7 years ago but it does not now.

I do get a kick out of people angry they get 2 or 3 or 5Mb on gen5 I'd be thrilled lol

Thank you, hopefully they respond
  • GabeU's avatar
    GabeU
    Distinguished Professor IV
    7 years ago

    This isn't an official response, as I don't work for the company, but I can tell you the realities of it.  The HN7000S is on an older satellite and getting older all the time, and there will be no change to that system to be like Gen5.  It's not set up to be able to support the kind of service that Gen5 is, and they won't sink money into improving/upgrading an old system.  The only option you have if you would like to get service like Gen5 is to upgrade to Gen5.   

     

    If you call and ask they may have a deal for you to upgrade to Gen5.  You'll need a new dish and modem, but Gen5 is a LOT better than the legacy plans in every way.  I had the HN7000S until Feb 2016, when I finally upgraded to Gen4, then upgraded to Gen5 at the end of March 2017.  No regrets.    

     

    Is there some reason you have avoided upgrading to Gen5?  

    • tpp's avatar
      tpp
      Freshman
      7 years ago
      Hi Gabe,

      I am the only full time resident inside Olympic Nat Forest, America's only rainforest which means trees are not big but tremendous lol.... I am surrounded and bordered on 2 sides by Govt land, one side is called a Riparian Forest meaning it is within 300 feet of a stream, WA state has strictest water laws in US. You cannot by law drop trees inside of that named forest area, they just fall over naturally or never get cut. There are some whoppers just lying on ground.

      There are 2 150-200 foot trees blocking my sat view south sitting on Govt land right next to property border.... If I was in Arkansas, lol, I'd just cut one but here I'd get busted for it so no way I can do Gen 5 unless I move. Hughes guy on online chat said no new service at my pointing direction.

      So I'd guess it is coming to an end with Hughes for me... I don't mind slow, I am used to it, but tired of staying up every night from 11pm-4am to enjoy the service at all (yes I am up every night all night)

      If they even offered us 1mb all the time and no criminal FAP nonsense I'd be happy, but we both know Hughes is not going to do that.

      So...

      • GabeU's avatar
        GabeU
        Distinguished Professor IV
        7 years ago

        If you know, what direction is your dish pointed in now?  Is it pointed in a direction where you have a clear view?  I don't quite remember how to look on an HN7000S system, but do you know the longitude of the satellite you're on now?  

         

        The reason I ask is that, though the Echostar 19 might not be feasible, there is a beam from the Echostar 17 that is darn near centered right on top of you, and it's at 107.1W as opposed to the 97W of the Echostar 19.  If the ES17 would work, they might very well be able to connect you to that.  The ES17 info is at http://www.n2yo.com/?s=38551

         

        And, you can actually input your info, choose the satellite (Echostar 17 or 19), and see on the following site exactly where it would point, by the picture...

         

        http://www.groundcontrol.com/Satellite_Look_Angle_Calculator.htm

         

        Beam 51 on Echostar 17...