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ecoalex2
Tutor
5 years ago
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Bonus Time Speeds

It is 5:30 Am , the bonus time , I am under FAP after 8, I am under the impression, the bonus time allows me unthrottled speeds. My testmytest speeds are under 8mps. What am I missing here? I have all...
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    maratsade
    5 years ago

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MarkJFine
Professor
5 years ago

Look, capacity is never not going to be a problem on satellite by the very nature of the beast - you have severely limited bandwidth to start with.

 

Demand for external servers will always be a problem, complicating the issue too. Give you an example: Over the past  day or so, Apple, Microsoft (Windows and Office), and Fedora all had major os/kernel updates. Ever try to update something from Apple or Microsoft on the first day of the release? You can't ever get it done, because you're competing with the entire globe on top of trying to compete with those also on your satellite beam, groundstation, the groundstation's provider, and so on. This is how internet works... everywhere.

ecoalex2's avatar
ecoalex2
Tutor
5 years ago
If capacity was never a problem, my Beam-19 was full on the latest satellite, the solution was to put me back on the old satellite, the tech came and re-aimed the dish back to it's original aim. Capacity was told to be the problem, where I got the thought. I had slow speeds, close to dial-up, after the re-aim, I had good speeds. They have slowed down since then. The testmytest data shows this. If that wasn't the problem what was? Why the re-aim. If congestion -capacity is not a problem, then other mods here have steered me wrong.
  • GabeU's avatar
    GabeU
    Distinguished Professor IV
    5 years ago

    "Look, capacity is never not going to be a problem on satellite by the very nature of the beast - you have severely limited bandwidth to start with."  - Mark

     

    i.e. it's always going to be a problem.

    • ecoalex2's avatar
      ecoalex2
      Tutor
      5 years ago
      So I can expect increasingly slower speeds. I keep seeing the Hughesnet ads, they tout speeds subscribers will get. Buying tokens also will not help then.There needs to be a proviso as in the drug ads :) (may cause cancer, death )
      • maratsade's avatar
        maratsade
        Distinguished Professor IV
        5 years ago

        "So I can expect increasingly slower speeds."

         

        Not necessarily.  Things change,  new players come on the scene, new products appear, new technological advances, etc. What you can do is go with the flow and accept reality. You'll live longer.  

         

        "There needs to be a proviso as in the drug ads"

         

        There is. Check the website and the subscriber agreement (both available freely on the web to everyone) for the disclaimers.  

         

        You can also be proactive and contact your representatives in Congress. Demand that they bring other options to your area.