Cell phone over WiFi on satellite will not work well due to the inherent higher latency.
As far as Netflix not working, what are your results when you run these tests? http://my.hughesnet.com/support?_mpsource=Header&_udreq=1&tab=SpeedTest
Also can try reducing the Netflix definition in playback settings and pausing/turning off Video Optimization in the Video Settings of the HughesNet Status Meter.
Go here and set to low or medium definition to see if it makes a difference: https://www.netflix.com/HdToggle
Also can try turning off or pausing Video Optimization using the StatusMeter:
Birdog,
Thank you for the info. Much better than HugesNet technical help.
"Cell phone over WiFi on satellite will not work well due to the inherent higher latency."
Does this mean my cell phone will not work with my ATT M-Cell?
This is absolutely not what sales told me when I signed up.
I told her I live in a rural area on the edge of cell service.
The installer connected my M-cell to the HughesNet modem and said it will work.
Callers to my cell phone hear every other word.
My M-Cell is 5 years old.
Is there a newer device that addresses the latency issue?
Thank you.
hank.beltram@sbcglobal.net
@HankBeltram, probably will also not work well for same reason as already mentioned, high latency. Have heard of some getting both Wifi calling and M-cell to work but is hit and miss based on beam/gateway loading, speed, latency at any given time. As a rule these will not work well if at all and when they will or won't work is a dice shoot.
Note the description in this Cisco box description:
"Cell phone over WiFi on satellite will not work well due to the inherent higher latency."
This isn't true with other providers, Exede/Viasat has seemless Wifi calling from a cellphone. Unfortunately, I went with Hughes without researching this, because my Wifi calling worked so well on a friends Exede setup, I didn't think it would have been an issue with another provider. I feel (maybe) either Hughes deliberately delays Wifi calls, so people are made to use Hughes' VoIP calling, at an additional cost, or their equipment is not as good as Exede/Viasat's.
I have no problem with Netflix or Amazon Prime Video though.
@wajacksonjr wrote:"Cell phone over WiFi on satellite will not work well due to the inherent higher latency."
This isn't true with other providers, Exede/Viasat has seemless Wifi calling from a cellphone. Unfortunately, I went with Hughes without researching this, because my Wifi calling worked so well on a friends Exede setup, I didn't think it would have been an issue with another provider. I feel (maybe) either Hughes deliberately delays Wifi calls, so people are made to use Hughes' VoIP calling, at an additional cost, or their equipment is not as good as Exede/Viasat's.
I have no problem with Netflix or Amazon Prime Video though.
Really, very interesting. I've searched their site and the Internet and see nowhere that cell over WiFi works seamlessly. It is about the satellite delay and they have the same delay as HughesNet. No getting around it.
They must have some super duper tech going on. Care to post some links about people people using WiFi calling seamlessly?
@BirdDog wrote:They must have some super duper tech going on. Care to post some links about people people using WiFi calling seamlessly?
They transmit through an artificial wormhole that passes through a solar flare. Erases all latency (and causality) issues.
@MarkJFine wrote:
@BirdDog wrote:They must have some super duper tech going on. Care to post some links about people people using WiFi calling seamlessly?
They transmit through an artificial wormhole that passes through a solar flare. Erases all latency (and causality) issues.
What is so hard to understand about delay and a satellite being 23K miles out in space? Then the back and forth communication adding to the delay. I wasn't a rocket scientist in school but I do understand some basic physics.
Honestly scared what is being taught in schools now. Probably Facebook and Twitter interaction.