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gary2's avatar
gary2
New Poster
6 years ago

VPN on Gen 5

I have been on Gen 4 for several years and I'm considering upgrading to Gen 5 for more speed and data. My wife works from home and has been using VPN with limited success. Has anyone used VPN on thei...
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  • maratsade's avatar
    maratsade
    6 years ago

    I love my Gen5, but from the get go I noticed much more latency, so things seem slower. Didn't affect the VPN, though, oddly. But overall, Gen 5 rocks. 

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maratsade
Distinguished Professor IV

I've used a VPN for work, and used it without a problem with both Gen 4 and Gen 5.  But your mileage may vary depending on many things, such as congestion.  So if your wife depends on a VPN for work, you may want to think about staying with Gen 4, since it works for you (at least moderately).  There really is no guarantee that a VPN will work with satellite internet, and you really have no way of knowing whether Gen 5 would work for you. 

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gary2
New Poster
6 years ago

Thank you maratsade for your reply. When you upgradeded to Gen 5, did you notice improvement in performance from Gen 4 ?

  • maratsade's avatar
    maratsade
    Distinguished Professor IV
    6 years ago

    I love my Gen5, but from the get go I noticed much more latency, so things seem slower. Didn't affect the VPN, though, oddly. But overall, Gen 5 rocks. 

    • gary2's avatar
      gary2
      New Poster
      6 years ago

      Thanks again, I think I will stay with Gen 4 for the time being. I appreciate you for taking the time to respond.