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 their Gen 5 system after using the Gen 4 system. My concern is that if I change to Gen 5 and it is worse to the point she can"t use VPN on the new system, I wont't be able to revert back to the old system which would cause her major problems. Is the Gen 5 a big improvement over the Gen 4? Thanks for any help.
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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.
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.
Thank you maratsade for your reply. When you upgradeded to Gen 5, did you notice improvement in performance from Gen 4 ?
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.
Thanks again, I think I will stay with Gen 4 for the time being. I appreciate you for taking the time to respond.