What's the problem with beam 68??

[JAS]

I have seen some posts saying that people were having trouble with download speeds if they were on beam 68 ... can you all weigh in on this issue. I am new to Gen5 - on beam 68 - and having terrible trouble with download speeds. The system is VERY frustrating ....

Thanks - Joe Simcoe

[maratsade]

They're having speed issues with Beam 68, especially in the evenings. They're working on the problem.

[C0RR0SIVE]

Yeup, beam 68 is fubar... They have been working on the issue for awhile, doesn't seem that engineering has figured it out yet...

[Aedan]

Hello JAS and Maratsade,

Please check your private messages in the top right-hand corner, as I have sent you more information pertaining to this issue. Thanks.

[Reggie]

Is there a new beam footprint for Gen5 available yet?

[C0RR0SIVE]

This is all we are going to get Reggie...  

Jupiter II Service MapAlaska Jupiter II

[Reggie]

WOW

This community is going down hill so fast it is not worth coming to for those that want to learn.

REGGIE

[C0RR0SIVE]

Not sure how Hughes deciding not to release a pretty foot print map has any bearing on the community, but OK.

[Aedan]

Hello Reggie,

Thanks for posting. Is there a particular location that you need more information about? Thanks.

[Reggie]

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@Aedan wrote:

Hello Reggie,

Thanks for posting. Is there a particular location that you need more information about? Thanks.

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Thank you for responding. No, I was wondering why HN won't post a map of the spotbeams & gateways.

[C0RR0SIVE]

Because there's no need to?

[Reggie]

I just wanted to add to my research of Gen5 before I ask for an update. I guess I got the answer I needed to make up my mind.

Thank you

[Gwalk900]

Hi Reggie,

While Hughes may not volunteer a lot of information, some data is publicly available.

If a user was so inclined they could go to http://www.satbeams.com/satellites?norad=41893 and put beam numbers with the map that has been posted.

It is helpful in my opinion to know the location of one's Gateway due to weather affecting a users service, it helps to know what beam you are on ... Gateway assignment, beam/gateway reputation that sort of thing.

ES19 is rather new, more info will develop over time I'm sure.

Is there a specific question you have?

[C0RR0SIVE]

Satbeams have the beams in wrong places...  Seems "official" designations (where ever satbeams gets info) may not match real world designations...

While I agree, some information should be public knowledge, it's not upto us to decide that...

Go to AT&T and ask them for a map that shows all their cellular towers as coverage areas of those towers.  I bet you will get kicked out fast.  Even the Government couldn't force AT&T to release a map showing their backbone infrastructure.

With that said... It would only take asking a moderator in private which beam and gateway you would be asigned to if you went with Gen5.

[Reggie]

I would like to monitor the beam that I would be using before
I decide. Some of the gateways seem to have more problems than others. The more research I do, the better prepared I will be.

Thank you.

Reggie

[MarkJFine]

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@C0RR0SIVE wrote:

Even the Government couldn't force AT&T to release a map showing their backbone infrastructure.

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And that's actually the issue. Why volunteer yourself for potential sabotage or spoofing of your communications infrastructure.

As customers we just have a right to use the product they are selling, not know all of the inner workings of it.

I have similar arguments with sports fans who think just because they pay to support a club they think they have a right to take part in the way the club is run.