@Installer I am in south/west Nevada County. From March through late September of last year, I was getting very close to the advertised speeds. Then the "September Incident" happened on ES19 beam 55 and my download speeds dropped well below 1Mbps. After a few months of horrible download speeds, HughesNet "fixed" my connection by pointing my dish to ES17. While ES17 initially provided decent download speeds, the upload speeds were lack luster. Presumably, ES17 is now filling up with more ES19 beam 55 refugees, and in typical HughesNet fashion, overselling, and the lack of capacity is resulting in a lousy internet experience for all customers on my beam.
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