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03-08-2017
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03-08-2017
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01-30-2017
07:23 AM
We also have a lot of snow, but generally we don't have issues with snow on the satellite dish. We usually only have issues when there is sleet/freezing rain/wet sticky snow and thunderstorms. Also excessive wind can move the dish. We have our on the roof, but we also have a Directv satellite on a pole in the yard. Any of the above mentioned conditions can hinder satellite reception no matter if it is on the roof or on a pole in the ground.
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01-30-2017
07:16 AM
Thank you. The 2nd version you listed showed me how many free and pre-paid Token I have, while the first version you showed did not.
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05-04-2016
10:11 PM
Had to use my cell phone just to post here. Normally my home page lists me in Germantown. Can't get into my email, on ebay, Hughes net, nothing.
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03-09-2016
05:17 PM
Well, when the choices are dial-up or Hughes, then Hughes wins hands down.
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03-09-2016
05:16 PM
Yes, we use Ad Blocker on all devices, including my cell phone. Didn't know about image blockers. I'll have to look in to that.
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03-04-2016
03:20 AM
Switched our plan last month to one with SmartBrowsing. Ran out of regular data 3 days before the end of the month and SmartBrowsing kicked in right away. Actually I never even saw any difference in the speed of surfing the internet on our desktop, laptop, or Kindle Fire. The transition was seamless. The only thing I noticed is that some pictures did not load quickly or only loaded halfway before I went to another page. But other than that, it was great!
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02-01-2016
12:59 AM
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Thank you Chris for the additional hints on monitoring usage. I have had some fun today while setting up the new computer and yes, it has a built-in wireless router. I have already decided to not use the Cortana program as it sounded like because it is syncing between devices all the time, it would use up data. There was also at one point in the set-up where it prompted me to keep a pane in the off position if I had a data cap connection. Still have to add some programs and my Vipre tomorrow before I move it over to my HughesNet connection, but all these hints have been great from everybody.
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02-01-2016
04:02 AM
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Thank you for your advice everyone. I have to go to Wal-Mart tomorrow (over an hour away) to get an HDMI cable for the new monitor anyway, so I will look for a wireless USB wifi adapter if available also. Howard, we have satellite internet for a reason..... we live in the middle of nowhere, so there is no tech person in their right mind that would come out here to set up the computer nor would I pay for their drive time to get here. It would probably cost me more than the new computer did.
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01-31-2016
08:18 PM
We have finally bought a new desktop computer, which does of course have Windows 10 (UGH). Our old computer is probably 6 years old and we would still like to use it for some of the files, mostly photographs, on it plus still browse the internet. Can I hook up 2 desktop computers to the HT1100 modem? If so, what do I need as far as cables? We do have a wireless router for the laptop and Kindle, but the old computer does not have wireless capabilities as far as I know. Is there a way to make the old computer wireless? Back to Windows 10 ...... I am uploading all of the new software/drivers, etc. at a house that has a DSL line so I don't chew up my monthly HughesNet data. How do I set the new computer to not download updates whenever it wants? I know how to turn off the live feeds from the tiles because we did this for the laptop. Is there anything else I can turn off in Windows 10 to limit how much data it is going to chew through?
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11-06-2015
05:49 PM
Good morning Liz, A strange thing happened yesterday with my status meter. Last night it had the right dates; 11/01 - 11/30. At first it said I was 311 MB over suggested use, then a while later it said I was 2 MB over suggested use. Wish I had taken a screen shot then. This morning, my status meter is now back to 10/30 - 11/30 and it says I am within expected usage.
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11-04-2015
03:01 AM
Sorry Liz. For some reason I have somebody named Amanda on my mind.
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11-01-2015
02:38 PM
Oh, and Amanda, it says I have used 1 MB of data (not a big deal obviously), but the computer has only been on during the Bonus Bytes period. All devices were turned off and disconnected last night at 11 pm.
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11-01-2015
02:15 PM
Just for the heck of it, I took a screen shot of my status meter this morning right after I turned on the computer. New month, same problem. So now my new month supposedly started 10/30 and runs until 11/30 according to the status meter (2 days of my cycle have passed), even though yesterday when I turned off the computer, last month's cycle ran until 10/31. So, Amanda, the saga continues.
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10-29-2015
02:17 AM
OK, hopefully here is the screenshot where it says that my month started on 9/30. It says Anytime Data Cycle Usage 9/30 - 10/31. Thank you.
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10-28-2015
02:32 AM
Thanks everybody. I will download glasswire when the new month starts, since I am running low now. I am still concerned with the 32 day data cycle for this month. Can anybody explain why my cycle goes from 9/30 - 10/31 when it is supposed to be 10/1-10/31? As I have said before, generally we are happy with HughesNet. Have had it for almost 10 years because our only alternative is dial-up. We have not been as happy overall with the Gen4 system. We preferred the old daily system where we could monitor use better. We have never noticed any difference in speed between the 2 systems and Gen4 is still affected by weather as much or even more than the old system.
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10-28-2015
07:28 PM
Looked at Glasswire, but don't really want to download it now since it is over a 20MB download. Not sure how it will work with my anti-virus that is already on my system, either. Status meter states I already used 20MB since loading in a token 1.5 hours ago, and the computer was not doing any surfing for about 50 minutes of that time.
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10-28-2015
06:29 PM
And another question, why is my usage cycle 9/30 - 10/31? This makes it a 32 day cycle. I always thought it was the first of the month through the last of the month. Since my meter states my cycle started 9/30, then that would explain why I am over this month, because we were gone for 11 days in September and when we got back on the 29th, we assumed that since our cycle started the 1st, we did a lot of web surfing on the 30th. Now after writing this, my meter says I used another 3 MB to do it.
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10-28-2015
06:22 PM
So, put on a Token less than 20 minutes ago. Checked my email (basic editions),checked a message board and logged into this HughesNet site. I have AdBlocker installed and all my updates are manual, not automatic. So far, in that approx. 20 minutes, I have supposedly used 12 MB of data! Seriously? What is going on here?
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10-28-2015
02:40 PM
How do I change the settings in YouTube so that whatever we watch is at the lowest resolution possible? Just trying to figure out how to maximize my data.
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10-13-2015
04:29 PM
What the heck is going on this month where only 13 days into the month, I am down to having only 37% of my 10G left? We are doing nothing different than previous months. I only download updates, etc. between 6 & 8 am. I HAVE NOT upgraded to Windows 10. We do not have any Smart TV's, phone's wireless is turned off, etc. Side note: Stopped at the Microsoft store over the weekend to ask about scheduling updates for Windows 10, but was told this could only be accomplished if I upgraded to Windows PRO, which is $200. Explained the situation with the 10G data cap and they had no solutions unless going with the Pro version. That's not going to happen here. I did run my system cleaner yesterday as I was wondering if that would help, but have not used it enough today to see. Any suggestions?
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07-21-2015
06:20 AM
Update: I was able to restore my computer back to 7/2 and it is running a lot better. I am still getting some freezing while surfing on occasion, but nothing like what was happening. My printer is now working great, too. Right now I am not going to download any updates from Microsoft even though Windows 10 is supposedly free. If it's going to mess up my computer, I'm not going there.
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07-18-2015
03:28 AM
So, after the most recent Microsoft update on 7/14 my computer is a mess. Keeps freezing up when surfing the internet using IE. At first I was going to blame HughesNet, BUT I don't believe Hughes is to blame in this case. My printer has also had problems since the update. My Samsung tablet runs fine as does my Kindle. After doing some research and with my limited understanding of computers, other people are complaining about this was a start to the Windows 10 update and some are also having problems. I am currently running Windows 7. I had already decided that I was not going to update to Windows 10 thinking my old computer would not be able to handle it. I was happy with Windows 7. How do I get rid of whatever was updated earlier this week? Or, is there some other way to get the function of my computer back and it's ability to surf the internet without freezing up and needing to be rebooted? Suggestions please!
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07-09-2015
04:02 PM
Well, as others have posted, the speeds have been declining horribly over the past week or so, especially in the evening. I usually get up at 6 am to download larger files and this am was no exception. However, I can't get most anything to download correctly. Sites that are just text are fine, but anything with graphics I get an error message, EVEN ON THE HUGHES WEBSITE! For example, the graphics at the top of this page that is supposed to be there has an error message. I can't even get in to the speed test page, everything gives me an error and suggests that I refresh the page (which does no good). I also cannot connect to the status meter. It is not only my computer, but the laptop and Kindle with the same issues. I have connected the modem directly to the computer and still there is a problem. This is totally unacceptable. I did notice that earlier in the month I was connected to a center in Texas (no issues), then when I was connected to Youngstown Ohio it started to decline and now I am connected to Germantown, MD and this is absolutely horrible.
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