About monicakm

You should still be able to get out of your conract with HughesNet at this point.  I think you have a month iirc. ... View more

NETGEAR AC1200 WiFi Range Extender (EX6150-100NAS) ... View more

Thanks Corrosive.  I wish I knew where I'd read that but I'm glad it's not the case.  ... View more

The company that came out to upgrade me to Gen 5 on Tues called bright and early this morning to say they got the orders to change the pole (thank you Liz).  Conversation started out good but then got a tad testy with him telling me that HN threatened to fire him saying HE was the one that stuck the broken pole in the ground (and no concrete).   Of course that's not the case and I offered to call anyone I needed to straighten out the story.   He said is boss got 10 different emails concerning the pole issue.  But, I didn't need to hear any of that.  Professionalism isn't what it used to be.  He's already lost all credibility with me for a number of other issues including lying about the signal strength...UNLESS it could actually have been 102 and 2 minutes later (and up till now) hovering between 89 and 91.  When I questioned him about that he said there is no difference in between a signal strength of 86 and 102 😮   I can't imagine anyone being able to stream (even in SD) at 4Mbps.  Not saying YOU can't, but I couldn't.  My Gen 4 testmy speeds were generally in the 9ish range until a couple of months ago when they shot up to 28 to 30Mbps.  At 9 Youtube buffered a LOT.  Prime time was all but impossible to watch.  I've never bothered with Netflix.  Youtube would automatically set my resolution to 240p.  I could still buffer (on Gen 4) with 28 to 30Mbps and 420p.  My testmy speed this morning is 38.  I tried Youtube 720p and got quite a bit of buffering.  Browsing this morning is better.  Maybe Netflix streaming is different than Youtube streaming.  Like I said, I've never bothered with it due to my Youtube streaming experience AND a 10GB data cap.  I was certainly anxious to try it with the new plan.   Why would I want to upgrade?  Data for one.  10GB vs 20GB.  With today's multimedia hungry internet and all our devices, you have to be really conscience about your data consumption.  I usually ended a month with data remaining but it was out of diligence and the fact that we have a 12GB data plan with our cell phones + roll over data.  I was hoping Gen 5 would have brought us roll over data 🙂  Even tho Testmy was showing an increase of download speeds from 9ish to 28ish, my browsing remained roughly the same.  Even with the upgrade, browsing isn't significantly faster.    tampasteve, I DO hope you get a good and honest installer.  It can make all the difference in the world.  I didn't want the same installer out that cut the old pole off at the ground and then just stuck it in the dirt but I don't have any faith in the installers that came out on Tues either 😞  I'm hoping my husband can be here when they come back to install the new pole. ... View more

Corrosive, what are your testmy results?  Oh wait, I found them.   http://testmy.net/stats/?&t=u&l=250&z=30&q=C0RR0SIVE I'm betting you wouldn't consider 17 and 18 acceptable and falling within a "good margin".  I am connected directly (bypassing router). My test results have been 28+ with Gen 4.  Yesterday, 48Mbps (like many others have reported) on Gen 5.  I'm sorry, 18 and 17.2Mbps are not acceptable in my book.  My browsing is painfully slow tonight.  Some pages won't even load.  So far the pole problem, speed problem and messed up wifi settings/devices have made this whole experience regrettable 😞 ... View more

Really?  Does my testmy download speed screenshot not show up for you?  18Mbps vs 48 on Gen 5 that I got yesterday and 28+ the last couple of months on Gen 4.  ... View more

Sounds good 🙂  My setup (router and extender) is working for me so unless something changes, I think I'll stay on a 5GHz band even if it's an overkill.  BTW, my nearest neighbors are 300 yards away.  One to the north and one to the south 😉 ... View more

Good for you!  I always say that if I'm going to bash or complain about a company for bad service, I need to praise them for good service 🙂 When the first guy installed the system, did he show you the Satellite Receive Signal Strength under System Status (it might be diffrent for Gen 5) and do any download speed test and let you see the browsing speed? ... View more

And that's where a wifi range extender comes in handy.  I am 16 feet from the plug-in style extender and taking a reading of one of my Echo Dots when I took these before and after readings.  The extender is 30 feet from the router.  This is a 2.4GHz.ext reading (I was testing my Echo Dots) but the 5GHz.ext readings are still in the upper end of the green section.  My computer is right next to my router so it's on the original 5GHz (vs the 5GHz.ext) band).  One of the Dots is closer to the router than the other two so it's on the original 2.4GHz band whereas the other two Dots in the other end of the house are on 2.4GHz.ext.  My tablet is usally in the other end of the house as well so it's on 5GHz.ext.  We mostly use mobile data for our phones.   Without extender         ... View more

@C0RR0SIVE wrote: Nope, you're right, but, 5Ghz drops of very fast going through walls in most cases. And that's where a wifi range extender comes in handy.  I am 16 feet from the plug-in style extender and taking a reading of one of my Echo Dots when I took these before and after readings.  The extender is 30 feet from the router.  This is a 2.4GHz.ext reading (I was testing my Echo Dots) but the 5GHz.ext readings are still in the upper end of the green section.  My computer is right next to my router so it's on the original 5GHz (vs the 5GHz.ext) band).  One of the Dots is closer to the router than the other two so it's on the original 2.4GHz band whereas the other two Dots in the other end of the house are on 2.4GHz.ext.  My tablet is usally in the other end of the house as well so it's on 5GHz.ext.  We mostly use mobile data for our phones.   Hummm, how do you embed photos here?   Without the extender [URL=http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/monicakm1/media/Screenshot_20170219-020042_zpszyo7utuw.png.html][IMG]http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/monicakm1/Screenshot_20170219-020042_zpszyo7utuw.png[/IMG][/URL]   With the extender [URL=http://s1133.photobucket.com/user/monicakm1/media/Screenshot_20170219-020144_zpsvmur5viy.png.html][IMG]http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/monicakm1/Screenshot_20170219-020144_zpsvmur5viy.png[/IMG][/URL]   ... View more

@GabeU wrote: @C0RR0SIVE   If connecting to the 2.4Ghz radio (like most people should), should I disable the 5Ghz radio since I am not going to use it or just leave it alone?  Would it be better for security to disable it or does it matter?     Wait.  Hold everything 😮  Why should we be using 2.4GHz on our computers and tablets vs 5GHz?  I have my devices set up on my dual band AC1200 NetGear router like this...computer, smartphones and tablet (anything that uses video) on 5GHz.  Printer and 3 Amazon Echo Dots on 2.4GHz.  I don't know what band the TP-Link smart plugs are on.  Most likely 2.4    I know 2.4GHz band is longer reaching but it's also transmits at a slower speed, is a more congested band and can cause dropped connections.  My computer is less than a foot from my wifi router and I have an extender to boost both band signals to the other end of the house.  5GHz band is faster (altho shorter reaching without an extender) hence the reason for video playing devices to be on 5GHz band.  This band also uploads and downloads files faster.  Most other household devices use 2.4 so you're more likely to run into a congested signal...OR have I been wrong all these years 😮 ... View more

How did he UPgrade to the new Gen 5 with a HT2000 modem and stay on an old satellite with a Gen 4 Prime Plus plan? ... View more