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Jeff_T · ‎03-11-2018

I don't think there is a lot of difference between them BirdDog, I don't have a smart TV yet I even read somewhere that Win 8 or 10 can cast to Miracast devices I need to look into that one day, do smart tv's us Miracast??

Jeff_T · ‎03-10-2018

I realize you guys are on the track of different devices but here is another note about the Roku for anyone else reading that might be interested (and no I don't get royalties from Roku hahaha). Roku needs your WiFi lan and internet to be set up, once that is done then the internet can be removed and the wireless lan side will still operate. As an example I configured an old router I have with the same settings ssid etc. as the router I used to to access the internet, I removed the router with the internet connection and powered up the older router, Roku gave me a warning there was no internet but other than that I could cast just as normal. The purpose was that if my router ever malfunctioned I could at least set up a spare to watch my recordings on the "big set"

Jeff_T · ‎03-09-2018

The devices do work slightly differently, the Roku is connected to your Wifi/Internet and physically connected to your TV. You assign a dedicated Input, usually HDMI but they also support a composite video. It is initially configured over your LAN with a standard set of streaming channels, movies, sports, Youtube and NEWS. You can add or delete channels and configure network settings using the supplied remote control. With Roku there is no need for a laptop or PC to be connected but the Roku will accept a video stream from a computer or smart phone. When you first install your Roku you set it up with a user name and password and then as you add channels that you subscribe to, such as Netflix and Amazon you are asked for additional passwords that you already have for the subscription services, I think these services only allow you to stream to one device at any one time. Which brings me to the idea of using your PC/laptop as a server, the Roku allows the PC server to be added as a channel that is independant of the internet, any pre- recorded video on the server can be viewed by any device connected to your WiFi, a bonus is cloud storage where videos can be saved and viewed when you are away from home. Here is a comparison https://www.geek.com/tech/roku-stick-vs-google-chromecast-tiny-tv-titans-1586865/

Jeff_T · ‎03-08-2018

I guess they are all fairly similar but my favorite is the Roku, I just bought another Roku Express last week for $26 from Wal Mart. I don't know whether the Chromecast does this but apart from the freebie channels Roku also allows you to add channels some of which you may already subscribe to through your Dish/Direct Tv subscription. The advantage of this is if you have a TV in a room with no cable/satellite feed you can still watch things like abc, BBC etc. for no additional cost providing you are connected to your WiFi/Internet. Also certain Roku devices have a USB port enabling you to play your home media if ever you lose your WiFi. I have said a few times before I like to combine the PlayOn server with my Roku devices because of the off peak recording feature, I can watch pre-recorded movies and series on any TV in the house using WiFi (no internet required). I believe PlayOn supports Chromecast https://www.playon.tv/features . Regarding smart phones with Android OS there is an app called Allcast that allows you to cast vids to your streaming device, I don't use that much it's more of a novelty. I bought my first Roku 3 or 4 years ago, zero data leakage that I have seen.

Jeff_T · ‎02-06-2018

This thread highlights what most of this community have in common, living in a rural area, it's true there are many things we don't have or can't access but sometimes sitting in your yard watching the wildlife compensates for not living in the city. The quality of the pictures is not important it's the memories of what you saw last year or the year before, my wifes yearly project is feeding the 30 to 50 "hummers" that visit every year, the memory that pops up on her Facebook page is usually a reminder to her that it's time to put out the feeders. I enjoyed looking at the two pics you guys posted and I would like to add my own.

Jeff_T · ‎01-26-2018

@Liz arranged for a tech to come out and adjust my dish a little over a week ago which seems to have resolved my state code problem, thanks.

Jeff_T · ‎01-24-2018

@Tberry52 It's possible but just depends on what you consider acceptable and how much time you spend watching television. The key is recording programs and movies during the bonus time, after all the majority of tv we all watch is pre recorded stuff anyway. There are a lot of free channels out there but obviously the free stuff is usually a little dated but thats not to say its not good. When it comes to the latest news I'm like most people and like to watch it broadcast live and with a good anytime data plan thats quite feasable and still have data left for a little browsing over the 30 days. Yes!!! I can do that.....No!! my wife can't , she is queen of the remote and I don't see that changing anytime soon. What you could do is test it out for yourself, record some stuff off peak, watch a little live stream, see how it works out and if you think its working well maybe you can "cut the cord" ... but don't rush it. Check this thread https://community.hughesnet.com/t5/Third-Party-Products/Down-loading-in-bonus-time/td-p/77705

Jeff_T · ‎01-21-2018

@Mb123 Standard quality is approximately 1GB an hour for me so you can say a regular movie is going to 1 or 2 GB. I noticed you posted twice here is a tip, the three vertical dots in the top right corner of your posts will pull up a menu allowing you to edit your post.

Jeff_T · ‎01-21-2018

@Mb123 Hi, I replied to your other post on this subject but did not address what you ask here, PlayOn has an option to select video quality which is directly related to the amount of data a video takes to record. I leave the quality setting at auto and it records at the "standard" quality which uses about 1GB for each hour of recording, you can record at higher quality but auto works just fine and gives you about 50 hours of video a month from the bonus time.

Jeff_T · ‎01-21-2018

@Mb123 Yes I actually added a hard drive specifically for movie storage and playback over HughesNet wifi (internet not required). Another feature of PlayOn is that it saves recorded movies as MP4 video, so if you have the Roku with a USB slot you can transfer a video to a thumb drive and watch without the need for a wireless network. The network is nice though and gives you a library of movies to select from. I did have a recording fail on me last night, it happens occasionally especially with Amazon. PlayOn lets you subscribe to TV series too, so if there is a particular series you like you can batch record, you would have to take care not to go outside the bounds of bonus time. PlayOn is not the only program out there it is just the one that I use.

Jeff_T · ‎01-16-2018

@Liz These are when I got back to the PC at 1:20 PM, I am using an alternate IP as my HughesNet won't connect right now (although status is 0.0.0) . We have about 2 inches of snow here I don't know whether that wo cause an issue.

Jeff_T · ‎01-16-2018

@Liz My billing period started today and when I checked data usage on MyAccount it says I have used 5MB of anytime data and 2MB of Bonus data (which is odd because the bonus time has not started yet for this month).

Jeff_T · ‎01-13-2018

@Liz Yes the modem required a reset today and my PC's onboard data monitor registered over 50MB of data usage (upload/download combined) before I had even opened a browser. I believe I can alleviate this in the short term and I will move on while your engineering works on it. So that brings me to the question of speed I mentioned earlier in this thread, I know from what I have read that HughesNet are having speed issues, do I need to start my own thread on that subject or wait while the main issue is resolved. The symptoms match what most are experiencing, speeds below 1Mbs in the afternoon and evening but much better in the mornings.

Jeff_T · ‎01-12-2018

@Liz I've had a little over 3 days uptime right now so maybe things are improving. Did you ever check with engineering?

Jeff_T · ‎01-08-2018

@Liz Hi, I have had three times since Wednesday where I have had to cycle power to recover my modem, one of those times was during the day time. I feel fairly confident saying that the problem only happens when the Lan is disabled for a period of time. There are a couple of drawbacks for me regarding this problem apart from having to cycle power. The first problem is that each power cycle the modem will automatically try and download its software, this may be of no consequence or on the other hand if it was a 30MB file then I would be losing approx. 1GB per billing cycle if I had to reboot every day of the month. Secondly I have a phobia about keeping my Lan connected while I am not using it, my fear is of unwanted downloads. This is no big deal right now especially if I know its being worked on. My aim, in the near future, is to automatically connect at 2am and automatically disconnect at 8am so that I can record some media during the bonus times, if the modem problem is not fixed I fear it could fault out before the 2am connection time and I would lose my recording.

Jeff_T · ‎01-08-2018

Hi Gabe, the KB4054517 (December 13 update) also "failed to install" but with a different error code in my case, I'm thinking the Microsoft article was apt for both knowledge base updates as the error code matched the Januaray 3 update and that January 3 was the title of their article. The key to recognizing whether it actually installed or not is to view the OS build number, thats assuming Microsoft got that right

Jeff_T · ‎01-07-2018

Hi, I thought I would check the status of my updates and sure enough the Jan 3rd update failed to install. I had a slightly different issue which required a slightly different remedy. If the syptom is Windows Update History reports that KB4054517 failed to install because of Error 0x80070643. Microsoft say this is a known issue and offer the following advice. Even though the update was successfully installed, Windows Update incorrectly reports that the update failed to install. To verify the installation, select Check for Updates to confirm that there are no additional updates available. You can also type About your PC in the Search box on your taskbar to confirm that your device is using the expected OS build. Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release. The expected OS build should be 16299.192 Hope this helps

Jeff_T · ‎01-03-2018

@Liz It faulted last night and the conditions were PC shut down and Modem powered up, all modem lights were healthy when I went to bed last night. This morning system light was off and diagnostics in the screen shots. When I go to bed tonight I will leave the PC on and Modem powered on and see if that makes any difference, in my mind you should be able to leave the modem in an idle state (not connected to anything) and be able to connect at will.

Jeff_T · ‎01-02-2018

@Liz Friday night I set my system up to record a video during the "Bonus Period" , the video was scheduled for 2:30am, the video recorded ok and my system was up and running the following morning and continued to be ok the rest of the day. I don't remember how I left the system Saturday and Sunday night, I seem to think I shut everything down before I went to bed, anyway I dont recall having any problems until the gateway went down yesterday. This is the pattern though, if I leave my PC on to record overnight everything appears to be fine, having said that I have only recorded 3 movies since joining HughesNet in November. To the best of my knowledge my modem has only faulted out once during the day time, I just don't want the problem to become an issue at inconvenient times. I will continue to keep a record of when and how things happen.

Jeff_T · ‎12-29-2017

Here are this mornings screen shots, do I need to keep posting these or am I in line for a more specialized level of tech support. An additional note, I had problems getting an internet connection today, it took over 40 minutes before I could pull up a web page, possibly all related?

Jeff_T · ‎12-28-2017

It looks as though it failed a little earlier in the night this time

Jeff_T · ‎12-27-2017

Is this the info you were interested in?

Jeff_T · ‎12-27-2017

Same again today, the only contradiction to the original post is that when I shut down the PC last night I was connected wifi. I have a few screen shots I'll attach one here now. One additional note, I use a different DNS for the ethernet than I do for wifi, the automatic DNS will not always take me to the requested web page, the page I first noticed this was Amazon. So my ethernet I use Googles DNS.

Jeff_T · ‎12-26-2017

That was odd, I didn't see the last 3 or 4 posts when I replied last time, weird, maybe because they started a new page and I didn't expect so much response haha. I am also retired but I usually think clearly.

Jeff_T · ‎12-26-2017

That is possible I guess MarkJFine, it usually is when I get on the PC in the morning, around 9-10am. But just seems like a lot of maintenance, my 20 day introductory period had no problems. Anyway lets see if if happens again shortly and see if the details are the same. thanks Jeff

Jeff_T · ‎12-26-2017

Hi BirdDog, so our gateway is a physical piece of equipment we share and is located in Nebraska?

Jeff_T · ‎12-26-2017

Thanks, what you'r saying is interesting, I'll keep an eye on things and try to record exactly whats going on if it fails again which I suspect it will.

Jeff_T · ‎12-26-2017

Thanks for the reply MarkJFine, the numbers I have are NOR081, gateway ID 12 and beam 81. We had a bunch of rain a couple of days ago but other than that the weather for the last 3 weeks has been pretty good. At the moment I have 1 PC connected via ethernet, a Roku which Im not really using for now and an extender which was installed well after the issue began. There is also a second wifi network in the house with a 4G provider. I am hoping to eventually be able to walk away and leave my network to record during the off peak time, I have done this a couple of times but need to feel a little more secure the network won't fail during the middle of the night. Over a dozen times since the 6th December I would have thought if it were a gateway issue then others would also be seeing a problem. regards Jeff

Jeff_T · ‎12-26-2017

Hi, I am 40 days into my Gen 5 plan and for the last 20 I have been suffering an intermittent problem. I will log into my computer in the morning and have no internet connection. The system light on the modem will be out and the other 5 will be lit. The system state code will be 23.1.1 TCP acceleration is down or other times it will say TCP acceleration is degraded and the gateway test will tell me I have no connection to the gateway. This fault has been present at least 12 times in the last 20 days, reboot does not seem to clear it so I end up disconnecting power for 10 minutes and after powering back up I can usually get online. Calling tech support can be frustrating because the first line of techs just want to get you back up and running, which is fine but this I am able to do myself, so getting to a higher level of support is not easy. When I did talk with the higher level techs they got online and did some software checks which never really helped and they ended up sending a replacement modem which hasn't helped either but at least that item can be eliminated now. Have you guys seen this issue before and perhaps know of a solution, my speeds sometimes seem a little low and I don't know if thats related but I didn't want to discuss that until the TCP thing was sorted. thanks Jeff

Jeff_T · ‎12-21-2017

I saw this software mentioned in another thread and its the one I use with my Roku and it's called PlayOn TV. Currently on sale at a little under $30 PlayOn acts as a server on your PC and also adds a channel to your Roku device. If you subscribe to Amazon Prime, Netflix, HBO, Youtube and a multitude of other channels PlayOn allows you to record off peak (or anytime) for your own personal viewing at a later time. When it comes time that you want to watch your movie/video your PC will stream the video to your streaming device ( Roku is just one of many devices also Android , IOS and Chromestick) It streams over wifi on your local network and does not use the internet so no further data is used from your Huges Net account. The PlayOn settings let you to set recording quality allowing you to further control how much data is used hope this helps

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