Hughes Internet
 

Anyone using Hughes satellite internet! I am considering it since I am sooooo sick of paying AT&T for a home phone that we never use!

Don't you still need a phone line to send data?

Supposedly!!!!!.................this service is faster than my DSL that we have and comes with free installation. Of course, weather will play a part in it.

FFF, not sure about the Hughes Internet, but I just solved my home phone isssue. Anyone who has there smart phone with AT&T, they are offering a wireless option to keep your "home phone", it is tied to your data plan you already have. If you sign the 2 year contract you get the wireless reciever for "free", use your existing wireless phone, and it only cost $9.99 per month to keep your home phone. Your land line is finished. It is like another line on your cell plan, the shared minutes are used, but since I wasn't using it anyway it won't change my usuage.


I was paying $47 a month and not even using the damn thing, but wife wanted it for emergencies, which I cant argue with.

I think AT&T realized a lot of people were saying screw it, and cancelling their home phones, so I guess they figure getting $9.99 is better than getting zero. And I can put $480 per year to use somewhere else!

The download speed might be faster but I don't believe upload speed will be as fast. If you do much uploading I think you will see a difference there for sure. Did they say you can get rid of your phone line? If so, I wonder how they handle the upload side of things.

Dont do it!!!!


I have heard about 100 horror stories from guys offshore, you dont get a lot of data and when you go over they throttle you down slower than dial up!!


I have never heard one person say it is worth it




Now some say before they got big it was good because they never throttled your speed but now its a joke

I had Direcway/Hughesnet for 4 years. It sucked but was my only choice besides dialup where I live. Have DSL now

FFF, I would recommend our local wireless internet provider, rcsaccess, but I have them and feel these are some of the same issues. They have great service, but I know downloading movies and such is a problem. I heard they may have updated their servers, I just haven't taken the time to find out, you may want to call and ask them a few questions.

I will try what h2ofowler says because I am paying $80/month for the phone to ring for telemarketers and Charles Boustany recordings about a town hall meeting. I am sick of it!!! It is really to the point that it rings about 3-4 times a week (max) and nobody in my house gets up to answer the damn thing. Craziest thing I have ever seen. Tonight I asked "are you going to get that?" and my youngest looked at me with a crazy look and said "why?" - Yep, it needs to go!

Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS. you also get to keep your home phone number.

hughes net is a scam. parents pay an insane amount of money every month for mediocre internet speeds.

Had it for years when we live in country. It sucks. Hated it but it was all we could get.

If you live where you can get cable Internet that's what I would get. Satellite Internet is more expensive, has data caps and usually isn't as fast as cable.