Anyone have experience aiming an Exede dish?
So I've just spent several hours searching for the "perfect" Internet solution for my RV, and have come to the conclusion that it doesn't exist. So now begins my search for a "crappy, but I can get b...
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2oldman wrote:
I thought dish internet was way too slow. And if you think 20G is too low, you're probably in for sticker shock.
After saying that I went to their site. 'Up to' 12mps down.. not bad IF you can get it. $130/mo, not TOO bad depending on your budget.
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The 12 Mb/s is better than I'm going to get through any other solution.
20 gig is definitely far lower than what I'm going to be needing once a project I'm on moves into the next phase. With Exede's overnight unmetered access, I can automate a lot of the data load and have it happen during those hours. With that done, and supplementing with the 20 gig from Millenicom, I think I can squeak in just under the caps and avoid massive overage charges.
I've looked into the other satellite offerings, and so far Exede is the only one I've found that will work. Dish's data cap is as bad as cellular, and the old-school Hughes that is the "recommended" solution for RV use suffers from both low data caps and slow speeds.
Going to call around and talk to a few Exede installers tomorrow and see what info I can glean. Really hoping to avoid having to rent a sticks & bricks for a year just to get cable Internet.....
I know from my DirecTV experiences that what customer service will tell you can be done, and what the actual installer is willing to do are generally VERY different things, with the installer being the guy you want to talk to. I had one DTV rep go so far as to tell me it was *impossible* for a home user to aim the 5-lnb slimline. This was difficult to believe given the dozens of times I've aimed the thing.
My big concern is that Exede might have it locked down in some way. I've seen mention of only the installers having access to "keys" to set it up, but I'm unclear on if these are necessary for a short distance move, or just when moving between beams. Thought I could get clarification online easy enough, but most info is of the "I heard through the grapevine that it can't be done, therefore it can't be done" variety.....
