Hughes Satellite vs. Verizon MiFi
We live in a rural area with no land line availability and require a wireless internet system. Because we live in a fringe area, cell signal is marginal, so we are looking at changing to a satellite ...
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One of the biggest differences between a cellular based connection and a satellite based connection is the latency. That's the distance the signal must travel from the source to the internet and back again. With cellular that time is under 50ms while satellite is going to be at least 500-700ms and often close to 1 second. That's the time each request takes and opening a web page requires multiple requests. If cellular and satellite both had the exact same data rate, the pages on a cellular connection would open 3-5 times faster.
As to the Hughes salesman claim, he is likely NOT lying. I have not looked into satellite internet in a few years but Hughes used to allow unlimited downloads that did not effect your allowance late at night and I suspect they still do. Additionally, Hughes only counts your downloads against your 10GB limit where as cellular deducts from your plan all data whether uploaded or downloaded.
As to the Hughes salesman claim, he is likely NOT lying. I have not looked into satellite internet in a few years but Hughes used to allow unlimited downloads that did not effect your allowance late at night and I suspect they still do. Additionally, Hughes only counts your downloads against your 10GB limit where as cellular deducts from your plan all data whether uploaded or downloaded.
