Hughsnet Gen4 ?

[Ropdoc]

Hello all, we are now fulltimers and looking at Hughes net for net acess. Does anyone use it? Is it worth the cost?

[was_butnotnow]

wowabunga wrote:
Does RV.net have a classifieds ???

I have a mobile Hughes unit I no longer need. Aluminum L arm brace, 7000s modem, and a Birdog signal finder.

www.datastormusers.com has a classifieds section.

[Bill_Satellite]

Comparing ground based satellite internet and any satellite internet service that is currently available to the mobile user is really not a fair fight unless you are willing to pay 10,000+ for your antenna and something approching $1000/month for the service. The same level of service at home or for a business can be quite affordable.

[wa8yxm]

pianotuna wrote:
If coverage is the only issue then satellite internet works.

If data speed is an issue then cell phone based internet wins hands down over satellite.

I know a man who uses Satellite Internet to bring together a bunch of people over skype and produce a multi-studio internet television show.. Now the base is in California and hard wired, but the person who orginized it is running at least half a dozen SKYPE Video links to his studio in the Ozarks during the show..

twit.tv/hn if you'd like to watch.. Bob Heil is the one using Exced
The others are all hard wired.

Bob has used his cell phone once or twice.. Did not work well.

[Bill_Satellite]

Hopefully, not for those of us who have their service but only time will tell.

[pianotuna]

The ride at OmniLynx is already over unfortunately.

http://www.rvmobileinternet.com/is-the-omnilynx-verizon-unlimited-data-plan-ride-over-already/

[Ropdoc]

well it looks like hughesnet is out. Does not allow me to travel around. Does anyone have Globalgig ?

:h

[Dutch_12078]

wowabunga wrote:
Does RV.net have a classifieds ???

No, that feature was discontinued several years ago.

[wowabunga]

Does RV.net have a classifieds ???

I have a mobile Hughes unit I no longer need. Aluminum L arm brace, 7000s modem, and a Birdog signal finder.

[Ropdoc]

TechWriter wrote:
In my case (as well as others I'd hazard), satellite Internet is Plan B. If you're full timing (like me), you really need daily Internet access (banking, health care, etc).

We are 4 weeks into fulltiming. I want to keep all my cost down, so not looking for spending $$ on equipment or big plans. Just as you said, I need it for banking, email etc. But would also like to be able to use Netflix and the like. We are planning on boondocking at times and would like to keep in touch via. skype or other video media. Who knows we may even have a blog that people would be interested in with video in it.

I truly appreciate all of your advice.

Dave and Nancy

[TechWriter]

jerem0621 wrote:
I haven't been able to understand the pricing of satellite internet. It seems excessively price for only 10-20 gb of data per month. I suppose that if you have NO other access to internet its much better than nothing.

In my case (as well as others I'd hazard), satellite Internet is Plan B. If you're full timing (like me), you really need daily Internet access (banking, health care, etc).

If you're only part-timing, I can't imagine why you would need satellite Internet unless you consistently camp in the boonies.

[Bill_Satellite]

If you have a MiFi and you stream a LOT of data then you must have a data plan the rest of us can't get or you are paying the big bucks for a very large plan. Exceeding 20GB/month with your MiFi on Verizon is going to cost you $100+/month.

[jerem0621]

I haven't been able to understand the pricing of satellite internet. It seems excessively price for only 10-20 gb of data per month. I suppose that if you have NO other access to internet its much better than nothing.

But we stream a LOT of data so my perspective is skewed.

I do agree that a cellular hotspot is better based on speed, but there are regions of the country that still do not have reliable service (despite what the maps say, and I am a Verizon user, I have a MiFi for work and its great)

Thanks!

Jeremiah

[Bill_Satellite]

Hughesnet Gen4 service is spot beamed so moving more than about 100 miles from the original location requires a service tech. re-point the antenna and re-configure the account with Hughes. The RTC Hughes plan gets around this but it's not the full speed KA service that Gen4 offers.

[pianotuna]

If coverage is the only issue then satellite internet works.

If data speed is an issue then cell phone based internet wins hands down over satellite. Verizon has the best coverage and there is a buzz about an unlimited bandwidth option at $48 per month. The seller has been swamped with orders. OmniLynx has posted they are back ordered and not accepting new orders right now.

Metro pcs has unlimited data--but will throttle after 5 gigs. Coverage is slightly poorer than Verizon. You have to be careful what phone is used to get the best coverage. The top package is unlimited everything including long distance to Canada and is $60.00 You do have to purchase a phone.