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In Topic: WB? Hughes? Someone else?

29 September 2011 - 01:52 PM

Why do people say only WildBlue and Hughes?  Why doesn't anyone mention Starband?

I had SB for 6 years or so and rarely had a problem.  I was on the $49/mo plan until I finally had other options thanks to the Rural Broadband Initiative.  I had to watch bandwidth to avoid the 1Gb per rolling 7 day cap and could stream, but it was better than nothing.  Large files could be downloaded overnight during the non-metered period.



"couldn't stream"

Won't let me edit.


In Topic: FCC Will Approve Neutrality Rules Tomorrow - Copps: These rules stink and may...

21 December 2010 - 05:09 AM

View Postmudmanc4, on 20 December 2010 - 07:28 PM, said:

This is nothing more then a gateway to controlling everything about information.


I see it as just the opposite.  I see it as preventing the ISPs from controlling what websites you can hit based on financial agreements they have with certain companies.

In Topic: My Net Provider Say My Speed Is Slow Because....

21 December 2010 - 05:00 AM

View PostSKYCAMERA, on 20 December 2010 - 02:04 PM, said:

I live at the end of a road where the signal is the weakest ...is this BS or what?

Not necessarily, no.  What type of service do you have?  DSL?  Cable?

If you have DSL and you're around 3 miles from the nearest connection node, you could have limited speed. As far as I know, DSL still has about an 18,000 cable foot loop limit.  18,000 feet is roughly 3 1/2 miles.

In Topic: Major Test Forwarding Changes

02 October 2010 - 03:46 AM

Not the point.

When you're on a limited or metered BW connection, speed isn't as important as file size.  I get 1Gb per 7 day rolling period which averages out to about 135Mb per day.  Why would I want to drop 25% or so of the daily average BW for a simple speed test?

There is an unmetered period overnight where I have run the test, but speeds are higher then due to less load.  I can't get a daytime test without eating a significant portion of my limit.

In Topic: Major Test Forwarding Changes

01 October 2010 - 08:26 PM

Again, if I select a 1Mb test, I should get a 1Mb test ONLY.

If I select a 3Mb test, I should get a 3Mb test ONLY.

When I'm on a limited bandwidth connection, I'm not interested in wasting 20 or 30 Mb or more just for a speed test.  Things like this could be one reason for the drop off in use here.  It's also why I never see anyone on other sites recommend TMN for speed tests.  I see all kinds of other sites recommended, but never TMN.

An accurate test will be accurate no matter the speed of the account you're supposed to be on or the file size selected.

And why is there like a 5 minute delay while 'forwarding'?  It seems like everything just locks up and stops at the server end and goes out for a cup of coffee.

Remember one thing.  It's ***NEVER*** about what the site host wants, it's ***ALWAYS** what the end user wants.

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