tim442 Posted November 29, 2009 CID Share Posted November 29, 2009 I was requested from a tech to use your large download test to get a correct reading due to the latency of satellite broadband taking much longer (which I found to be true). I am brand new to the dish setup and I can say it is much different than Cable or DSL . Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted November 29, 2009 CID Share Posted November 29, 2009 Also from satelite till EVDO came along. Which brand are you using? Wild blue, Hughes.net? Satelite latency is a killer on sat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim442 Posted November 29, 2009 Author CID Share Posted November 29, 2009 Hey tg, I was an end of the Centurytel line of sevice / DSL with top speed of 260kpbs, and was told that that was all that they could do until they put in more wire/cable but with no immediate plans to do so in the near future. So I had a choice between Hughes or Wild blue of whom the latter I had chosen. And oh by the way I located the large downloads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zalternate Posted November 29, 2009 CID Share Posted November 29, 2009 FAP warning for WildBlue. It is monthly rolling limit and if you go over the small limit(on the basic package) , you will be throttled way back for about two weeks. Until your FAP level reduces, to 70%. New sign ups have that happen a lot. http://wildblue.com/legal/fair.jsp The 1000ms pings(both systems) are due to software on the system(DAMA), otherwise you could get about 600ms at the best(but thats ancient history). Hughesnet has a daily FAP and an overnight FAP free period. http://consumer.hughesnet.com/faq/fair-access-policy.cfm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted November 30, 2009 CID Share Posted November 30, 2009 an overnight FAP free period. Thats the one, take advantage of it when possible. D/L in your sleep if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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