Comments on: I Love my Satellite Internet

By: Brook

Brook — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:45:10 +0000

Chris,
I wish I could say the same for our datastorm satellite system.
We have two, yes two, data storm satellite systems on the hughes net.
Paid $8000. for the first one five years ago and $5000. last spring for the newest one. We travel all over the country and constantly have problems getting locked on and connected. Recently the problem turned out to be a frequency change that was made by the provider without any notification to the subscriber (me). Unfortunately the other satellite internet service providers I’m finding out aren’t any better. So with that being said I’m about to subscribe to HughesNet again for the home back in Texas.

By: Datastorm Users Rally

Datastorm Users Rally — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:12:09 +0000

[...] case you don’t know what the Datastorm is, I’ve written about it in past posts. It is the satellite dish that mounts on the roof of your RV and, with the push of a button, [...]

By: Cell phone Internet Hot-Spot

Cell phone Internet Hot-Spot — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:54:56 +0000

[...] you’ve been reading my posts about connecting to the Internet as you travel, you know that I love my satellite dish! But, I also am a big advocate of Wi-Fi and of cellular connections to the Internet. If you [...]

By: Bookmarks about Satellite

Bookmarks about Satellite — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:45:36 +0000

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By: Cosmosatellite

Cosmosatellite — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:27:47 +0000

Satellite Internet is a technology that provides high-speed Internet services to consumers using satellites that are in orbit above the earth. This type of internet connection is simply system in which the upstream (outgoing) and the downstream (incoming) data are sent from a satellite and arrive at either a desktop or laptop computer A subscriber for this type of internet service needs a satellite dish antenna and a transceiver (Modem) that operates in the microwave portion of the radio spectrum.

By: BlueMan

BlueMan — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:53:20 +0000

If you have an iphone you could make the best of your data plan by getting this connection sharing app from the itunes store: http://www.macrumors.com/2008/08/01/netshare-tethering-app-reappears-on-app-store/

Otherwise maybe try wildblue and a tripod.
http://www.mybluedish.com/

By: John Shelton

John Shelton — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:03:10 +0000

I have no doubts that satellite internet would be expected to be, and surely is, more reliable than cellular – - but for considerably less money, I find my Verizon USB aircard to be perfectly reliable. I even have internet access in remote areas of Mississippi and other areas where no digital phone service is available according to Verizon’s US coverage map. I have traveled much of the eastern 1/3 of the US and have never failed to have internet access with this setup. It is so much simpler to just pull into a rest area or parking lot somewhere and check email without any setup than to have to set up a dish to connect. Some users may find the download speeds of my setup less than ideal, but the lower cost and greater convenience outweigh this disadvantage for my needs. (Download speeds are usually considerably faster in urban areas) My Verizon plan adds $60 to my $40/mo basic cell phone service.

By: Bob Snider

Bob Snider — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:09:10 +0000

We have just got out of the full timer RVer thing. Sold our RV, want to sell our membership and I will give (free) our satellite equipment to anyone that is currently using it. I don’t want to encourage anyone to get into it since I think the technology favors the cell phone system now. As time goes on, there will be more and better towers. We paid $60 a month for our satellite Internet and I understand that Verizon costs only $40 a month. I could generally set up in about 2 to 3 hours and take down was maybe 20 minutes. I have the Hughes Net system with the tripod.

By: Ken Hudson

Ken Hudson — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:50:29 +0000

Yes, satellite internet assuming you can afford it, has it’s advantages, especially for those that move around alot and for those places that the aircard can not reach. For me, as a programmer with full time job, and yes, also a RV fulltimer, I stay in one place for a while, I am very thankful for the aircard. Can not afford the satellite. Hoping in a couple years when I do retire, the coverage for aircard will be even better than it is today, so the expensive satellite will not be needed.

Chris, always enjoy reading your blog and website. Even after having been programming for over 20 years, I still pick up a good tip or two from it. Thanks for being there…..

By: Chris Guld

Chris Guld — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:30:47 +0000

P.S. After I wrote this article we met another RVer in the Lost Valley Lakes campground who was trying to get Internet connection through her Verizon datacard. She did have all the best in external antennas and amplifiers, yet couldn’t maintain a connection for more than a few minutes.
Did I mention that I love my satellite Internet?