# Internet Options
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [January 7, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427 "2008-01-07T19:41:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Djs87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Djs87)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/1 "2008-01-07T19:41:38Z")
So the story goes a little something like this. I live in the middle of nowhere, and cable lines arent coming my way anytime soon. They end 3/4 a mile down my road, and TW wanted to charge me $7000 to get them extended to my house. I laughed…
My only option is 56k which im on now and it sucks big time (obviously). Or satellite internet. I just saw this commercial while watchin family guy for hughes net. Well the setup fee is cheap compared to what ive seen. Only $400 plus $100 mail in rebate. So essentially $300 setup fee and $60 a month for the home package. Heres the link.
[HughesNet](http://go.gethughesnet.com/HUGHES/Rooms/DisplayPages/LayoutInitial?Container=com.webridge.entity.Entity%5BOID%5B71A9F5B422ABCE4886D9492F66B5B589%5D%5D)
Anyway, got a few questions. Does anybody have good things to say about this internet option? Obviously cable or fios are where its at, but thats not even a consideration in my situation. Things I would be doing are downloading large files, demos, movies, music, uploading pics, and online gaming. Think the 700kbps package would be alright for my use? Thanks in advance.
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### Author:  [@RyanA96](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RyanA96)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/2 "2008-01-07T19:55:47Z")
wouldn’t dsl just be your best bet for now?
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### Author:  [@Djs87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Djs87)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/3 "2008-01-07T20:03:42Z")
I cant get it though. Ive checked many times.
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### Author:  [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/4 "2008-01-07T20:08:04Z")
Hell if he can’t get cable, DSL isn’t going to go out there either.
Best to do some research, i remember when sat was only one way and was crap upload, but now they have two way systems and i’m not familiar with them. I do know gaming not really possible in low ping games w/sat.
> **[Hughes Communications](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HughesNet)**
>
> Hughes Communications is an American enterprise, it is a leading provider of satellite communications services. The company operates its satellite business through its wholly owned subsidiary, Hughes Network Systems LLC. In 2011, Hughes was acquired by EchoStar in a deal valued at US$1.3 billion. Hughes employs 1,900 people worldwide, including 1,200 in Maryland. Other major locations are in India, Nevada and Germany, according to a regulatory filing.
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### Author:  [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/5 "2008-01-07T20:16:05Z")
WildBlue is another satellite option, not sure if they are more or less
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### Author:  [@Djs87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Djs87)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/6 "2008-01-07T20:28:36Z")
im checking wildblue pricing and they have higher upload speeds for their best package. Im wondering if that has anything to do with latency and online gaming ping…
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### Author:  [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/7 "2008-01-07T20:34:54Z")
your ping will be atleast 700… u wont be doing much of anything.
i’d move.
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### Author:  [@Djs87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Djs87)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/8 "2008-01-07T20:36:13Z")
haha moving just for internet. GOOD IDEA! im in college, got 3 semesters left, and live at home for free. No thanks?
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/9 "2008-01-07T20:42:09Z")
You won’t be online gaming with satellite…
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### Author:  [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/10 "2008-01-07T20:45:12Z")
> [@freddy bothways](#):
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> haha moving just for internet. GOOD IDEA! im in college, got 3 semesters left, and live at home for free. No thanks?
pretty sure he was kidding
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### Author:  [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/11 "2008-01-07T20:50:09Z")
We had sat at work for a few years, in bad weather it would go out or be REALLY slow, even hard rain. The best days it was slow as hell, i dont think more than 100kib/s down…
The dish would get covered in snow and we would have to crack out the forklift and spray the thing with silicone to try and get a month out of it. Upload speeds are REAALLLLY bad, like 10kb/s MAX, and the ping is horrendous.
Id say keep 56k, not worth the hassle. But i havent used a modem in around 8-10 years now, so i dont really know how bad it is. I complain about 15/2.
Anyways, we finally payed TW the 2500 or so to run a line to our building. Apparently the dunkin by us dropped mad money to get a line ran to them, the 15k or whatever they wanted before was insane.
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### Author:  [@Hortanica](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hortanica)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/12 "2008-01-07T20:57:04Z")
if your considering 300$ plus 60 a month, why not some kind of EVDO card? there’s gotta be one cel company that works by your house.
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### Author:  [@Djs87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Djs87)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/13 "2008-01-07T20:58:25Z")
The more and more i read about it, the less I can justify in my head to spend $60 a month on it. 200mb per day limits, crappy online gaming, weather easily effects signal strength…I think ill survive.
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/14 "2008-01-07T21:01:37Z")
Check and see if there is some Wifi program in your area…
I thought a few places were rolling that out…
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### Author:  [@Djs87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Djs87)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/15 "2008-01-07T21:21:41Z")
[http://evdo-coverage.com/](http://evdo-coverage.com/)
Now, ive got a verizon phone…never had service at my house ever…UNTIL a month ago. Ive got 2 bars everywhere now. Still not great, but I get all my texts and I can make calls and stuff at home finally. So theoretically, this should work at my house?
Heres the actual thing I was looking at.
[http://wirelessinternetcoverage.com/usb-evdo-novatel-usb720-u720.html](http://wirelessinternetcoverage.com/usb-evdo-novatel-usb720-u720.html)
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### Author:  [@Djs87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Djs87)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/16 "2008-01-07T22:06:43Z")
> **[Verizon Bans P2P, Streaming Services and Online Gaming. - TorrentFreak](https://torrentfreak.com/verizon-bans-p2p-streaming-services-and-online-gaming/)**
>
> They say that the devil is in the detail and to always read the small print. Well, if your ISP happens to be Verizon and you're on the EVDO Wireless Data Service, this is great advice. Read their Terms of Service and you will see; P2P is banned, as...
aaand fuck that. Stuck with 56k for 2 more years. Im sure ill survive.
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### Author:  [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/17 "2008-01-07T22:27:10Z")
do you get Verizon coverage?
EVDO USB or Express card or Router.
E.F.B
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### Author:  [@maverick27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maverick27)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/18 "2008-01-07T22:45:32Z")
in consumersreports hughes is the worst out of like 20 providers…
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### Author:  [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/19 "2008-01-07T23:08:57Z")
> [@Djs87](#):
>
> [Verizon Bans P2P, Streaming Services and Online Gaming. \* TorrentFreak](http://torrentfreak.com/verizon-bans-p2p-streaming-services-and-online-gaming/)
>
> aaand fuck that. Stuck with 56k for 2 more years. Im sure ill survive.
Wait… WTF!!!
So, you can check your mail, and thats basically it? Jeezus, thats useless.
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### Author:  [@Djs87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Djs87)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-options/41427/20 "2008-01-07T23:13:55Z")
evdo = 100% useless. basically
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