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  • From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT gmail.com>
  • To: Jeanne Driese <jeanne13 AT earthlink.net>, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] butternut ideas
  • Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:29:30 -0400

Thanks for the group info, Jeanne, I'll check them out.

I do like Hughesnet-no problems so far. I haven't hit the speed bump and been slowed. I never go to the Hughesnet home page because their site is IE and doesn't like my Firefox browser. I also think their website is a pain in the butt to navigate, even with IE. In light of this, we downloaded the Networx program and use that as a guide if we are curious and feel the need to track our download quantity. The restriction is that you need to stay under 200 Megabytes of total download quantity in any 24 hour period. We've come close before, but haven't hit that yet. I don't suppose it would be a big deal if we ever do as it is just a 'speed bump', and threatens to slow you back down to 'near dialup speeds' for a 24 hour period. Now mind you, their 'dialup speeds', 50-70 kbps, are still several times faster than the 12-19 kbps that I was connecting with through Bellsouth.

To justify the cost, we totally revamped our phone service through Bellsouth/AT&T. I changed residential and long distance plans, and of course dropped the dialup charges, an outrageous $23/month plus tax. It is still an overall increase in payables, but only by about $15, which is justified, IMO, by the increased speed and lack of frustration and time saved.

I did have an employer paid cell phone which also helped keep my home phone costs down, but no more, so I have to be careful about my phone calls now. Most of my friends and family kept their Atlanta based cell phone numbers when they moved here, and with my new plan(s) that's a long distance call for me. It could add up quickly, so I have to keep reminding people that it is long distance for me, a concept that many people have forgotten. It used to be that folks could not relate to my dialup speeds, now, they don't relate to 'long distance' charges. It's always something...<g>

Bev


Jeanne Driese wrote:
Hi Bev. How are you liking Hughsnet???? Could you explain the
restriction on hours or tell me where I could go to find out?

Below is a link to a yahoo group



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