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Posted: May 03, 2010

Does anyone out there use HughesNet? 

HughesNet - mqmme

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I did for about 6-7 years. It was my only option during that time. I was finally able to get roadrunner about a year and a half ago, thank goodness. As far as speed, when its working, its okay and definitely better than dial-up. On the bad side, though, is the service stinks. You will not be able to work in bad weather and sometimes when it doesn't work in good weather, they, the support people you talk to, will still blame it on bad weather even when you tell them it is beautiful outside with no clouds or anything. Shame on them. Even worse, when you have an equipment problem, it can take anywhere from 2-3 WEEKS for them to get someone out to fix it. I actually had to have backup places to work because this would happen to me 2-3 times per year. Thank goodness both by mother and father-in-law had roadrunner so I wasn't forced to be out of work for 2-3 weeks. Hope this helps. If I had to go back to something else now, I would probable choose something wireless, but I don't really know if that would be any better.


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