[Hidden-tech] HughesNet reviews

[Sam McClellan]

Apparently Hughesnet is 25 Mbps download and 3Mbps upload. DSL is 
usually between 768Kbps and 1.5 Mbps so satellite should be much 
faster.  Speed of DSL is highly dependent on your distance from the CO 
(Central Office, the switch where your phone line separates from the 
main line), if you're far enough away it will either be very slow or at 
around 18,000 feet away you won't be able to get it. Also, not all CO's 
support DSL.

As mentioned, the two problems with satellite are latency and weather. 
Latency is very high so it's fine for watching movies (all one way) but 
there is noticeable lag time after you click when browsing websites 
(between .7 and 1.2 seconds compared to around .01 to .07 seconds for 
DSL, depending) and terrible for time-synchronous applications (video 
calls/conferencing or online gaming).

Sam