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hunter

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16. My wife's rural parents had no official internet options but dial-up and satellite.

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 07:30 PM

Nov 2017

The dial-up was very slow, over phone lines that were probably last upgraded in the 'sixties.

My sister-in-law discovered if she held her own cell phone in just the right spot she could connect to the internet.

My in-laws now connect to the internet through a cell phone provider, even though they are outside the provider's official coverage map. Their little wifi hotspot machine lives in that sweet spot.

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Anybody use HughesNet? [View all] marble falls Nov 2017 OP

I had in in a rural area on NM... Awful, alittlelark Nov 2017 #1

Rural Texas here. Thanks. marble falls Nov 2017 #3

They have a billboard in our little town.... dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 #2

Never thought of it. I thought the webpage was a big nothing. marble falls Nov 2017 #4

Man oh man do people hate HATE HughesNet!!!!! marble falls Nov 2017 #6

You did the search, I take it. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 #9

Yep. Thanks for the suggestion. It was avery good site that would have had positive feedback ... marble falls Nov 2017 #10

Horribly expensive. Slow, and unreliable. Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2017 #5

I was wondering about that. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 #11

As an absolutely Break time Nov 2017 #7

I did a search for feedback because of someone above suggesting it and boy oh boy was that an ... marble falls Nov 2017 #8

If there is cellular service at your home... krispos42 Nov 2017 #12

I was wondering about hot spotting off of a smart phone. marble falls Nov 2017 #13

You can do that but there's a data limit, I think krispos42 Nov 2017 #14

That was one of my thought, too. I'm not savy enought to understand my G needs for tv, phone, net... marble falls Nov 2017 #15

My wife's rural parents had no official internet options but dial-up and satellite. hunter Nov 2017 #16

Thanks for the info. marble falls Nov 2017 #17

I have been a customer for over 10 years 4now Nov 2017 #18