Bad Internet Connections

Hey Olddude.... I feel your pain about the service here. I can tell you that Hughes satellite is ok, better than dialup but not fast. You're right about satellite going out when it rains, or is cloudy, or a bird flies over..... I have Centurylink on the phone lines and it's faster but it has close to the same problem you have, not down for days at a time, just very slow (I mean 20 minutes to open an email because it has one picture slow). Then it will perk back up to normal for no reason and be fine for close to a week. I really think the problem is the phone lines themselves.



I've considered using one cell phone on 4G as a mobile hotspot and link everything in the house to it but my 4G service isn't the best here either. Yours may be better closer to PC (I'm not sure how 4G is delivered). That might be an option for you.