DirecPC-Turbo Hughes Internet Satellite Dish

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DirecPC-Turbo Hughes Internet Satellite Dish

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Emcee: AJ Berger	Type: Unmoderated

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DirecPC Turbo Internet Satellite Dish from Hughes

direcpc.com

I've had this thing since it came out in November 1996
and I was wondering if there are enough people around
that want to discuss their good and bad experiences or
expectations with this product. In the prolonged absence
of high speed cable boxes etc., this is the only game in
town for most people. So chime in on this forum, and
maybe enough of use can get them to further improve the
service with this public thread of user feedback. No
multibillion dollar company really cares what one person
has to say, but a few dozen in a public forum, now that's
democracy and capitolism at it's best! I'd be more than
happy to volenteer some clever tips and pitfalls to avoid
when installing and using this system. Current users
please take the time to contribute your opinions on this
product. I'm particulary interested in your satisfaction
with speed/performance as I personally have noticed a very
dramatic slowdown over the past year as more people use the
satellite, and we are all forced to share bandwidth. (They
are using a second satellite for the "Duo" systems that have
both DirecPC & DirecTV on the same dish.) I noticed the slow
down around the same time they started offering half speed
half price service, but I fear even the full priced customers
are getting half ass performance. The only way I can confirm
my suspisions is if enough people are willing to contribute
their experiences, and bring Hughes to task for any possible
misrepresentation. So please contribute what you can, thanks.

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36	Unique Broadband Systems, Inc. Announces Teaming Agreement Signed With Hughes N	michael	-	1/17/2000
35	Win2000 issues are especially tricky because the consumer flavor of it is prob	AJ Berger	-	9/22/1999
34	Thanks for the reply AJ, I will proceed with yours and the tech reps suggestion	Raymond Duray	-	9/22/1999
33	Basically, you should follow their suggestion and disable Dr.Watson to see if	AJ Berger	-	9/22/1999
32	Re: Technical question/DirecPC NavigatorDialler conflicts with WinNT4.0. Hi A	Raymond Duray	-	9/22/1999
31	Intel Chosen by Hughes for TV Set-Top Boxes SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jun 21, 1999	AJ Berger	-	6/21/1999
30	>>as for DTN, you usually get pointing service from the dealer;<<	wily	-	5/13/1999
29	I'll just have to live with 56K (53,333 on Netcom) till ADSL get's che	AJ Berger	-	5/13/1999
28	Where are you that you had to settle for satelite? Seems to me like even dual-5	wily	-	5/13/1999
27	Hughes Lies to it's own DirecPC Customers here is text directly from a rec	AJ Berger	-	5/13/1999
26	>> My Nephew's eyeing it for a sleigh next Winter...<< Ha. Ch	wily	-	4/12/1999
25	DirecPC has Great but Mis-Managed Tech Support I finally got my PCI card and C	AJ Berger	-	4/10/1999
24	Should you use DirecPC ISP with your Dish? I THINK NOT!!! this excerpt from t	AJ Berger	-	3/14/1999
23	Before I Cancel DirecPC and get ADSL I will be getting a new Win'98 comput	AJ Berger	-	3/14/1999
22	DIRECPC® IMPLEMENTS SYSTEM-WIDE NETWORK ENHANCEMENTS TO ADDRESS RECORD SU	AJ Berger	-	3/14/1999
21	ADSL Finally Available in New York Metro Area! ultradsl.com I'm getting a	AJ Berger	-	3/12/1999
20	You Rarely get the 200-400bps DirecPC Advertises they will often ration and th	AJ Berger	-	3/7/1999
19	Could someone please explain the performance difference between direcpc vs. tw	scott bradley	-	3/4/1999
18	Here's a Link to Dual Analog Service from Netcom netcom.com I don't t	AJ Berger	-	12/16/1998
17	AJ, I'm near Toronto. I checked out the re-seller for DirectPC and it is su	Drew	-	12/15/1998
16	Tell me more about what you are doing. a few general points. if you already w	AJ Berger	-	12/14/1998
15	Rationing? No stock trading? Doesn't sound good. I'm trying to increas	Drew	-	12/14/1998
14	Further Proof Of Bandwidth Rationing I would argue that DirecPC rations bandwi	AJ Berger	-	11/24/1998
13	Beware of that $30 for 400kb/sec offer for v.2 hardware/software DirecPC solut	AJ Berger	-	8/25/1998
12	I was told that direc tv could not send me MBTradings data feed because of soft	CHARLES BAILEY	-	7/24/1998

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