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Computer Help and Support

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)

5. Horribly expensive. Slow, and unreliable.

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sat Nov 25, 2017, 07:36 PM

Nov 2017

My wife had it before we got together. They made her buy the receiver and the dish (with the understanding that she would receive the deposit back when she cancelled). When she moved and went to return it, they wouldn't give her any money back because she didn't bring the dish that they bolted to her house, and they refused to pick it up.

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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