HughesNet Satellite Internet
HughesNet provides high speed satellite internet for residential and business consumers all across North America. Service plans start at $59.99 for residential use and $109.99 for commercial packages. When you select a service plan that cost more per month you are increasing several factors when dealing with satellite internet. Those factors may include; maximum download speed, upload speed, daily download allowance. See our Fair Access Policy, aka FAP, page for more information, and maximum number of recommended simultaneous users.
To understand how HughesNet works, you should understand how satellite internet works. A HughesNet modem connects your computer to a Network Operations Center (NOC) via a satellite dish . When your web browser request a web page. The request is sent up to a satellite 22,3000 miles above the equator. The satellite retransmits the request down to the HughesNet NOC. The HughesNet NOC connections to the web server. The server sends the requested data to the NOC, where the NOC sends the data to the satellite and down to your satellite modem.
A satellite signal traveling 22,300 miles to a HughesNet satellite, down to the NOC and then back to you takes about 500 milliseconds (half-second) to complete the round trip. This is called signal latency, or ping time.
Normal ping times for traditional broadband connections are between 100 and 200 ms. HughesNet will have an average ping time of at least 600ms and common ping times up to 800ms. As long as a user understands that HughesNet will have a short lag before a page starts to load, compared to other broadband options, satellite Internet offers superior Internet experience vs dial-up. Satellite Internet Latency does not have an appreciable affect on file transfers, or large page loads, however it does affect voice over Internet (VoIP) applications. Home Satellite Internet systems are not suitable for VoIP or VPN connections. High powered enterprises systems may be suitable for VoIP under optimum conditions.
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