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« on: September 12, 2005, 09:54:39 AM »
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Hughes Network Systems today announced that it has boosted the speed and performance of its DirecWay satellite broadband service.

The company said that "technology advancements in its latest DW7000 modem", which were "previously available only to larger companies" are enabling speeds up to "twice as fast as existing offerings".

The upgraded DirecWay residential plans offer speeds up to one megabit per second and start at $59 per month, while small business plans start at $99 per month and offer maximum speeds of up to two megabits per second.
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« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2005, 10:01:30 AM »
I call bullS#!t, so what they are trying to say is that only the new Dw7000 can reach those speeds? Well hell I already get those kind of numbers.
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« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2005, 10:05:41 AM »
not sure what it means.. just posted it cause i saw it this morning.. Dont know if it requires a hardware upgrade?  My guess is that it is going to be the starting speed for new customers.. or an upgrade for customers that currently have a cap on their modem maybe..
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« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2005, 10:09:19 AM »
The current DW6000 users can get those download speeds, however, the real boost comes in on upload speeds, as the DW7000 handles error correction and so forth better.  I wish they would announce upgrade plans already! 
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« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2005, 02:33:29 PM »
When I had DirecWay, about a year ago with my Dw4000 I would always get 1.2Mbps with boosts up to 1.7. Upload sucked but still, just to make a point
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« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2005, 03:20:04 PM »
big deal they increased there speed for home users to 1 mb now they need to fix the FAP problem.no matter how fast they can be if they have a crappy FAP they aint worth crap.
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« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2005, 03:19:36 PM »
I agree.  The FAP is just way to small and should be a lot larger for those speeds.  Don't take long to use up 169 megs dose it. angry5
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« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2005, 04:50:05 PM »
wat was the residential speed for dw b4??
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« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2005, 04:54:10 PM »
Quote from: lumpy on September 13, 2005, 03:19:36 PM
I agree.  The FAP is just way to small and should be a lot larger for those speeds.  Don't take long to use up 169 megs dose it. angry5
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« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2005, 05:21:10 AM »
Quote from: ghostmaster on September 12, 2005, 10:09:19 AM
The current DW6000 users can get those download speeds, however, the real boost comes in on upload speeds, as the DW7000 handles error correction and so forth better.  I wish they would announce upgrade plans already! 
There will be no "upgrade" deal offered yet for  existing DW6000 customers unless you call forking out another $600 for a complete system. Think I will wait for an ugrade deal. You can see the prices/speeds available at getdway.com or call sales at 800- 427 7524.
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« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2005, 10:52:18 AM »
Well, I'll be able to tell you just how fast the professional account is in a couple hours, the installer is outside putting up my new DW7000 system (Professional w/ .98M dish and 2W Transmitter).  I'm currently on a DW4000 system.
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« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2005, 05:55:25 AM »
I just got it installed friday, dn loads at a meg but uploads still under 40.
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« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2005, 08:46:23 PM »
Boy I can't wait till tomorrow.  Not only because I'm getting cable at 4 MB down and 1 MB up but the satisfaction I will get when I call DWAY and tell them to bite me!!!

Even if I had no choice but to keep DWAY the only news that would excite me would be if DWAY killed the FAP BS.  I tell yah save your money and just stick with dial-up.  DWAY is a rip-off.  You pay double and get less than half of the speed of cable and can't stream too long or download too much because of that FAP crap.
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« Reply #13 on: October 25, 2005, 08:22:14 PM »
Quote from: daygo140 on October 19, 2005, 08:46:23 PM
Boy I can't wait till tomorrow.  Not only because I'm getting cable at 4 MB down and 1 MB up but the satisfaction I will get when I call DWAY and tell them to bite me!!!

Even if I had no choice but to keep DWAY the only news that would excite me would be if DWAY killed the FAP BS.  I tell yah save your money and just stick with dial-up.  DWAY is a rip-off.  You pay double and get less than half of the speed of cable and can't stream too long or download too much because of that FAP crap.

I, too, recently dumped DirecWay as we got cable installed (finally!).  Am now getting about 17 down and 1.6 up.  What a joy it is!  By the way, what did you do with the huge ugly dish?  I want to take it down, but I don't want a roof leak either.  If I recall, the DirecWay installer used some pretty big bolts.

Here are my new cable numbers (DirecWay folks, sorry for rubbing it in - I was there with you, so I know how you feel):

::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 17092 Kbps about 17.1 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB)
Download Speed is:: 2086 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server2)
Test Time:: Tue Oct 25 07:37:20 EDT 2005
Bottom Line:: 305X faster than 56K 1MB download in 0.49 sec
Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 367.25 % faster than the average for host (Cox.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-W0GIXCOLM

::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 1644 Kbps about 1.6 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 201 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server2)
Test Time:: Tue Oct 25 07:38:01 EDT 2005
Bottom Line:: 29X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 5.09 sec
Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 214.94 % faster than the average for host (Cox.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-CBFJTOAYP
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« Reply #14 on: December 06, 2005, 04:02:43 PM »
Upgraded recently to the 7000, my up and down speeds are all over down 230-1000+, up are from 30-180. Spoke with level 2 tech,said"your speeds are within dw's specs"
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