When I moved off-grid in the Alaskan bush 7 years ago, I had no internet or other communications or connectivity. In the best of times, I was able to hike 2 miles up a bluff and barely make calls and get 2G cell connection. That was almost useless, and it was in the winter, and the phone battery would usually freeze in under 5 minutes. It didn't really matter anyway, because that signal mysteriously disappeared.
After my business evaporated because of a web server error which took all of my sites offline, I started the process of researching how to get internet. At that time, the only option in my area was a HughesNet service that has now been available for over a decade, and was dated even at that time. I'm not sure what it was called, but I believe it was their 2nd generation consumer-grade product. It worked with email, but didn't function as what I would consider normal internet post-2010.
I used that service for about 2 years before learning they launched a new satellite, and HughesNet Gen5. As soon as I could, I got the new equipment out here and set that up. The upgrade was night and day, and the 25Mbps service enabled me to do everything I needed.
20 сен 2021
