Well whatever ya do-don't bother with HughesNet.
I figured I'd try them out and had a guy come over and plant a dish in my yard.
He explained to me that I'd even be able to watch movies and stuff and that my signal strength was better than what he expected when he ran diagnostics.
I tried to get it to load this forum...I had enough time to step outside and have a smoke and a full cup of coffee before only 75% of the forum home page loaded.
Conclusion: HughesNet is like a stoned turtle with racing stripes on Qualuudes.
It sucks like a black hole.
Called up Hughie and told him I've got limited if NO internet access. I can 'not get online' for free-I'll be danged if I'll pay $60 a month for the privelege of 'not having internet access.'
Needless to say I'm chopping down the flippin' dish. They only want their transmitter and modem back so I guess I can use the dish to build my Wok-Fi.