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Originally Posted by Seahawk View Post
One quick question.

I am still limited to sat internet which is slow: Is there any advantage to upgrading the in home equipment? Seems wasteful to me.
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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey View Post
Depends.

How much do you transfer between computers inside the house?

Do you stream movies from iTunes or similar?

If no then no.
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Very little.

All downloads are scheduled off hours.

The sat internet deal blows but it is all I can get right now. I've tried. Every new deal I read about here or other sources walks me thought the, "Is our service available in your area?" It never is.

I checked into my hotel an hour ago and since I get free premium internet, downloaded all the upgrades waiting in the App Store.

I lead a sad internet existence
You might look into a Cellular connection in your area. Not sure what equipment/towers are nearby, but I am regularly getting speeds over 20Mbps on my cellular phone and cell connected tablet, on T-Mobile. When I was in Orlando, I was getting 50-75Mbps down and 20-30Mbps up!
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