Excede user review
Satellite is my only choice for internet and have been using Excede. Works as advertised most of the time but have required a visit from a tech three times. Each time it was a different guy and they...
View ArticleDenver: Gmail
Apparently, gmail is offline currently in Denver (Exede-5) unless DNS SNAFU
View ArticleViasat Expands Global Presence
Viasat Expands Global Presence with New Offices in the U.S. and the Netherlands ... ... ... ... "Viasat works on extremely difficult communications challenges – like how to bring high-speed,...
View ArticleViasat or Excede Crash and Burn in Montana
Poor modem sat there and blinked for about an hour before I had the courage to call. Jumped through the hoops and the guy's decision was "We'll send a repairman immediately." He trotted off to make...
View ArticleExede killing WB forum
A new post from WB Matt on todays WB World Forum announced the end date of the WB World Forums. Exede/Viasat no longer wants to hear from us or deal with our problems in the public view. See...
View Article[Exede] Project Sparrow (It's fast.)
If you are invited to try out ViaSat Project Sparrow and have the time, I suggest testing Sparrow. It's very fast. It is in beta testing, but it seems to work. I like it.
View ArticleHuh? Say What?
I noticed in ViaSat's help section this topic, Lease options designed to serve variety of customers and budgets, and the following "fake" sentence, "Because our equipment is specifically designed for...
View ArticleExede Video Data Extender
Since introduction, I had not opted for the VDE on the basis that I did not download videos and used several methods to avoid their automatic loading. Last month I went a bit crazy with large downloads...
View Article[Exede] IP Location: Exede-5/Denver vs Laredo Gateways
Via user's IP address, Google (et.al) attempts to pinpoint an user's location. When using Google's local news, this generally points to a IP address's location. Being on Exede-5, WB-1: Beam 163, the...
View ArticleAntenna glitch on ViaSat-2 satellite
January 9, 2018 Boeing investigating antenna glitch on ViaSat-2 satellite WASHINGTON — An on-orbit antenna issue identified during testing of the ViaSat-2 high-throughput satellite has Boeing and...
View ArticleTurf War
October 12, 2017 - ViaSat plans legal action in UK over Inmarsat airline broadband Californian group upset rival aims to use mobile licence to operate network on planes ... ... Spectrum granted under...
View Article[installer] Install techs - pay attention
When you do the VS-2 certification training & get to the video portion of the new pointing procedure, pay close attention. If you don't do it EXACTLY like he does in the video, you won't be able to...
View ArticleViasat 2 in service date
Any new estimates on when new residential customers will be signed up for service on Viasat 2? Also, has a list of service plans and pricing been released yet?
View ArticlePublic IP addressing and IPv6
Do new Viasat residential accounts receive a public IP address (dynamic) or a non-internet-routable IP that's delivered via CGN? Is it possible to do port forwarding at the subscriber modem? Also, is...
View ArticleViasat (Anik F2) vs Hughes
This machine can use either sat provider (My Lady is on Hughes Net) and the speed test is via Ookla since I suspect any place provided by a Vendor is probably biased...I was surprised both came down in...
View ArticleBeware Krack!
No, I am not talking about the drug. A new vulnerability in the WPA2 encryption scheme has been discovered and has the potential to affect all wireless client devices but especially Android devices....
View Article[ViaSat] Recommended router
My old Netgear WNR 1000 router finally died after many years of use. Can you all recommend a router that works well with Exede/Viasat? My modem is the non-WiFi Surfbeam 2. Thanks.
View Article[Exede] DNS: NsLookup
WB-1:163 [Exede-5] Interesting, I used nslookup, a Dos command, and apparently, Viasat is not using their DNS servers, but is using US West's DNS server [Denver POP, or at Riverside, CA for my beam]....
View Article[Exede] Slow Loading of Pics
WB-: 163 I've tried viewing this slide show on Nowness's site, Ocean View: Beirut Sporting Club, with four different browsers, but when viewing the slide show at top, it stalls. There are left and...
View Article[ViaSat] Perfect 10 Extend Agreement
January 29, 2018 - Viasat, Perfect 10 Extend Agreement to Prep for Commercial Internet Launch "Viasat has extended its nationwide fulfillment services agreement with Perfect 10, in advance of the...
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