BendBroadband is based in central Oregon, the scenic city of Bend. BendBroadband is a ticket to blazing-fast online experience via fiber-optic technology, which is like the superhero of internet connections. Imagine trading a country road for a superhighway—that's what switching to fiber feels like. Bend also brings top-notch cable TV and phone services right to your living room. The company owns several TV stations and a state-of-the-art data center. In 2014, BendBroadband was acquired by TDS services as part of its strategy to expand its reach and offer enhanced services to communities with attractive demographics. By joining forces with TDS, BendBroadband gained the backing of a larger, well-established company, which often translates to better resources, services, and customer support for its users.
Plans Include
There is no contract and the price is locked for the first 12 months.
If your household is like a mini-internet café with multiple people and devices, aim for speeds between 25 and 100 Mbps. But if you're into heavy gaming or streaming, go big with our Ultra 600 or 1Gig plans.
HughesNet has more than 1 million subscribers and specializes in serving rural and remote communities (as do other satellite providers Viasat and Starlink).
Satellite internet works like this: Step 1: First, there's a ground station that is connected to the internet. You can think of this as the "brain" of the operation. When you want to visit a website, your request is sent to this ground station. Step 2: The ground station then sends your request up to a satellite that is orbiting the Earth. This happens in a fraction of a second, thanks to high-frequency radio waves. Step 3: Once the satellite receives the request, it beams it back down to the ground station. The satellite acts like a mirror in the sky, reflecting your internet request back to the source where it can access the World Wide Web. Step 4: The ground station retrieves the information you asked for, such as a web page, and then sends this information back up to the satellite. Step 5: Finally, the satellite sends this information back to your home dish, which is connected to your modem. Your modem translates this into a form that your computer can understand, and voila, you're browsing the web page you requested.
HughesNet offers six data plans, ranging from 15 GB to 200 GB of data. Plans start at $49.99 per month and go up to $149.99 per month. The 100 GB and 200 GB plans come in two variants, Satellite and Fusion. Fusion plans are a hybrid between wireless internet and satellite internet. Here are some of the plans:
A Few Key Points
Contract: HugheNet requires a 24-month contract. There is an early termination fee.
Speed: While satellite internet is generally not as fast as fiber or cable, it is much quicker than dial-up and can handle most online activities like streaming, browsing, and video calls.
Coverage: One of the biggest advantages of satellite internet is the wide coverage area. Even if you're in a remote location, you can still get internet access.
Latency: One downside to be aware of is latency, or lag time, which can be higher in satellite connections due to the long distance the signal has to travel.
Weather Sensitivity: Satellite connections can be affected by weather conditions, but advancements in technology are making this less of an issue.
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