mschrisgo2
3-28-20, 3:15pm
Not sure this is the right place for this question, but I don’t know where else to put it...
I have had Hughes net, satellite internet, for several months now. Basically, I really love it. It’s lightening fast, and I’m able to effectively use Zoom and FaceTime for online tutoring, which I could not do with the older, very slow, Frontier service. (I live in a rural area of California).
Lately, I’ve discovered an amusing aspect, and a worrisome aspect. The amusing part is that the location feature of many websites, of course, reads where the satellite is, not where I live and my devices sit. It changes continually to reflect the orbit. I’ve had trouble ordering online from a couple of sites because they don’t allow me to over ride it, so I just don’t shop with them anymore. I also had trouble with online banking, because my location was changing rapidly, and that’s one of the indicators they use to identify potential fraud in action. Fortunately, the financial institutions call me if they are concerned.
*** But the worrisome feature is that when I enable Bluetooth on any of my devices, other people can access my satellite service as well. I can see who is logged in, I recognize my neighbors’ pets names used as device names, etc. I’m concerned that they then also have access to my data, but I’m not sure. Anybody know? And does anyone have knowledge of how I could enable bluetooth without this happening?
I have tried to contact Hughes net, unsuccessfully. TIA
I have had Hughes net, satellite internet, for several months now. Basically, I really love it. It’s lightening fast, and I’m able to effectively use Zoom and FaceTime for online tutoring, which I could not do with the older, very slow, Frontier service. (I live in a rural area of California).
Lately, I’ve discovered an amusing aspect, and a worrisome aspect. The amusing part is that the location feature of many websites, of course, reads where the satellite is, not where I live and my devices sit. It changes continually to reflect the orbit. I’ve had trouble ordering online from a couple of sites because they don’t allow me to over ride it, so I just don’t shop with them anymore. I also had trouble with online banking, because my location was changing rapidly, and that’s one of the indicators they use to identify potential fraud in action. Fortunately, the financial institutions call me if they are concerned.
*** But the worrisome feature is that when I enable Bluetooth on any of my devices, other people can access my satellite service as well. I can see who is logged in, I recognize my neighbors’ pets names used as device names, etc. I’m concerned that they then also have access to my data, but I’m not sure. Anybody know? And does anyone have knowledge of how I could enable bluetooth without this happening?
I have tried to contact Hughes net, unsuccessfully. TIA