Seems to me there is an issue here, one many subscribers have, that being that Hughes oversells its availability, then puts people through multiple steps to get out of a contract or get reasonable speeds. I have the service only because there are no other options where I live. My service is slow, just barely qualifies as broadband (25 MBPS) on a good day, is very expensive compared to other services I've had in the past, with a ridiculously low (30 GIGS) data cap. Yes, I know that I can upgrade, but only if I lock myself into an additional 2 years.
It also cracks me up that on those rare months when I don't use all my data, it doesn't roll over. When I emailed a complaint about that the response was that they could not roll it over becaues then there might not be enough bandwidth for other subscribers. I'm not falling for that nonsense, since Hughes will SELL me all I want.
A local provider is bringing fiber optic into the area, I will drop Hughes in a heartbeat when that becomes available. I don't understand why you "professors and such" continue to cheerlead and make excuses for a clearly overpriced and inferior service.