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piffymana
New Poster
5 years ago

HELP looking to see breakdown of previous bills

I received an alert for a charge from Hughesnet that my account was charged a higher price than my previous monthly bills.   I tried to live chat which seems to be impossible since everyone in now us...
  • maratsade's avatar
    maratsade
    5 years ago

    "I did see somewhere that I am being charged $15 a month for leasing equipment, which I have no idea what this is for. "

    Unless you bought the equipment outright (paying around $450 up front), you lease it and are charged monthly ($14.99) for the lease, for the duration of the contract (24 months).

maratsade's avatar
maratsade
Distinguished Professor IV
5 years ago

"I did see somewhere that I am being charged $15 a month for leasing equipment, which I have no idea what this is for. "

Unless you bought the equipment outright (paying around $450 up front), you lease it and are charged monthly ($14.99) for the lease, for the duration of the contract (24 months).

  • GabeU's avatar
    GabeU
    Distinguished Professor IV
    5 years ago
    maratsade wrote:

    "I did see somewhere that I am being charged $15 a month for leasing equipment, which I have no idea what this is for. "

    Unless you bought the equipment outright (paying around $450 up front), you lease it and are charged monthly ($14.99) for this, for the duration of the contract (24 months).

    The lease fee continues for the life of the lease, irrespective of the 24 month commitment.

    • maratsade's avatar
      maratsade
      Distinguished Professor IV
      5 years ago

      Interesting. I could've sworn at some point you own the equipment. 

      • GabeU's avatar
        GabeU
        Distinguished Professor IV
        5 years ago
        maratsade wrote:

        Interesting. I could've sworn at some point you own the equipment. 

        I think they may have offered something like that for a short time many years ago.  

         

        When I first signed up for HughesNet in Dec 2004 (it was DirecWay at the time) there was a monthly payment plan for the equipment.  Something like an extra $25 per month for 14 or 15 months.  That's what I did.  After that the equipment was mine, though the service was still subject to the same as it is today, as in me not taking it upon myself to try to fix things with that equipment, as it could have voided the service.