Bandwidth Usage not enough for a family of five

There's no getting with the program. Satellite internet, by its very nature, is a limited broadband technology that can't be expanded.  Terrestrial internet  (such as cable or fiber), on the other hand, can be expanded, so your time would be better spent lobbying your representatives in Congress to bring cable or fiber to your area. You could also lobby the companies that offer terrestrial cable to stop snubbing rural areas and bring broadband to your location. 

Let me try to understand this: You're complaining because you're using up your data plan too quickly and buying an excessive amount of tokens on your own volition?

I don't claim to know your particular situation, but HughesNet can't change their business model - no satellite internet company can do what your're asking. However, there are things you can do to mitigate your problem, such as:
1. Cease random, individual streaming and/or watching videos on Facebook, etc.;

2. Use the lowest 'data saving' rates for whenever you do stream;

3. Disabling automatic updates on all devices and do these manually during the bonus period;

4. Disable routine backing up to the cloud which uses an exorbitant amount of data; and

5. Disable using wifi on phones (and any tablets with sim cards) to use their LTE/5G data plan instead.

There are many other like things you can do if you think it through and manage it accordingly. Just saying.

The problem is throughput. A satellite has a finite level of throughput, and that throughput is divided between all active users connected to it. In order to make that throughput work as well as possible for all subscribers using it, high speed data limits exist. Those limits require prioritization of online activities, especially bandwidth intensive ones like streaming. Removing those limits would result in the system becoming slower than molasses for everyone, as scores of subscribers would be trying stream. The system simply can't support that. 

Data Tokens allow people to still engage in activities at higher speed after they've exhausted their normal allotment of high speed data, but it's meant as a temporary solution, and again, something prioritized.

Though it's a guess, streaming is eating through your data. HughesNet just isn't designed for regular, frequent streaming like people do with ground based services.

I understand your frustration 100%! We are a family of 5 as well. We just signed up at the end of August since HN is the ONLY option where we live in WV. My frustration is that they offered the 75GB as their highest tier, yet halfway through my first cycle a 100GB tier was magically available. Even after upgrading our plan to the 100GB and doing the following, we still went over our 100GB limit & the bonus zone amount within a week:

1. Turned on video saver feature in our account

2. Downgraded all of our streaming services to the lowest SD tier instead of the HD tier

3. All consoles/PCs/Devices are set to manually update (which we end up updating during the bonus zone)

4. No online gaming

5. Do all downloads of songs,movies,podcasts,mobile games while in town to utilize 5g/4g/LTE

6. Stream on main TV only and disconnect all devices from wifi when streaming

Unfortunately the prior replies are correct that satellite internet is not something that can be easily improved like broadband or fiber internet. Yes, Starlink is projecting to be here in WV in 2023 & my family members and friends who use it in their super rural areas they live in say it is actually great. It is a broadband service. 

What would be more beneficial for large households like ourselves is to increase the data amount from 100GB to 500GB before throttling the speed & move the bonus zone start time from 2am to 12am. Most people are up at 12am compared to 2am & will allow them to start any updates to devices without having to mess with their sleep schedules. Also, adjusting pricing on their plans. I am currently paying the same amount for 100GB that I paid for 1.2TB with download speeds up to 1GB in AZ (lol granted it was fiber and AZ is a lot more populated than WV). 

I just wanted you to know that you are not alone in this struggle! 🙂