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.
How do we know they cant change? Is it because they actually cant or actually wont change.
I have lowered the bandwidth usage. Took off my DISH on the internet. Made sure my kids devices are not updating except when in town. I have done what i can to not use as much bandwidth. 10 years i've been with hughesnet. I have found Starlink can be in my area. Unlimited Satellite FAST internet. Ive done my homework on this. I would rather 210.00 a month than 159.00 plus tokens that may be needed.
"How do we know they cant change?"
Think this through: As maratsade intimated, the system is designed with only a limited bandwidth for so many users in a specific region before the satellite is launched. It's not like you can just go to space and modify a satellite the same way you can add a blade to a server in a terrestrial trunking station. Giving everyone unlimited bandwidth on a limited system would render the whole system unusable.
Good luck with Starlink. Can't wait to see what happens to it once they get over-sold and people start complaining because they can't hurl any more LEOs into their constellation to increase bandwidth demand for a given geographical region. And, you may be waiting a long time: They're way, way, way, behind schedule.
