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Is unlimited data in Hughesnet future?
Saxgod wrote:
But again exede starts throttling at 150gb. So why not do that. Charge $200 a month for 150gb. Don’t call it unlimited even though that’s what exede calls it. So why not do that? Basically 150gb and maybe have unlimited off peak hour from 2am-8am. Why not do that?
Why do you keep making the assumption that Hughesnet's system, and throughput, is identical to Exede's, or even a number of customers than can justify offering such? Just because one sat internet company offers something doesn't mean it's main competition can, nor wants to, offer the same, with the latter being customer dependant. Hughes has a much larger number of customers than Exede does. To stick with your choice of auto analogies, you can fit six average people in the average sedan. It becomes much more difficult when you try to put four average people, plus two 400lb people, or even three average and three 400lb people, in that same sedan, as not only is there not going to be any room for anyone to move (throughput), the car is going to have more difficulty moving up hills and such at speed because of the extra weight (capacity).
Sure, they could offer it, then have thousands of people sign up for it over the next few months, then have the system slow to such a crawl due to people continually streaming with all of that data that people begin having issues simply downloading their email. What then?
HughesNet offers what the system can handle within reason. Start offering what it can't support, then not only do all customers suffer, but so does the company. THAT'S Economics 101. You don't offer what you can't provide, nor offer what will cause everyone on the system to suffer.
Again, it all comes down to what the system can handle, and they aren't going to offer what it can't support.
