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TG2's avatar
TG2
Sophomore
9 years ago

Is unlimited data in Hughesnet future?

Just curious if Hughesnet will ever get unlimited data. Excede has come into my area an offers it. Speeds up to 25mbps, unlimited data for $150 per month. $100 for the first 3 months. It's expensive,...
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GabeU's avatar
GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV
9 years ago

BirdDog MarkJFine maratsade

 

It's comical how, after he learns more about the system he's been claiming to know so much about, the complaint then shifts to wanting them to offer 150GB at "10Mbps".   

 

"I try and binge them and then move on but if they are in 4K I want to get that experience without worrying about my data going away."  Good luck doing that with 10Mbps you NOW claim they should be able to provide.  SMH.  

 

"If directv can give you 4K and 3D channels constantly then Hughes can cover high speed internet they choose not to because they think it’s all about speed."  No offense, Saxgod, but with you making that comparison I question your statement, "I’m an IT Audit consultant so I get how networks work.", as by comparing the abilities of DirecTV and it's one way system to Hughes' two way system it's evident you really don't get how networks work. SMH.   

 

BTW, Saxgod, what's the throughput of Exede's system and it's number of subscribers?  You keep making direct comparisons with HughesNet.  What's the throuput of Exede, and it's number of subscribers?  Oh, and just for fun, what's the upload limit of DirecTV, since you're comparing HughesNet to them, too.  Oh, that's right, they don't have upload, and the way they download content to their receivers is completely different than streaming on an ISP, but you know that, because you know networks, right?  

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Saxgod
Sophomore
9 years ago
I love how I’m supposed to look up answers to your questions so I’m going to do this. Exede/Viasat is working on expanding their network. I’m going to stay with HughesNet but I count 2 satellites currently working for HughesNet Service. EchoStar 19 and Echostar 17. Now as for exede they have four different satellites for Service. Their fourth one was just put up last June and is in the test run to offer what’s called Gold 30 plans that offer, wait for it 720 HD streaming. That’s with the viasat2 satellite. Viasat 3 will be launched in 2019 well the first of three of the satellites because they are going to be put one satellite to cover Europe and then Asia. But obviously first will be the US. Viasat three will be able to stream 4K video. If it’s okay to post links I can just ask. I know how much you are for following a companies rules that you supposedly are a customer of.

I mean wouldn’t a customer be wanting to have maxed out Service. I find it out that business can get 250gb plans but individuals can’t. That’s funny to me. I guess I need to setup a home business just so I can have access to the 250gb data plan lol.

Anyway HughesNet may have the most customers now I don’t know. I know exede has over 600k customers it’s services and now with Viasat 2 operational that’s why their service speeds are comparable to HughesNet. The reviews I’ve seen online assume the service doesn’t have unlimited capability and can only get up to 12mbps. That’s clearly not true since Viasat 2 is up.

Anyway if you want those links I can add them in another post. Now as for Hughes it says on their website they have surpassed 1 million active users. Now who does the market think is better and has more opportunity? Well the market has Viasat at 74 a share and echostar(hughsnet) SATS if you’re curious, at 59 a share.

Viasat is about to surpass hughsnet sadly. That’s sad but it is what it is. I’m probably going to bounce between the two of them but who cares. So after my Hughes contract expires if I don’t see any changes I’m gonna jump to exede.

I’m getting tired of the bullying though on this forum. I figure if language isn’t allowed you’d think the moderators would cut down on bullying. Then again I wonder if the moderators are the bullies. People are getting awfully defensive for HughesNet when all I’m asking for is what businesses get. I thought 50gb was the max for home but a business get 250gb? That’s disappointing but I’m sure you’ll be just fine with it. You seem to love everything about Hughes and don’t question anything and repeat verbatim what customer service reps repeat over the phone. Hmmm are you really a customer or do you work for Hughes GabeU. Very fishy how you don’t want more data options. That’s very strange. But really made me think customer rep was when you said exactly what the customer service rep said to me on the phone not 10 minutes after you wrote that to me. Very fishy. So I’m gonna stop trying to conversat with you cause you’ll twist this to be in favor of Hughes. You’ll defend it no matter what. That’s why I was hoping you’d hear my complaint and run it up the flag pole to offer more data without having to buy token packs. To get 150gb cost 400 dollars. That’s ridiculous.

Anyway if you want the satellite articles about viasat and their expansions that are starting in 2019 I can provide it. That expansion will allow me to use my 4k streaming on a regular basis not just off peak time. Okay have a good day at Hughes. Tell them thanks for the service I enjoy it. I was trying to give them advice on how to make it better but I guess the cheerleaders don’t want that kind of posts on here.