Forum Discussion
How do I get a report on total data usage for a billing cycle?
HughesNet has a prioritization policy in place right now that favors work and schooling related activities because of the pandemic related increase in traffic on the system. Things like gaming downloads are taking a back seat during times of high volume, which is pretty much right around the clock at this point. Because of this, game updates can take a very long time.
There's no way to get any kind of a report like you're describing from HughesNet. About the only thing you can do is use a router with data usage tallying capabilities. Most can these days, but the ones that can tally by device cost a good bit more.
FAP stands for Fair Access Policy. Once you exceed your data allowance, your speed is reduced.
"I check that site almost daily as my family uses our 50G of data in less than two weeks."
I have monitored my own hourly usage for a month. Doing normal stuff like email and regular browsing, I use 100 MB per hour. If I do more data intensive stuff, I use 200 MB or more. That quickly adds up. If you factor in family members using the network, you will see how the data gets used very fast. Satellite internet is limited and it provides only a small amount of data. Strict budgeting is essential, or you can buy tokens.
