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trpost60's avatar
trpost60
Freshman
6 years ago

Slow speeds

I just got off the phone with tech support and had a very unsatisfactory call. The rep was telling me she was showing download speeds to my modem of 40+Mbps, while the testmy.net speeds for me were l...
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  • trpost60's avatar
    trpost60
    6 years ago

    I received a new phone call last week from Jessica, who had me repeat speed tests and checked on everything. She is an outstanding Rep! She found the same issue, slow speeds and promised to escalate the issue. I then received a voicemail from 4th level? support with a call back number. I just got off the phone with them and they found that it is a beam issue that is being worked on. I was offered a discount for my trouble and told that the beam issue would be fixed as soon as possible. A Tech is also being sent to my house  to repoint my dish, as I was told it is slightly misaligned.

     

    Amanda, thank you for your help with this. I appreciate the customer service HughesNet has provided.

     

    Tim

maratsade's avatar
maratsade
Distinguished Professor IV

To have speed issues escalated to the HN reps on this site, please follow the protocol here:

 

https://community.hughesnet.com/t5/Tech-Support/Think-you-have-slow-speeds/m-p/110034#M74607

 

You have already taken some speed measurements, but you may want to take more at different times of the day and over more days. 

 

Also, keep in mind that the can vary for many reasons (such as how many people are on a particular beam. See legal.hughesnet.com:  "Stated speeds and uninterrupted use of service are not guaranteed. Actual speeds will likely be lower than the maximum speeds during peak hours. In addition, when connected to the Service using Wi-Fi, the user’s experience will vary based on the proximity to the Wi-Fi source and the strength of the signal, and its usage is subject to the Fair Access Policy."

 

Note that the file size for upload speeds should be 4 MB (you've used 25MB)

trpost60's avatar
trpost60
Freshman
6 years ago

I did the 25mb upload test under the instructions of the HughesNet customer service rep.

 

I am continuing to do speed tests when I can, but since I am almost out of data for the month, I am limited to running tests during the bonus period only now.

  • Amanda's avatar
    Amanda
    Moderator
    6 years ago

    Hi trpost60,

     

    I see, there are a couple of things from that call that are concerning, and we're going to have it addressed with the agent directly. I will add some data to your token bucket which will apply themselves automatically, bringing you back up to speed. I appreciate you working with us on troubleshooting.

     

    Thanks,

    Amanda

    • trpost60's avatar
      trpost60
      Freshman
      6 years ago

      Amanda,

       

      Thank you very much for the token data. I was wondering why my speed did not seem degraded at all today! :-) I did another speed test this afternoon, and while the speeds still seem slow at 4.7 Mbps, the test did seem to run faster than before. Please let me know if there are other things you would like me to try out, I am more than happy to assist in figuring this out. In the meantime, I will continue to run speed tests when I can.

       

      Please note that the latest tests have been run over wifi, with no other network activity. If you would like me to run some more tests using ethernet, I can do that, but it is not very convenient to have to turn off the wifi and direct connect. I have strong wifi signal and good throughput from device to device within my house when I test the wifi network, so I do not think wifi is limiting my speed.

       

      Tim

      • trpost60's avatar
        trpost60
        Freshman
        6 years ago

        I received a new phone call last week from Jessica, who had me repeat speed tests and checked on everything. She is an outstanding Rep! She found the same issue, slow speeds and promised to escalate the issue. I then received a voicemail from 4th level? support with a call back number. I just got off the phone with them and they found that it is a beam issue that is being worked on. I was offered a discount for my trouble and told that the beam issue would be fixed as soon as possible. A Tech is also being sent to my house  to repoint my dish, as I was told it is slightly misaligned.

         

        Amanda, thank you for your help with this. I appreciate the customer service HughesNet has provided.

         

        Tim