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bb2's avatar
bb2
Freshman
7 years ago

When is the bonus period?

As stated in the subject line for this thread, when is the bonus period for data?

 

I just watch Game of Thrones, season 1 episode 1 and figured I needed to manage this a bit better so I downloaded:

 

Free Download Manager: http://freedownloadmanager.org/

 

I know it's says like 2 am to 8 am but I believe I also seen something like 12 pm to 8 am. The real question is is that my time or is that Hughes Net time. I'm in Eastern Time Zone. Where is Hughes Net time zone?

 

Thank you in advance!!!

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  • maratsade's avatar
    maratsade
    7 years ago

    2 to 8 am in the user's time zone (in your case, 2-8 am, EST).

     

    bb2 wrote:

    As stated in the subject line for this thread, when is the bonus period for data?

     

     

  • maratsade's avatar
    maratsade
    Distinguished Professor IV
    7 years ago

    2 to 8 am in the user's time zone (in your case, 2-8 am, EST).

     

    bb2 wrote:

    As stated in the subject line for this thread, when is the bonus period for data?

     

     

    • Twogills's avatar
      Twogills
      New Poster
      6 years ago

      So rather than out right saying it is 2am to 8am in all time zones which there is no post or message that I can find stating that, please publish it somewhere.  I have been a hughes net customer for 10 plus years.  Someone there needs to be a lot more helpful when it comes to our monthly data usage.  The Data management tips 'n tricks looks good and I will try some of the tips.  But have been watching our data disappear in the first 10 days of every new billing period for a long time and feel like asking a company that makes it's money on selling that time, a waste of my time.

      Twogills

       

      • maratsade's avatar
        maratsade
        Distinguished Professor IV
        6 years ago

        How does Bonus Zone work?

        All HughesNet Gen5 Service Plans are assigned a separate allocation of 50 GB for use during the period between 2 am and 8 am. During the Bonus Zone hours, your usage is first deducted from your Bonus Zone monthly allowance, if available, for full-speed service. If your Bonus allowance is empty, then your usage is deducted from your Service Plan allowance, if available, for full-speed service. In other words, your Bonus Zone Allowance provides a special pool which is used automatically during the Bonus Zone, giving you access to more usage at full speed. 

         

        http://legal.hughesnet.com/FairAccessPolicyGen5.cfm

         

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        They'd just have to make a minor modification to the existing paragraph to add "in all time zones."

         

         

  • GabeU's avatar
    GabeU
    Distinguished Professor IV
    7 years ago

    bb2

     

    If there's a series for which to use your data to stream, it's definitely GOT.  :)  

    • bb2's avatar
      bb2
      Freshman
      7 years ago

      I'm actually reading the books first. I'm halfway thru book two right now and I'm a slow reader. I figured that if I watched one episode a week I should be alright for a little bit til I catch up with where I am in the books then I'll have to wait to watch more. Luckily I found a place a can watch GOT without paying. Now I just gotta figure out how to make this download manager download the file during the nite.