More Data, Better Price! PLEASE!!
When is Hughesnet going to offer much more date at a much better price? These plans are insane and I'm ready to jump when I can find a more economical "off grid" provider!!
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rmsimpson wrote:When is Hughesnet going to offer much more date at a much better price? These plans are insane and I'm ready to jump when I can find a more economical "off grid" provider!!
1. When there's some sort of technological breakthrough that allows much higher throughput for the satellite(s).
2. When the satellites can be made much more cheaply.
3. When it becomes less expensive to both provide and maintain the service.
Both the high speed data restrictions and the higher comparative costs are unfortunate realities with geostationary satellite internet.
I was told by a Hughesnet customer service rep. to expect a much better deal by first of this year. Is this true? Are we to expect better pricing or more of the same?
I doubt it, as it's not getting any cheaper to run and maintain. There are plans for a new satellite launch in '22 (originally in '21, but the pandemic got in the way). That may bring slightly higher data caps, but satellite internet is limited and will always be far more limited than Earth-based options.
You may want to contact your local and state government and ask that they provide incentives to Earth-based companies so they
canwill be interested in bringing faster internet to your area. Currently those companies have zero interest in rural areas.rmsimpson wrote:
I was told by a Hughesnet customer service rep. to expect a much better deal by first of this year. Is this true? Are we to expect better pricing or more of the same?
I was told that 11 years ago when I first got Hughes Net.
The only reason I still have it is because there is not another provider for this rural area.
They screw you for as long as they can. Never got any better on speed or pricing. The speed is there, they just throttle you down so you will buy a more expensive package. It is a ripoff and they continue to get by with it. I can't wait until I move to an area where there is some competition, therefore competitive pricing. Soon I hope.
