Hughesnet bills for services a month in advance..
When does your billing cycle start and end each month?
for example...I started my HughesNet service on August 9th (install date) and I was billed on the 10th Aug. for services through until the 8th Sept. (so basically I'm paying for my month of service in advance)
My billing cycle is therefore the 9th of each month thru until to the 8th of the following month.
If..i were to cancel TODAY, I would not owe any money to Hughesnet for services as I'm already paid up through Sept. 8th..
I don't believe HughesNet would be obligated in returning any remaining days I haven't used merely because I cancelled my services before the end of my billing cycle..
Much like Netflix, if you cancel your services half way through the month, they don't refund you any remaining days you may have left for that month..YOU cancelled.not them.
So..in your case, if your billing cycle actually started TODAY, Sept. 1st...and you call them up to cancel, then YES, you will be billed for this entire month of service (Sept. 1 - Sep 30th)
IF you had cancelled your service YESTERDAY (again, assuming your billing cycle starts today)...then HughesNet would not off billed you any additional months.
It's NOT fraud...
As a customer, regardless of what services you a paying for (phone, electric, TV etc) if you wish to cancel your services, first you need to figure up if your paying a month in advance or not for those services, and then second, you need to figure up, based on your billing cycle, what day would be the best day to cancel to prevent any additional monthly overages...
Hope this helps you to better understand...but if not, if you can look to see what your exact billing cysle dates are (they are the same each month) I can help you better understand your OWN billing..
LOL..I don't know much about computers and stuff...but don't mess with my checkbook. I'm a whiz when it comes to billing, budgeting and anything to do with finances.. 😛
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