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Low download high upload
During throttled time, I usually get about 2+mbps download and 1mbps upload. For the last several days, download has been about .40 to 1mbps and 4mbps upload. I have contacted tech support with no ...
Don't need a rep to answer this, anymore. Just spoke to phone rep for the last time I'm going to try. Apparantly, hughesnet does not care if your internet drops to the point you can not browse at all after your paid allowance is exhausted. They have no interest in making adjustments, unless you can afford to pay for more data allowance. I have been with Hughesnet for a couple years, and have never been treated this way. Someone always took care of the issue before I upgraded to Gen5. Now, I have to find another internet service that actually cares when the customer has an issue. I have suggested Hughesnet to many people. I will, now, have to tell them exactly what is going on and will have them tell everyone they know.
To all you people whao have nothing better to do than hang out in Hughesnet tech support and criticise, make suggestions and get gold stars from the reps.....
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS.
capnzathrus, I'm sure someone will give you better instructions, but I think people here will want a bit more info from you, such as what modem you're using, whether you're Gen4 or Gen5 or something else, and whether you have run speed tests (using Testmy.net). They may want a link to the tests too, so if you don't have an account with Testmy, you should create one.
Gen5 new modem HT2000w. And as far as speed tests, how would I know what my speeds are if i hadn't run them?
To help the Hughesnet Customer Service Reps get a head start on your speed concerns, you should create a testmy.net account and perform 3-5 tests during different parts of the day. Then share the account results link with us here.
Please keep in mind that Hughesnet will only accept testmy.net and the official Hughesnet speed test results. Tests from other sites like speedtest.net are not accepted due to the compression technologies and latency that satellite deploys.
Most important points to remember during this test:
-do the tests while directly connected to the HughesNet modem with a LAN cable (NO third party Router or Wireless devices can be used)
-use the 25MB size download test file
-If testing upload instead of download, you must use a 4MB size upload test file
-space each test at least 5 minutes apart
-post your results URL here, it may look something like http://testmy.net/quickstats/C0RR0SIVE
For a more in depth guide on running the tests, please visit: http://customer.kb.hughesnet.com/Pages/7001.aspx
The Reps are on M-F from approximately 8AM to 5PM Eastern. They will be the ones to address your speed issues, but they will need these tests to do so.OK, so you ran some tests. Did you use Testmy? Would you care to share a link to your results?
