New customer. Always this slow? Unusable for most things

[GabeU]

No.  I'm only a longtime customer.  

[Gwalk900]

Only those with "Official Rep" after their usernames are Hughes Employees.

Gabe However is correct in that it can take some time to locate and review a call.

[rsegg1]

Get Out while you can!!! After your 30 days, it will cost you!!!!!

[andy.donna]

msnodgrass2    i too have had my service 4 days with hughes net and i'm having very slow internet connection in the hrs from 4;30pm central time to 11;30pm central time within this time frame i have yet to get at least 1 mbp of download and around 0'5 upload  i was on phone almost 2 hrs yesterday evening running test after  test   now im told an engineer will contact me with a fix within 48 to 72 hrs   so all i can do is sit and wait and watch local channels  or 4 walls in the evening hrs  

[maratsade]

No.  I'm only a longtime customer. 

And the king of data management.  C'mon, don't be shy, Gabe.

[maratsade]

They have well over a million customers (1.4 million I've heard) and the vast majority have no problem. 

I'm one of those who has no problems, and I'm delighted with the service.  I think the vast majority of customers are doing fine, though some people do experience problems for a variety of reasons.

[GabeU]

Shhhh.  

[maratsade]

Gotta acknowledge your status, dude! LOL

[maratsade]

Another approach is to try to fix the problem. This is especially useful to people who have no other options but satellite internet.

[GabeU]

Think about how much less my data usage would be if I was actually trying to use as little as possible.  I might be able to get in under 2GB per month.  Still, I have to watch my occasional 1980s/1990s music video on YouTube, so that's not going to happen.    

My folks, OTOH, use considerably less than I do.  No YouTube and primarily only Facebook, with a little bit of shopping once in a blue moon.  Actually, it's just my stepfather.  I don't even know if my mother knows how to turn the laptop on.    

I have their sign on because I helped them set up their Hughesnet account and also because I help to keep an eye on their usage due to them tending to forget.  

So, without further ado, and no, this is not a joke....here are the TRUE data misers, though unintentionally.