The bottom line is that HughesNet is not going to provide any information on the amount of data used on their system, nor any statistics concerning that data usage. Nor are they going to provide any information on the browsing habits of their customers, in any way, shape or form, including as a whole.
The system has a throughput that is considerably smaller than ground based systems. The plans are designed the way they are for good reason.
A full weekend Bonus Bytes period would cause the system to slow to a crawl during peak usage periods, and they know that, as do many of the people on this forum. Experience and common sense tells us that during peak usage periods the number one thing people will do with a lot of data available is stream. The system simply cannot handle a lot of people streaming, so the system needs to be regulated, and the way that's done is with plan design.
If the system had a higher throughput more could be done, but it simply can't. City rush hour traffic on a two lane road just doesn't work, nor will a ton of people streaming at typical times when the system can't handle it. Something like extending the Bonus Bytes period to be from 2AM to sometime in the early afternoon might be feasible, but not late afternoon or evening.
Over the weekend, having the Bonus Bytes data available during the afternoon, and especially the evening, would cause the system to resemble the following...
