Is unlimited data in Hughesnet future? HughesNet is 'unlimited' in the sense that if you should exceed your monthly anytime/bonus zone data that you have purchased, your internet speeds are simply reduced (aka throttled). HughesNet customers can still access the internet without worrying about any additional 'overage' fees being added to their bill......they will simply experience a much slower 'loading' of webpages and other content. OR they can, if they so choose to do so, buy tokens so that their internet speeds are not throttled after they have exceeded their monthly allowance. I think the word, 'unlimited', in itself is what people/customers tend to get confused about. For example, Verizon Wireless offer 'Unlimited' Plans.... however, the word unlimited simply means that, as a customer, instead of paying for a set amount of data each month, with excessive overage fees being charged if you exceed your allowance, you now have plans in place that offer 'unlimted' access to the internet and your billed a fixed amount each month for that usage. BUT....similar to HughesNet and other companies, after a Verizon Wireless customer has used 22GB of data, their LTE speeds are throttled and usage is prioritized during times of network congestion. _ _ _ _ _ As far as Excede's new 'unlimited plans' Here are some questions and answers from Excedes own website to explain how unlimited works.. How much data usage is included in my unlimited data plan? On an unlimited data plan, there are no limits to how much data you can use during your monthly billing cycle. However, if you use more than 150 GB of data and the network is congested, ViaSat may prioritize your data behind other customers. Will my internet service be slower after I’ve used 150 GB of data? When the network is not busy, nothing will happen to your service speeds. When the network is busy, ViaSat may prioritize your data behind other customers, which will result in slower speeds. Web pages and videos may respond and load more slowly than during periods of non-congestion. _ _ _ _ _ It would seem to me that based on Excede's own explaination of the term 'unlimited' after you hit that 150GB mark there is a good chance your speeds will be throttled. This is no different than what HughesNet does with their 10GB, 20GB or 50GB plans. Once you have reached your plans monthly allowance..your speeds are reduced. Here's the thing, Before the whole 'unlimited' craze, if you exceeded your data you were either SOL and your internet was shut off or you ended up paying an additional fee for every GB you used, up and over your plans allowance, which was quite costly in itself. These days, regardless of what ISP you use, the majority of customers have, or can choose to have, unlimited access to the internet..the only thing impacted is the speed in which that internet content can be downloaded/uploaded and this only happens after you have exceeded your 'paid' monthly allowance.
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