@Racer74 wrote: I just "upgraded" to Gen 5 2 weeks ago anticipating using Roku and other TV apps for viewing, to eliminate Directv satellite at $140 a month. Surprise, surprise, surprise. Gen 5 sucks big time just like Gen 4. I started out barely getting 2 or 3 gb download speed, been complaining constantly to tech support. In the last few days, a.m. speed came up to an average of 19.7, short of the 25 promised. Upload speeds generally are okay, at the 3 or so advertised. However, p.m. and evening speeds have average 7.8 the last 4 days. Hardly close to the 25 I'm supposed to get. Many streaming TV shows are interrupted, continually buffer, etc. Gen 5 is a lie just like Gen 4. Unfortunately, where I live this is the only game in town. I'm stuck with a system that sucks big time. The 25Mpbs is an "Up To" speed. There is no guarantee, nor promise, of any speed. ISPs generally try to make sure one has at least 60% of the advertised up to speed, but mitigating factors, like congestion, can affect it, as well as a litany of other things, including your equipment and network setup. But, there may be things that can be done to improve the speed. With that said, HughesNet isn't made for general cord cutting. You may find that relying on it for your regular TV viewing, if that is your intention, doesn't work very well as you may run out of data VERY quickly, especially if streaming in HD. And, with THAT said, if you'd like to address your speed issues you should start your own thread to do so.
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