Review by moag 
member for 2.2 years, 117 visits, last login: 1.7 years ago
updated 1.8 years ago
 Chelsea,Washtenaw,MI
 Contract price not specified.  "Faster than dialup (sometimes), fap free period" "Peak times are slow, latency, low threshold, FAP FAP FAP FAP FAP" "Satellite ... FAP... Expensive... Getting better."
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UPDATE - 3-24-10 - if you have a sprint tower near you, get millenicom unlimited. hughesnet better get some new tech fast or they will be out of business in a few months. SELL SELL SELL
i was skeptical for months before using milllenicom, my hughesnet account is on hold right now, in case I happen to find that magic number they call UNLIMITED. i got a bit of a guilt trip thrown at me at 120gb, but nothing more than a statement that there was no fap free policy at millenicom, honestly, i was really just doing what everyone else was afraid to do in the MC forum and diving in head first to see what happened. i didnt really need 120gb of tv shows, but i got a hellofalotta M*A*S*H to watch now lol
i doubt anyone reading this hughesnet review would know what to do with 120gb lol
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Hughesnet is, as far as I know, the best satellite internet provider around... The other one is Wildblue. Hughenet usage is calculated in a 24-hr period, not monthly. There is also a 5-hr FAP-free window from 2-7am, where downloads are not counted towards your download threshold. I have been a Hughes/Direcway customer for years and I have a few bits of wisdom for new recruits.
1) You must think of Hughesnet as super-fast dialup, not ultra-slow cable.
2) Make certain you have no conceivable land-based alternatives before signing up, now or in the near future. There are no advantages to satellite if you have other internet available, and Hughes has a killer ETF after the trial period.
3) Read and understand Hughesnet policies (FAP) and search Google for more. You need to understand how satellite internet works and understand how to use it before you can really enjoy it. There are certain things you simply cannot do on a satellite connection, the quicker you learn to avoid these things, the happier you will be 
4) You must have a practical usage monitor. I recommend hughesnet_usage_calc for Firefox with Greasemonkey, but there are others available.
5) There are no hacks.
Overall, Hughesnet is a decent service for those of us with few other options.
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 |  | | | Re: poor system poor speed poor service Don't go to Clear Wrireless they are just as bad. | |
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| | | massive rip off hughes net scammed the shit out of me and they solve there problems by hanging up on you over the phone. I moved into a new house with a preexisting hughesnet statalite and agreed to a contract just buying the survice not a satalite(why would i buy one when i already had one). hughes net then sent over a subcontracter who has no connection with the companey who took down the old satalite and put up a new one. i wasnt worried becuse i made it so clear i was not buying one from them, and the man said he had no charges for me. now hughes net will not give me my money back, have hang up on me too times, will not call me back this is at best criminal. they are a big disorginized componey with no integrity. besides all this my internet connection is horrable. | |
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poor system poor speed poor service
Hughes Net is the worst piece of crap I have ever bought. It has been slow, and gets VERY VERY slow if you use it much. I wanted my money back and they told me I would be sued by them for $200 if I cancelled early. They are the poorest service in the world. The technical support is in India and the billing is in the Phillipines. WHAT A JOKE.....POOR SERVICE AND IT IS VERY SLOW. They should be turned into the Better Business Bureau for being such liars. POOR SEVICE and POOR SPEED 