said by B212 :

Here is your answer: Hughes has flow control, and when it is "on" you will have lower speeds...

FAP in effect NO
Flow control in effect NO

You can check your bandwidth:

BW allocation percentage 9 MARGINAL

»192.168.0.1/fs/advanced/advanced.html

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said by Arion :

So whats the big surprise?? Nothing nefarious here. During peak time useage when everyone is on their system the speed go's down. It keeps the system from crashing. Unfortunately were on a shared bandwidth system and unless you have very deep pockets that is the price you pay for having any satellite internet whatsoever.

said by Vtblues :

Plus it seems like a whole bunch of speculations and assumptions are being made about various values in the advanced diagnostics.

said by Simon3 :

»www.direcway.com/HUGHES/Doc/0/SI···1206.pdf

Explains what flow control is very breifly though

said by Simon3 :

»www.direcway.com/HUGHES/Doc/0/SI···1206.pdf

Explains what flow control is very breifly though

said by Arion :

During peak time useage when everyone is on their system the speed go's down. It keeps the system from crashing.

said by Arion :

So whats the big surprise?? Nothing nefarious here. During peak time useage when everyone is on their system the speed go's down. It keeps the system from crashing. Unfortunately were on a shared bandwidth system and unless you have very deep pockets that is the price you pay for having any satellite internet whatsoever.

said by Arion :

So whats the big surprise?? Nothing nefarious here. During peak time useage when everyone is on their system the speed go's down. It keeps the system from crashing. Unfortunately were on a shared bandwidth system and unless you have very deep pockets that is the price you pay for having any satellite internet whatsoever.

said by how can that be :

I dont understand aron how your speeds are above plan I have never seen speeds above plan and I have the same as you Do you by chance sell Hughes products or have a secret to success you care to share as i also have experianced these speeds at those times sense november

said by CarlsDad :

I am receiving several phone calls a day from HughesNet customers complaining about slow speeds and basic unusable performance. The customers are spread across several satellites and include both 6000 and 7000 users. They all get good performance early in the morning and very late at night, but during normal peak hours their speeds drop to 100 to 200 and ping times jump to 1500 to 2000 ms. This effectively kills server connections and any thing but basic HTML pages will not load.

I am guessing Hughes has over loaded their NOC capacity and is not going to increase capacity due to the new Spaceway system coming online. Hopefully enough currant users (mostly older 6000 with no contract) will switch to the new system thus relaxing congestion on the currant network.

Until then I am pulling all plugs on any satellite Internet sales.

When network congestion gets bad enough, you can have speed test jumping from 50 to 900 back to back. It is not a matter of time, just a simple matter overall usage. One second there may be little traffic, but 2 seconds later more people are getting their email.

I bet during American Idol tonight, performance will be better than last night, which had little NEW programming. I also wonder how the writers strike might have affected this issue. With virtually no new programming, maybe more people are using the Internet to view alternate formats of TV programming, entertainment or streaming music. Something to think about!

said by selling hughes :

Also, for those trying to understand the flow control and bandwidth allocation percentage, I've been monitoring my bandwidth allocation percentage. I've seen it vary from as little as 9% to as much as 60%. In both cases, though, my system was still getting plan maximum speeds (I'm one of the fortunate ones who is not on an overcrowded gateway). So, I'm not really sure what the significance of the bandwidth allocation percentage is.

said by sovtman :

I can't figure out BW allocation either. And your observations as not correlated to speed confirms my confusion.

My point is simple, yes network congestion can cause bw degradation, but it defies simple logic (and common sense) to think that the consistent, dramatic drop in my service at 4PM ET everyday is merely a fact of network congestion. Something in the system (whether intentionally or through a screw-up) is throttling down my bandwidth at the same time everyday. Either HN is anticipating congestion or they messed something up.

said by CarlsDad :

I am receiving several phone calls a day from HughesNet customers complaining about slow speeds and basic unusable performance. The customers are spread across several satellites and include both 6000 and 7000 users.

Until then I am pulling all plugs on any satellite Internet sales.

When network congestion gets bad enough, you can have speed test jumping from 50 to 900 back to back. It is not a matter of time, just a simple matter overall usage. One second there may be little traffic, but 2 seconds later more people are getting their email.

said by CarlsDad :

It is not a matter of time, just a simple matter overall usage. One second there may be little traffic, but 2 seconds later more people are getting their email.

February 19th, 04:03PM - 78/65 kbps
February 19th, 03:59PM - 624/65 kbps

February 16th, 04:02PM - 77/38 kbps
February 16th, 03:57PM - 728/88 kbps

February 15th, 04:01PM - 66/32 kbps
February 15th, 03:59PM - 605/38 kbps

said by sovtman :

Set my clock by it

February 19th, 04:03PM - 78/65 kbps
February 19th, 03:59PM - 624/65 kbps

February 16th, 04:02PM - 77/38 kbps
February 16th, 03:57PM - 728/88 kbps

February 15th, 04:01PM - 66/32 kbps
February 15th, 03:59PM - 605/38 kbps

It is interesting that my upload speeds stayed the same today.

said by selling hughes :

I'd guess that the times vary from one transponder to another, but that, as your experience shows, for a given transponder, they happen at the same times in a regular pattern.

said by Kenstar15 :

Also if you will read the fine print on your contract, somewhere it should say that if u download in excess of 700mb a month you connection will be throttled back to a speed less than dial up .