Hughesnet Unannounced Price Increase in HughesNet Satellite http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21061419 en Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:27:22 EDT Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:27:22 EDT Re: Hughesnet Unannounced Price Increase http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21141924 tobicat : Because it is easier to blame Hughes for the taxes than to hold their elected idiots accountable.

»www.space.com/spacenews/archive0···903.html

»www.forbes.com/2001/07/18/0718satellite.html
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9000 spaceway III, 7000S SatMex 5 1270, Dlink wirless]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21141924 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:32:26 EDT Re: Hughesnet Unannounced Price Increase http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21141617 Liberty : I am curious why no one went in to view their invoices on line
Invoices show where the money is going
You can go back in time with the invoices to compare what changed and when...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21141617 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:57:27 EDT Re: Hughesnet Unannounced Price Increase http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21126163 anon : Hi,
I just Googled about this topic and this forum came up. I have paid $179.99 every month for 10 months. This month was $193.67. I called, and 29 minutes later, all I could find out from the supervisor was that it "must be taxes" and if I want to know anything else I have to ask my state about the taxes they impose. Nice. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21126163 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:05:16 EDT Re: Hughesnet Unannounced Price Increase http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21083250 JulioF : So I now see that the increase is due to inclusion of sales tax, which was not being charged previously.

Thanks for all the comments!
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Hughesnet | small biz | .98 | 2 watt | 99 West | 1370 MHZ | Signal 81-85
WinXP SP2 | Intel 2.66 GHZ Core 2 Duo]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21083250 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:59:11 EDT Re: Hughesnet Unannounced Price Increase http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21074667 inthewoods : Interesting. Maybe mine being higher IS because a "tax" is added by Florida, such as they do with satellite TV. ??
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HN7000S/PRO Plan/93W - 1010/.74m dish/1 watt]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21074667 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:51:44 EDT Re: Hughesnet Unannounced Price Increase http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21074484 bumwolf : Paid my bill the other day. Pro account still 69.99 here as well. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21074484 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:33:51 EDT Re: Hughesnet Unannounced Price Increase http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21072325 inthewoods : Same price for Pro here.
Remarkable it's not more in Florida, they add a "service tax" on TV satellite here.
Legislature probably not aware of satellite internet yet...
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HN7000S/PRO Plan/93W - 1039/.98m dish/1 watt]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21072325 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:14:38 EDT Re: Hughesnet Unannounced Price Increase http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21068270 yolarry : I on pro and had Hughes since last October.

It's always $74.19]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21068270 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:35:32 EDT Re: Hughesnet Unannounced Price Increase http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21068172 DoctorDoom : This is what's on the Hughes site at the moment.



How up-to-date it is is anyone's guess. I'm on Pro, and there's no increase. I note that the speeds were raised for Home/Pro. When that happened, I have no idea. I don't check the page very often. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21068172 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:12:17 EDT Re: Hughesnet Unannounced Price Increase http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21065910 randyvsatus :
said by WVBill See Profile :

said by FmrHgsNtJnke :

Can they charge more for less and expect to keep anyone?
Sure they can. When you have a virtual monopoly on a product people want (internet connectivity faster than dial up in a rural area), you can charge pretty much anything you want and provide pretty much whatever service level you want. Actually it's a pretty good business model.
WVBill
It really is a good business model - or is it? ...even with 3 competitors going after the 7 million or so who still don't have "higher speed" internet. All three have awful reputations...so I question whether all three of them can get even 1 million to come aboard. The investors in some of these companies have been put under the ether that all those new customers are out there lining up to get satellite internet - but are they?
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1.2M Dish |4 watt|iDirect|||Qwest DSL|7168 / 896 Kbps]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21065910 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:30:05 EDT Re: Hughesnet Unannounced Price Increase http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21064421 Louiebobo : Hm.......I have the home (Basic) plan and still paying $59.99 a month.

Since its not across the board, wondering if it's business plans only?

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HN7000S,SatMex5(117),970, XP pro]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21064421 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:49:08 EDT Re: Hughesnet Unannounced Price Increase http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21062860 tate : they don't have a monopoly on satellite internet, there are a number of companies that do the same thing, Wildblue and Starband are the two biggest there are some smaller companies as well.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21062860 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:54:21 EDT Re: Hughesnet Unannounced Price Increase http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21062084 WVBill :
said by FmrHgsNtJnke :

Can they charge more for less and expect to keep anyone?
Sure they can. When you have a virtual monopoly on a product people want (internet connectivity faster than dial up in a rural area), you can charge pretty much anything you want and provide pretty much whatever service level you want. Actually it's a pretty good business model.

WVBill]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21062084 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:45:36 EDT Re: Hughesnet Unannounced Price Increase http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21062051 anon : Can they charge more for less and expect to keep anyone? Once again, not a well thought out business model. It's a shame. Back in the day, as bad as they were, they were still decent. Seems that the last couple of years have been pretty rough on their client base.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21062051 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:37:53 EDT Hughesnet Unannounced Price Increase http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21061419 JulioF : Has anyone else noticed their Hughesnet monthly fee has unexpectedly increased by $15 this month (or was it last month)?

What cost me $179/month now is being billed at $194/month.

It's time to get serious about replacing Hughesnet, IMHO.
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Hughesnet | small biz | .98 | 2 watt | 99 West | 1370 MHZ | Signal 81-85
WinXP SP2 | Intel 2.66 GHZ Core 2 Duo]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21061419 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:28:41 EDT