HughesNet Satellite → Re: Anyone else thinking WildBlue?

Exactly how it works. On Jan 1st if you download 100mb, on Jan 30th you get back that 100mb.

Wildblue's FAP and bandwidth capacity are it's bright shining stars. I've never seen a speed test below 450kbps on my 512kbps plan. If only they'd give us sub 1-second latency.

The point is that Wild Blue's FAP is usable and flexible for respectful users.

Large downloads can be undertaken to fit YOUR schedule, not Hughes'.

Reasonable management can easily avoid being FAPped for everyone except those with insatiable appetites who are trying to milk every last drop from the system. This means the penalty is a lot less of a concern.

Hughes new FAP is annoying and inconvenient. It causes you to re-shape your life around downloads. Their limit is now unworkably low for many of us. Their refusal to cleanly and openly communicate rubs salt into the wound.

Wild Blue is now miles ahead for responsible users.

Hindsight is 20/20 but when I bought my system I figured to go with who was in the business the longest. You'd think 10 years the company would have grown invested in better technology increased throughput for everybody maybe kept with internet trends. Boy was I wrong it's sad that we even have a fap bucket in this day in age on any service.

If HughesNet was smart they'd add an option for 10 or 20 bucks added a month to your bill to allow you to have monthly allowance of FAP and not daily.

Also, WB claims post-FAP speeds of 128 down / 28 up, so you can still use the internet moderately while coming out of it. WB also emails you when you exceed 80% of your FAP, so you do get some warning, and can take appropriate action.

I wish HN would adopt the rolling 30 day, it would fit my internet usage patterns much better than HN's..........