JCDisciple

I pay nothing for those speeds, I am a HughesNet BETA team member. I have been a Hughesnet customer for over 5 years now, have been thru 4 modem upgrades because the service would run fine for a while then crap out. Each time, they would send out a tech who would spend hours trying to make it work. Then out of frustration I would take the plunge and upgrade the system. Right now I have the Pro package, HN9000 (two months old), and my speeds are still crappy. I am also upset that I lost 75mb of FAP because I now have the HN9000. Used to have 375mb. Now only have 300mb. I live in the high desert area 45 minutes north of Los Angeles, so the weather is clear 98% of the year. I have several computers from 3 years old to a brand new laptop, so my equipment is NOT an issue. Before you ask, yes, I have a router, but I have also tested the HN9000 using a direct connect. Makes no difference in the level of performance. Check out my test scores. https://testmy.net/quickstats/JCDisciple I am not a paranoid-type, but I suspect the Hughesnet business model is designed to initially meet the demand of the consumer, then gradually phase out QOS, forcing an upgrade periodically. HOW DO I QUALIFY TO BECOME A HUGHESNET BETA MEMBER? I think I deserve some sort of compensation for the many lost hours of phone time with the CSR, down time, and total anxiety and frustration I have experienced. I depend on my ISP for a living.

After being a Hughesnet (grumpily barely satisified) for two years, I am starting the fight all over again to level 4 engineering. My usual speeds were consistent after they replaced my IDU twice, and finally pointed my antenna to a different Sat. My usual speeds averaged 900+ Down/190+ Up (Pro Package $79.99/mo) Until two weeks ago. My download speeds are fine. My uploads are having major uplink queuing issues (according the to advanced diagnostics table) Only in the late hours of the evening do I get my speeds up. But my job and work are during regular hours. I had good service for two years. Not now. June 3rd, 12:59AM - 890/66 kbps June 3rd, 12:37AM - 919/100 kbps June 2nd, 11:30PM - 940/90 kbps June 2nd, 10:28PM - 317/15 kbps June 2nd, 10:24PM - 256/19 kbps June 2nd, 08:13PM - 911/34 kbps June 1st, 12:18AM - 940/66 kbps June 1st, 12:13AM - 908/38 kbps May 31st, 11:00PM - 862/32 kbps May 31st, 09:01PM - 937/122 kbps May 31st, 04:53PM - 913/106 kbps May 30th, 12:38AM - 911/119 kbps May 29th, 05:08PM - 431/10 kbps May 29th, 09:10AM - 588/28 kbps May 29th, 01:01AM - 620/54 kbps May 29th, 12:49AM - 710/154 kbps May 28th, 10:42PM - 379/7 kbps May 28th, 09:17PM - 600/72 kbps May 27th, 09:27PM - 489/15 kbps May 27th, 09:46AM - 913/26 kbps May 27th, 12:12AM - 914/31 kbps May 26th, 10:34PM - 541/15 kbps May 24th, 11:25PM - 824/61 kbps May 24th, 11:24PM - 570/36 kbps May 24th, 02:25PM - 843/43 kbps May 23rd, 09:51PM - 869/50 kbps May 23rd, 08:14PM - 907/22 kbps May 23rd, 06:19PM - 935/75 kbps May 21st, 10:14AM - 912/42 kbps May 21st, 09:55AM - 859/38 kbps May 21st, 12:22AM - 938/167 kbps May 20th, 09:15PM - 879/10 kbps May 20th, 02:09AM - 911/154 kbps May 19th, 10:31PM - 871/26 kbps May 2nd, 04:44PM - 934/196 kbps March 4th, 04:39PM - 537/190 kbps February 16th, 04:29PM - 509/193 kbps January 18th, 05:08PM - 459/112 kbps dslreports forum are having a lot of discussions about this as well. I think its something Hughesnet has recently done. But like others before me, I am somewhat stuck having to get Satellite because I live in the mountains. Robert Brady Palmdale, CA http://www.avwebnet.com http://www.SuperSaunaSuits.com