Try this site, it's everything you ever wanted to know about Hughsnet........I used it when I had Direcway, same as Hughsnet and it is a great site for info.
http://www.copperhead.cc/
Here ya go.........I don't get my fastest with Opera.....
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Download Connection is:: 6480 Kbps about 6.5 Mbps (tested with 48638 kB)
Download Speed is:: 791 kB/s
Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 1)
Test Time:: 2007/06/03 - 7:32am
Bottom Line:: 113X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 1.29 sec
Tested from a 48638 kB file and took 61.492 seconds to complete
Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 37.03 % faster than the average for host (rr.com)
D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-N4VMSXQ9Y
User Agent:: Opera/9.21 (Windows NT 6.0; U; en) [!]