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HughesNet Gen5 offers a range of plans with fast speeds, built-in Wi-Fi and No Hard Data Limits, so you can do more of everything you love online. Available where you live today, even in areas with slow or no high-speed options.
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- No hard data caps
- Good for rural areas
- 24-month price lock
- Expensive cancellation
- May be slow
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Reviewed Feb. 21, 2021
The representative was very polite and helpful. He understood my problem and fixed it. Very good worker. Thank you. I can watch videos without the buffering. Even watch my tablet and phone without the buffering which was very annoying. Thank you for the service.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2021
My technician showed up on time even in cold and nasty weather conditions. I was having a problem with the router. The LAN'S light was not coming on even after turning off the power and turning the power back on and checking all the connections. He upgraded my system to 5G and explained the new dish, modem and router. So far so good!
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2021
4 calls for slow or no internet since 2/7/21. Streaming TV constantly buffers. Some days we may get 5 seconds of viewing and other days a few minutes before it buffers. They say the modem is too far from the TVs (more than 15 feet) but their technician set it up and never mentioned where we put the modem was going to cause issues with streaming. Had they advised us of that, changing locations would not have been a problem. Then after 30 days you no longer receive free tech support with HN. HughesNet was made aware of the issue before the 30 day point, never corrected the issue and wanted to charge me for support. 3 of the calls I made, I was promised a call back from HughesNet in 24 hours and a return call was never received. So I can only assume HughesNet purposely bandaids customers complaints under the 30 day mark so that charges are incurred after 30 days.
And about that equipment you are leasing. Paperwork says after 30 days it’s no longer under warranty. How are you going to lease equipment and not cover it for the life of service unless it is apparent equipment was purposely damaged or ruined by the customers own deeds? Wish living in the country had more internet options because this customer is very disappointed with satellite internet offered by HughesNet.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2021
Super slow internet for our area checked into it seeing other companies area offer 4x faster speed with no data caps. When asking customer support they would not answer questions about speed only offer high price doubling data leaving speed same told it was my fault for only getting 7 days worth of data. Trying to troubleshoot with technical after no help with support went even worse not speaking clear English and getting into arguments to the point of having to hang up instead of getting help. Two months left on 2 year contract will be transferring new provider would not recommend to anyone in rural area cant even watch a movie without stopping for a slow speed.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2021
When calling in, or chatting, it is very easy to communicate about the issues and get results. Hughes Net, has taken care of me on issues concerning service without any delays in service or interruptions. I have used Hughes net, for over 10 years and have little or no trouble with the service.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2021
Every representative that has assisted me in the past, they were fabulous. But, it is not representative, it is the bill, it can sometimes be too high for the service I am receiving, then there is the service, it can be rather slow a lot of times.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2021
Very helpful service. Thank you!! She was very kind and took her time to answer all my questions!! She helped me by giving me a call back to see if my internet was working right. I would advise anyone that wanted Internet to go with this service.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2021
Service was scheduled and performed in 3 days The Technician, Cole, diagnosed and repaired my equipment in a professional and timely manner. When I called customer service following the repair, I was very pleased when offered a one time $25.00 discount off the next three billing statements. I always recommend HughesNet.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2021
Contacted HN.. spoke with representative. Very pleasant and courteous.. We agreed on a $20.00 deduction monthly x 3 months. I am to call in 3 months to discuss existing promotions.. I was excited as representative went above to accommodate my request... I have been a customer many years and have referred clients to your company.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2021
Found out what was eating up our data. Turns out our security camera was. The representative from Hughes was wonderful. He spent time, researched it and provided the information so that we could make necessary changes. He deserves a raise! Certainly some form of recognition.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2021
I think I was treated fairly was offered a discount to be in competition with another offer. I do find it difficult to limit my air time to the plan that I can afford. Have experienced occasional problems getting connected early in the mornings when I try to use my bonus time.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
When we first contracted with HughesNet all was good. After about our 3rd year things started to slow down! At this time it takes forever to even log on! My wife and I don't stream movies and don't use Youtube. My wife wants to look for another provider. I feel that your site is getting over crowded which is slowing things down. That said for the price we pay we deserve better.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
Wanted information to improve speed. More information about streaming speed, usage and tips. Spoke with Yair **. He was very knowledgeable, easy to understand and very patient. He was unhurried and gave me helpful tips and provided information on what to do in my computer to improve my speed. Thoroughly enjoyed my experience with Yair.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
Our service is so slow and if and when we get connected it goes off. Hughesnet is not a good service. Even when you are right on the box still no service. We have not been satisfied with our service. You pay all this money got nothing.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
The self diagnostic tool keeps saying, "Error try again later," and sometimes the internet doesn't seem to work. More times than I would like. It's actually the website for Hughes Net each time I go forward get the same response. Error messages.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
The lady I spoke with was very helpful & very nice. She could not have been any nicer!! You need more people like her. In helping me she got right to the point & answered my question. Please feel free to post my comment.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
We were happy with the help we received. The person was very helping and recommend we be sent a new Router to update the system we have. But have not received the Router yet. So cannot say how it is helping us right at this time.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
I can not Zoom because it buffers so much I lose track of conversations. Same thing with Duo or any other type of group video. My printer times out so printing does not work anymore. An associate. Called and I listed the call.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
I was given an explanation to why I probably ran out of GB's by customer service representative. I downloaded new software and left my computer on during the evening. I was then given 5GB of free data until my new monthly allowance started in four days. The problem was solved! Thank you Sherri.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
When I called to ask about Hughes, the young lady took the time to explain all the benefits and how things will work. We were very happy with the installation and the young man, Phil, was very professional and took the time to answer our questions.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
Made phone call late at night due to the internet being out. They were able to find out the problem and explained why it was out and was told to check back the next day. Have been with Hughes Net since 2012. Love it!
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
I am trying to get my old number (**) transferred to Hughes net so I can use it instead of the temporary one. I Had to make a lot of calls over the last two days to Frontier & Hughes net. I hope we have it fixed. They told me it would take probably 10 days for that to happen. It was an ordeal for sure.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
The only reason I'm a Hughes Net customer is because there is no other alternative where I live. While I love your response to service problems, your slow internet speed and black-out during snow storms is a real problem. Because we're stuck with each other, let's just try to make the best of it and live harmoniously.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
Tech did a great job, answer all questions, put up sat in a good location and cleaned up after himself..Is Hughes Net direct internet or their own? What is the number I need to call if there is any problems..
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
I called customer service to change my plan. After asking some questions to clarify my choice, the representative was very helpful in completing the change. As an added bonus, they got me an additional $20 discount for 3 months, that was on top of the $10 discount I was getting for 6 months! Made me very happy!
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
The tech that was here to set up was very professional, every time I talk to customer service they are very helpful and knowledgeable about their products. Very helpful, professional, pricing are good, a little slow once in a while, but great service so far.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
My internet connection appeared to be non-existent so I called HughesNet. The customer service person told me that the gateway in Texas was frozen and could not send or receive signals. I accepted that reason.
David
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
I Like Hughes Net but I would prefer cable because I can't stream movies or watch videos that don't constantly buffer. I live in an area that does not offer cable. It is alright for my computer but still can't watch videos without it stopping in the middle of watching it.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
No internet access. I have an antenna on the roof. Perhaps snow had obstructed it, or perhaps it was a neighborhood-wide phenomenon. It lasted two days. I detest having to go through a phone tree to get to a human correspondent, but when I did get to a human, she was very polite and helpful.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
Called to get suggestions to increase bandwidth so that we could stream movies without buffering interruptions. Increased service to 30 gigs and are still having problems. We hoped to cancel DirecTV satellite service and start streaming TV on HughesNet. This excessive buffering problem makes it impossible to change. Do you have any more ideas?
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
Using more gigabytes now, ran out of them and had my service cut off. Was a pain going through process to have it turned back on. Very difficult, especially without the internet on! Wish you guys could send an email warning before it happened.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
Went right to area needed service. Person asked several questions, then did some checking for me and had a good quick answer. Weather related to loss of WiFi and heavy snow clouds. Gave me a case number and told me to call if we did not get service back, or had any more trouble. Really good service person.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
All my questions at that time were answered to my satisfaction. The person was very helpful and knowledgeable. He was polite and explained things so I could understand as I'm not so knowledgeable on streamlining. I was very pleased with the whole interaction.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
This month, perhaps due to a large upload, our data was all used up 10 days before the new service month was to start. I bought tokens several times but they were used up very quickly. Even after I had just purchased some, data showed on my "usage" page as zero. Why?
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
Every time we have called for assistance when problems have arisen, the technicians have always been most polite, helpful, and have resolved the issues we needed help with. We are very satisfied with the service and assistance that have been received.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
I had a problem with my billing and it was taken care of right away. The first customer rep was not so nice but the 2nd one was really nice. I have been a Hughes customer for many years and am staying with them.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
I am reasonably happy with Hughes Net except with the cost. The minute another choice of Internet becomes available in my area, I will be looking to change providers. In addition, when I tried to submit this review. I got kicked off line.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
I guess for the $85 a month I receive internet and able to see some movies. However, I get way too much buffering. I am loyal but I cannot go higher on my service so I will be shopping around for a lower service. Thanks for asking.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
Streaming was buffering too much. Rep helped with this; however, it us now buffering again. Would like it to be faster so we can take advantage of streaming services. At the present time it is impossible. Please check on this if at possible.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
One good thing is that the internet seems to be up most of the time regardless of weather. However the upload speed is terrible. It won't download my spreadsheets which I need to work. I would compare the speed to dial up.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
Very slow connection if it connects at all! Couldn’t even send this review in until I disconnected from wifi. Makes me sick having to pay for something you can’t even use. But they say I have good service every time I call them and sometimes I do for a few hour after I call them then back to slow service.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
I spoke to a Man about how slow my internet was working. He then did something to make it go faster and it did fine until later that day. It went back to the way it was original. Way SLOW. It really is getting old. Thank God Spectrum will be coming to the country.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
Hughes Net has a fantastic support team, I needed assistance with my download speed and in no time the customer service had a technician on the phone and he had everything tuned up for me. I am very happy with my service and would recommend Hughes Net for all of your internet needs.???
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
Pretty good - user wise- , but compared to MS "Outlook", it is a bit less refined and cumbersome to use. As long as "Outlook" is working OK, I prefer to use it. One area especially is the ADDRESS book feature of MS Outlook. It is much quicker to use and edit. But, when Outlook isn't working right for any reason, the reliability of Hughes Net is VERY welcome!
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
This is the slowest that I have ever had. Even slower than dial up that I had 15 or so years ago. I was told that this is high speed internet but that is so not true. I am so dissatisfied with this and I do not know what to do about it. The installer was fantastic but the quality of internet is certainly not.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
We agreed on a plan for Hughes Net reimbursement and your company was to replace the funds removed in Feb from my account and you failed to replace those funds. I’m now thinking I would like a full refund of all 6 months of the overcharge that your company took from my account.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
The woman that helped me recently was great! She was extremely helpful, patient and discovered the issue and it was resolved. She was perfect! She took the time to dig in and find out why there was a issue and then even took the time to call me back not once. But twice to make sure it was resolved.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2021
When I contacted Customer Service to find out why I had no internet, they checked variables and noted that when the storm passed my internet would return. It did. No fuss, no muss. Equipment was working but the storm blocked transmission. Internet returned within an hour.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2021
Incompetent clowns!! We switched from residential to business account in November 2019. The woman that set us up charged us twice, had to go through nonsense to have extra charge reversed on our bank account. Took a month after the switch to finally get the new dish for business account. We returned the equipment for the residential account, UPS said it was delivered on JANUARY 15TH!!!! Hughesnet charges our bank $212 on FEBRUARY 12th. I called business and residential. Business said it wasn't them. Woman in residential named Destiny said she couldn't see a charge, told me to FAX (FAX!!?? IN 2021, WHO THE HELL STILL USES FAX??!!) to Advance billing copy of charge on my bank account. I had to go online and find some free fax service!
Called the next day, on the phone an hour, Woman tells me it's for unreturned equipment. Gave her the tracking number from the receipt, thank God I kept it, who knows how many people they've cheated because they lost the tracking receipt!! She went to UPS to see if it was delivered, dear God, aren't these things scanned in when they arrive! Told to call back in 48 hours to see if they credited my account and then it would be another week before I got the money back in my bank account.
Called three days later, had to go through this whole explanation again, because the person I spoke to this time said no one put any notes on the account from the last call. She puts me on hold, comes back saying the money was credited to our account, should be returned to our bank in 8 days from today. I just cannot BELIEVE the level of incompetence!!!! They must be cheating people like this all the time, I mean no one could be this bad by accident. And floating customers' money for two weeks!! We had better get our money back you jerks!!!! 0 stars!!!!
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2021
Absolute worst service and customer service around....in addition, I was actually lied to. I have never left a review for any service but felt compelled to do so regarding this company. I have actually tried using them twice and what a mistake. Internet Service is slow and spotty at best. If I was to provide that type of service to my guest I would been out of business a long time ago.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2021
Trying to get my portal up. He tried everything to get the portal up but I will have to wait until I get my Internet up and running tomorrow. The system wasn’t letting us put in my information to get my portal set up. Was not his fault. He did everything he could and he was excellent at what he did did.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2021
The person I talked to got everything done in a matter of time. She was very helpful in changing the things I needed done. It took very little time to have it done. Was very pleased with the outcome of call.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2021
Didn’t like the response I first received from your agent. He only gave me one solution and was about to hang up if I wasn’t persistent. After that he began to listen to my concerns. The internet connection was out for 3 days. He asked me why I’m I just now calling in smarty pants way.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2021
A rep increased my data and gave me a new rate. Because of covid and illness increased without a higher amount of cost He promised it would be the amount I was already paying. IT ISN'T! HE LIED? LINDA
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2021
Placed on hold over 45 min. NO ONE CAME ON LINE TO EVEN SAY "We will be with you as soon as we can." NOTHING WAS SAID, NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT at all. Finally we were disconnected from your end. Very sad & rude.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2021
I called to process a payment on one of my accounts, the gentleman was a great help. He was easy to understand and he knew his job. I can't say how important for me it is to have confidence in the customer service agent....I am very please with my experience. Thank you!!!!
Reviewed Feb. 18, 2021
Customer services personnel that helped me yesterday when I called in did so in a very polite and professional manner and was very efficient in doing so so thank you very much and thank y'all as a company for helping out your customers and being so understanding during this pandemic. Thank You.
Reviewed Feb. 18, 2021
The service is good, the WIFI is marginal, the assistance from the Help Desk is great. The end result of the product it is not always as depicted in the ads. We hope to be able to enjoy it in a better and broader capacity.
Reviewed Feb. 18, 2021
“Man-in-the-Middle" is a pop up that Norton calls a security risk. It started happening when Hughes Net became my WiFi providers. Please get the attempted Hacker off my WiFi. My security is most important because of internet purchase and Banking.
Updated review: Feb. 22, 2021
I would like to take this time to say Thank you to Mike who set up my service for me on Friday 2/19/2021. He was very professional and knows his job, he had me set up in no time. Thank you Mike, I appreciate your assistance very much.
Original Review: Feb. 17, 2021
I have been without my services since 1/19/2021. The transfer of my services, was suppose to be completed today 2/17/2021, but because there was snow on the roof of my porch, the installer refused to complete the installation. I want to know what is going to be done to compensate me for the payments that I have made and not had any service. I do not understand why he could not install the dish and set me up. Now I have to wait an additional 14 days without service, but I am expected to pay for something that I do not have access to. That is not good customer service, and it seems that this company does not understand the meaning of customer service.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2021
Your representative Mark was so compassionate and caring. A wonderful man. The help he provided was fast and I feel completely comfortable that he took care of my problems. I would rather speak to someone like him every time. Thank you for a fantastic experience.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2021
When my technician showed up on time he went and resolved my issue immediately after being down for some time. The associate who set up my appointment was very knowledgeable and courteous to me. I would recommend Hughes Net to my friends and neighbors. Thanks.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2021
Had to call support on the site that I could monitor my data usage. He walked me through the site and how to use it. I kept making errors and He was very patient with me. He also answered any questions I had.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2021
Called Hughesnet to correct a billing issue from January. Was transferred to an account manager who not only credited our account for the mistake - they also provided our account with a discount that will last for 12 months. That's customer service! I hear so many negatives regarding Hughes.net but I can't emphasize enough- call and speak to a supervisor or account manager!! We have lots of problems with Disney + reception but when Hughes.net makes adjustments...that makes a difference!
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
My internet stopped working in January, it took them 2 weeks to fix it. The day they fixed it, it only worked for 3 hours before breaking again. It took another week for them to come and fix. And now, yet again, my internet isn’t working. Worst service ever, don’t waste your money.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
HughesNet gets a 5 star rating because their service is the best of all options available in my area. I have tried the other options in the past and found them lacking in many ways. HughesNet works for me and my lifestyle.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
I think I was overcharged.. The tech only came in and unplugged and plugged it back up. Something the tech should've told me to do on the phone. $125.00 for not a minute job. And we in a Pandemic. Sad!
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
Hughes rep was nice. Just glad to have internet access in a rural area. The internet is sometimes slow. I have access to many of the online services that would otherwise make life hard. Before hughes net I had to sometimes depend on local library.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
As always your customer service was outstanding. I really appreciate the kindness and courtesy I receive when I call. I haven’t had many issues over the past few years but no matter why I am calling I am always treated with respect. Thank you, Jana
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
Paying high payment and the service is very poor. Very disappointing in Hughes Net in price and having to sign a two contract with y'all. But the service is very poor for the monthly payment. The agent talk with was very polite and helpful with my concerns and try to help with the problem that we are having.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
I have no problem with Hughes Net, always there to help me with my needs. Just keep up the great work with (CSI). The friendliness of the hughes net workers that want to help and work out the situation or solution the might a customer may have and want solve the situation that might occur at the time. My experience with hughes net for the past six years have been great.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
I've a high school student in residence & was hoping to be allowed a discount on my internet charges during this pandemic. Was granted a $10 reduction for next 3 months (Feb, Mar, Apr 2021). I'm grateful for this assistance even if it's not for the duration of Covid-19
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
I've been having issues with my ISP Hughes net since the start.11 months in to my service I was having super slow download speed worse than dial up. After calling I was told $125 for a service call Now mind you I lease the equipment. I decided to troubleshoot the problem myself being retired from the communications industry I am able to do that. I'd found that the installer had used aerial cable underground (big no no) water ingress in the cable Internet worked for about two weeks and now back to dialup speed. After talking to a tech told me I had gateway issues and would take overnight to fix my upload speed was 1.6 mbps.
This morning he called back to see if it was fixed. I booted my laptop and had 32.56 mbps of speed. Okay nice but he lied to me. I told him my smart Tv was showing a download speed of 2462kbs which it was. He stated that 2462kbs was actually 24.6mbps. humm I said 2462kbs is 2.4mbps. I didn't tell him I knew he was being dishonest. HughesNet is not going to get another dime even though my contract is not up. Contracts work two ways. I pay for a service and service provider provides a service. If services are NOT provided service provider has violated its own contract. Hughesnet never again and no recommendations ever. I just screen shot of my current speed
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
Local technical service/support is lacking, several times I've lost not only my internet, but also telephone as we it also supported by HughesNet. Internet speed is slow. We upgraded to the 50Gb package, very expensive! No other options in our area.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
I called with a question about my bill and the gentleman who helped me was very polite and resolved the issue quickly and efficiently. He was very helpful and did not constantly put me on hold or hesitate to answer my questions.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
I am glad to have internet service. My service is not very consistent. My speed is very slow. Even at my reset point, the first of each month, I do not get the 25 mbs I was told I would get. My speed has never exceeded 8mbs over the wifi and even with a cable I have never had over 12mbs. I also seem to have trouble staying connected. I will lose my connection to the internet and still have a strong connection to my modem. Even while typing this review I have lost the connection and it said "lost connection, please try again".
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
I called and reported that my account had an auto payment for 90.99 and the my debit card was charged an additional 90.99 for a total of 181.98 deducted from my account. First person was Padro who was nice and filed a claim. Called back to say claim rejected. Called bank who sees double charge. No trust in HughesNet right now.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
I know I don't use the internet much, but when I do, it really helps. It's fast and I can find what I'm looking for. It's very informative. I love to read, so I can find the books I want a lot faster. My husband likes it because he can find the tools and parts he needs at a fast pace. We really like Hughes Net. The people as the friendly and very helpful. Thank you for your service to us.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
I signed up with Hughes because the DISH connection and you got highest rating of 3 internet providers in my area. Your people, installer—everything was fine, until I started to surf the web, click on links etc. S L O W: 10 sec usually, sometimes more. UGH. NOT what I expected at all. Tech explained I was getting the right speed, but this was all a satellite could do. Before signing up, I was asked what I need it for and no one said anything about how slow the download time for a satellite is. Very disappointed. Am considering cancelling, despite cancellation fee. First time I’ve had internet at home and had been so excited. Now I’m disappointed.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
When I called about slow uploads, which hampers our ability to work from home, I was treated very well. The rep. was very professional and ran tests for me. Ultimately, our speed was deemed to be within the contract guarantee. Hughesnet is basically our local option and does provide better service than the DSL service from before. I wish the speed was faster and more reliable during rain storms. They do explain what you're getting though. Good company in that regard.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
Well I have been trying to get a return box send to the correct address since November of 2020! Now they have charged my checking account for equipment! And will not refund money to account till the receive the equipment.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
I believe HughesNet provides a good service at a reasonable (although expensive) cost. I haven't actually compared Internet Services in Years as many others are scams or don't provide advertised speeds. I do believe My Hughes service has slowed down the last few months; lagging download time; even though I try to limit the length of videos I watch. I also have purchased a new and faster laptop
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
The representative extremely knowledgeable in setting up my landline service transfer. The representative very patient with me. Would highly recommend to others of the excellent service I received. The Hughesnet representative worked me through the activation process step by step.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
Unstable, often dropping, not sufficient for working from home. I had been assured it was the best available and no other options were available to fulfil dependency needs. I have had less than 3 weeks and it does not meet my needs. I expect the service shall be discontinued as I have had it less than 3 weeks and it does not meet my internet needs for work. I was misinformed by Windtream that Hughes Net was all that was available. I have located another option for service that does meet the needs. And shall be used to meet the work requirement.
As information that I had been given was inaccurate, the agreed contract shall be voided. In short the service promised and $400 fee for early withdrawal, from the 24 month agreement should be nullified. This can be addressed between me and the involved business representative. If not the BBB shall be informed and taken to court if you wish.
Leletha **
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
We have enjoyed the whole experience. The installation went smoothly and we have no complaints about the internet connection or performance. We are considering adding the home phone to our service contract. We are very satisfied with everything at this point.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
Internet service is not very good. Too much buffering while trying to stream or just watch on Netflix, Peacock, Roku plus many more. It is too expensive for such ** service. Keep losing signal even while trying to send this survey.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
Staff very friendly and easy to work with. Would appreciate having a service that was more more stable and one that provided adequate internet reception at least 70% of the time. Our location apparently prohibits that connection now. Phone works fine; internet is quite erratic. Internet below 50% on connectivity. Buffers all the time...Ugh!
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
To View Netflix it has a problem of catching up to give us a clear picture. Sometimes picture is good thru movie then it gets slow. Really need to look at why we cannot stream good with our tv set at 780. What are your plans for streaming movies and no issue with clarity?
Dale
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
I was wanting to have a reduction of internet cost, it is too much compared to others, I did get ten dollars off for six months, to me that was not enough. I don’t why the cost has gone up so much. I will look around now for a possible deal.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
I have had terrible service from HughesNet. Specifically. Extremely slow speed, Data limits are very low for the high cost of service. I live in a rural area and the only reason I use your service is because there is no alternative. As soon as another rural broadband band service becomes available I will immediately switch regardless of cost. I recommend you try to improve your speed and data limits or else I believe you will lose most if not all of your customers in this area as soon as other services become available, which by the way should be soon.
Our power company is in the process of installing fiber optic cable in our area as we speak. As soon as it gets to my house I will absolutely discontinue using HughesNet. I think now would be a good time for you to take action to improve and not take your customers for granted. I need broad band but your service only delivers the basic minimum to even call it internet. I’ve had better service when I was using a dial up modem. Sorry to tell you this - but it is the truth. Please try to improve.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
Installer was very professional and his installation was a model of proper technique. Everything went well and he checked the signal before he left, but the signal rapidly degraded within a week. There needs to be a way to verify signal strength (i.e., available upload and download speed) prior to going through the entire installation process. An alternate provider was required to obtain reasonable performance (and that person also commented on the excellent job his predecessor did).
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
I was very satisfied with your service. Even after the original issue had been fixed I received a call saying you had found another problem that was slowing down my internet. A service call was set up and the problem fixed.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
It seem like every month my bill changes. It’s never the same one month. It’s 122.00 and next month is over 200.00.I can’t understand why they do that. I pay my bill every month on time. I wish they just leave it at on price. If it doesn’t stop I will get another internet provider.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
Service was subject to blackouts when there was bad weather out west and having to clear the dish when there were snowstorms here was a pain. When fiber optic was laid out in front of me, I jumped on it.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
I was told by one of your representatives that our bill was $96.45. I went online to pay it, but it said I owed $55.12. It wouldn't let me pay more than that. I had to call back in to pay the remainder over the phone. While I was on the phone, I was told our dish is out of line and needs corrected. I haven't heard anything since. The internet is very slow. Kinda aggravating.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
After 12 years of service I terminated service due to a better internet service availability. Hughes Net is expensive and slow. Do not try to watch a movie. Hughes claims to not have a data-cap but that is miss leading. Once a data limit is reached the data flow is slowed but not stopped. Hughes will attempt to sell the subscriber more speed with their "tokens" plan. I could not recommend Hughes Net to anyone unless there absolutely was no alternative.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
The service is sometimes slow and freezes up. For web surfing it is great but to stream movies and videos it lags and will freeze. With all of the technology you would think it would be better. Customer service is great, each time I call they assist and the internet speed works for about two weeks then slows down again.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
When I moved my service it was done within 12 hours of request. Only downside is when I moved I bought a HD TV which I guess takes data faster so the system buffers more when watching Netflix. All said it works for me.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
My internet has been slow lately. I realize during these hard times there are more people using the internet, but I still would like to be faster. The tech suggested I use my data at night but I’m not up at 2AM.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
I would like to thank all the reps. I have had help me with account issues. They have been kind and sensitive to my needs. I never feel rushed and hurried off the line. I love that your staff is empowered to make decisions on their own skills and knowledge and for that I thank you all. I hate being put on endless hold, Marvin.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
When we had our service moved I was at first told that I would not be charged for moving the service. Then I was charged for moving the service but the fee was waived. Okay. Then I'm having the same problem at the new address that I have the old address. My phone bill is an outrageous 60 to $80 because the internet is not picking up the slack and the data is having to work more because the internet's not picking up on my phone then they come when they come and they put the internet in. They installed the satellite on top of the roof. I didn't think anybody did that anymore but my landlord is very upset with us. We had no idea that they were putting on the roof because there are other trailer. They put it on a pole in the yard so we are just assumed that. That's what they were doing here.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
Unfortunately, I chose a bad weather day to contact tech support about a daily occurrence. The rep was not interested. His focus was on issue being bad weather related. Lectured on how I need to have patience. Angel was not helpful.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2021
No wifi. Hard time understanding tech. Still no working. Need more help. But he had it for today. Will try again tomorrow. This is the second week in a row that it has been down. Hope we can resolve this problem tomorrow.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2021
I have had Hughes since 11/20 - it's always been bad. I have called several times with the same complaint as above and still have the same issues. Now I am running out of data very fast, only there on the weekends. WHY DOES IT BUFFER when it's satellite? I cannot even watch Samsung Plus FREE TV w/o buffering. I have to stand in certain areas in my house to hear and be heard on my phone. PLEASE FIX the problems for us. We are paying high rates and cannot get normal service. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE FIX the problems once and for all?
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2021
This boy was so nice, he didn't treat me like an addled old woman, he gave me the information. And was so nice about it. He was polite and made sure I had the information. I appreciate him. I hope you can retain him in your work force.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2021
Unfortunately my credit card was compromised and I didn't notice that until mid November. As a result the credit card was cancelled and I didn't think to see if any payments would lapse. Your payments did and then it took some time for a new credit card to arrive. And even then it didn't work. Your staff was extremely helpful and the problem has been solved very satisfactorily.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2021
The individual I spoke with was extremely courteous and listened to my story as by this time it was fairly long. He willingly answered all my questions and advised me on what to do. I followed all his instructions and the problem is now settled!!!!
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2021
It's OK for now. Need a stronger signal. I'm happy just having internet, but wish it was better. When I want to watch Netflix, got to wait for 5 minutes for it to download. Like I said just happy to have service.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2021
I called about the phone service I was going to get. It was a good experience. The person I talked to was very helpful and so nice. My experience was so good that I will probably get the phone service next month.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2021
Even though she couldn't fix my issue due to weather conditions, she tried very hard to help me. I ended up getting a credit for Multiple days due to the weather not letting up for a week. She was very polite and courteous.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2021
I recently called the service number for help with my modem, I found out the problem was build up of snow on dish. But leading up to that the service tech was very friendly and helped me find the problem. I was very grateful.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2021
My discount was extended and I had no trouble understanding the lovely Hughes New agent. It was a pleasure dealing with her.. Just wish I, as a senior, didn't have to play this game with pricing every few months. Just let me keep my current price --- please. Sadly, I probably won't have WiFi over the next few days as a snow storm is forecast. Anyway, till next time.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2021
I was told that I would be able to Zoom video in ways I could not under my old plan. I upgraded at some expense. I was told I would be very happy. But I'm not. The first call I tried to record, the video at my end froze. Audio was better, but not the video. This affects my business meetings and my video recordings. My home is so off the grid that HughesNet is the best offering - unfortunately wifi which is unstable. I need a way to get better reception and I'm not getting help.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2021
Your company is the worst to deal with. Customer service is horrible. Don't need to stay on the line wasting time trying to understand what is being said with no fix for the problem. Need real technical assistance with real techs coming out to fix the problem. I would never recommend your services to anyone.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
The modem lost connection to the satellite so that we had no internet service. The technician very patiently walked me through how to reset my modem making it possible to connect to the satellite. She spent at least a half hour maybe more guiding me through all the necessary steps. I appreciated her patience and support.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
I don't understand why I am charged for Paying my bill online with my own card, and being charged for verifying a new card. Don't even think about getting anything done over the telephone because all I got was three choices and I never got a live person and I tried two days, and got a loop never speaking to anyone. It took two days to get my new card verified. I am charged four times for verifying and I didn't get the codes until the next day when my card was verified. Your system needs lots of improvement. And charging for paying my bill or trying to verify a new card is not good business relationship.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
I had called in to pay my bill and just wanted to know if my credit was applied and the representive had to look into it and had to apply it for me. I get the credit every month since I can't download Norton on to my computers. And Hughes Net won't send anyone out to help me.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
Very happy, great install. On time and explained everything. I would recommend to family and friends. I live in the country where no internet is not offered. Thank you Hughes Net. I've had your service for over 10 years with little or no problems.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
I’ve had internet a little over a week. I have Not been able to watch 1 show or movie without it Stopping at Least 10 times!! This is Totally Uncalled For!! It’s Way more Anxiety Than Pleasure!! If this doesn’t change I will Have to Disconnect.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
Called about no internet and got a tech on the phone right away. He talked me thru every step and when nothing was working he advised me to wait another 24 hours to make sure it wasn't weather related before sending out the crew and being charged for nothing. Very nice guy and very helpful. Problem did work itself out and am pleased with my service.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
Updated to my new credit card. The lady was very helpful and took care everything very quickly, and was very courteous. The lady also said my connections on my dish and receiver are working perfect and I had a good signal.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
I paid for internet to be installed over three weeks ago. Since then I have been given four different dates of installation neither of which anyone has shown up for. Every time I call Hughes they give me an appointment for time and a date and when I call the installation company they give me a different time and date. I have gotten nowhere with this company and I'm still waiting to have my internet installed taking off work two days and have been asked to take off a third day to have it installed. That's my experience. Did I hang up on you and while filling out this form it asked me to give them Stars. I wouldn't have given them any stars at all but had to just to fill out this form.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
After a disruption of service due to weather, my wifi did not seem to be working for all my devices. Alejandro ** stepped me through troubleshooting and rectified the situation. He was very patient and thorough and my lack of technical expertise did not deter him. I am most appreciative of tech reps who will take time to explain the hows and whys of service problems. This type of service reflects very positively on Hughesnet.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
I’m trying to get a copy of my last bill and you can’t get that right/ My provider need a copy so I can’t pay you guys. You can’t send it through email. Why haven’t I sent it through the mail. I tried going on line but I do not have my username. One of the rep gave me a two letter I user name which make no sense.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
Inconsistent speed! One day 30+ Mb/s, next day less than 1Mb/s. Right now I'm running between 5-7 Mb/s, yesterday 505Kb/s. Very rarely reaching advertised 25Mb/s or even promised 10Mb/s. Very frustrating.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
We already had Hughesnet Internet Service. I called to add a home phone. Hughesnet Operator quickly had UPS deliver wall plug-in and cords to hook up the new phone. I had to go to purchase a new phone since the phone was not included in the deal. (I knew this ahead of time though) After purchasing the new phone, I followed Hughesnet booklet instructions and was using my new phone almost immediately. All Hughesnet employees were very polite and informative. Thank You.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
Called the toll free help line and wasted the next two and a half hours talking to someone in a foreign country who was absolutely clueless and of no help. Finally threatened to terminate service on 3rd call and that allowed a service call to be scheduled. Sure enough, the problem was yours and not ours as I tried for over two hours to tell tech support. The entire tech support experience is a complete nightmare and insulting to customers as the questions asked by them are intended for idiots. The only thing that keeps me w HughesNet is the quality of the service tech who comes out when things go to **. He is great and gives excellent service and advice. Toll free "help" line is absolutely a joke.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
They sent a technician to my home. I live in Wisconsin. It was very cold and this poor guy came out to my house to fix a problem that was taken care of on Saturday and I was having a problem with my internet. It was cover in ice and snow so when my grandson cleaned off the ice and snow my internet was restored. I called back to cancel that appointment I had for Monday. HughesNet did not canceled the appointment. I think y’all can do a better job. Very disappointing.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
This "high speed internet" is not as high speed as I was led to believe. Many of your competitors have much faster speed. I gave up 80 megs to put in Hughes Net at 25 megs. Not a good choice on my part.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
When I was changing card information. I keep asking if I was going to be charged. I was told that I was not going to be charged. After I hang up. I checked the card I seen where I was charged. I was unhappy.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
On the day that my internet service didn't work--I called Hughes Net and the problem was fixed within minutes. The tech knew exactly what was wrong and I was able to access the internet within a very short period of time.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
Our internet was out and told the technician what was going on. She told me what to try and stayed on the line to make sure it worked. She was very professional, helpful, and super nice. I appreciated that she was willing to stay on the phone to make sure it worked.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
Your representative was actually very nice and helpful but trying to sell me an upgrade that I was interested in but not knowing the price seems a little ridiculous to me. Not good business. How can you offer an upgrade that I obviously needed, offer a discount but your rep not know the price of the upgrade.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
I just wish the internet service had an up speed of 2mbps instead it under 1. I live in a country area that I have to have satellite service on everything just about except electricity. I just wish you have it where it can have more options to accommodate.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
I called to check my internet for service. My iPad was saying no service and was like it was locked up. They told me to unplug the power and wait a few seconds then plug it back in. I did that and my iPad started working. It was a easy fix.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
REGARDING HUGHES NET SERVICE I have not spoke to you in quite some time. Please do not take this as a sign that we are pleased with your service. When I last spoke with a rep quite awhile ago, I nearly had a stroke by the time we were done. I did speak briefly with someone last week and I could see nothing had changed except you now expect me to pay a dollar to register a complaint. We were convinced a year or so back by one of your reps, who was making a cold call, that if we changed to DirecTV and got a new router box our problems would be solved. For about a week we did not get the frequent refreshes and had a better picture. When the installer came he noted that your initial connection was faulty, something I had been saying for a year.
When our initial connection was made I was promised that an engineer would come out and make repairs or we could end our contract. Mysteriously you could never find a record of this! After the new so called upgrade the same old problems came back. My husband only gets refresh circles on his tablet. I need to cancel my streaming channels due to constant refreshing. Netflix is fairly consistent. I am paying an outrageous amount at your suggestion so I can simply watch tv. I am partially disabled and spend a great deal of time in bed and movies are my entertainment and help me take my mind off pain.
I feel the only answer is for you to drop the contract as you have not lived up to providing good service. We would also like to return to Dish, it is MUCH USER FRIENDLY! I would greatly appreciate your help. Nothing short of ending this contract would be satisfactory. We have lived up to our end, you have not, plain and simple. I do not wish to speak to a problem solver where nothing gets accomplished other than raising my BP. I am not a difficult person but enough is enough....**
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
I contacted HughesNet because in my second month, I wasn't sure if I was on the right plan. I used 99% of my plan in my first month. In my second month I was at 100% with 10 or so days left in the billing period. I was given 2 free mbs by the guy who helped me. He explained the tokens to me. I did not see the 2 free mbs when I logged on a few days later. I bought a token for 5 mbs. Please confirm I was given the 2 mbs.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
Everything on my calls and delivery of service has been sufficient, I have had some issues with the strength and or signal from time to time due to my location and visibility of satellite and area visibility. I recommend HughesNet to other customers.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
My husband had left his wallet in the laundry so it was washed and dried destroying the card. Our card holder gave us a new account number and cancelled out the old one & told me that auto drafts would automatically move over to the new account. Unfortunately this did not happen. I called Hughes Net and explained and they promptly helped me to correct this.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
Why does Hughes Net say speed is at max for Dish network when in fact it is not adequate to view on demand movies.??? It seems that with Hughes Net upgrades this speed should not be a problem. It seems each time I call it's the same old story??
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
I received a new modem that wasn't working. 3 days after calling first tech called again and spoke with a tech who sent someone to my house. My satellite needed a new wire ran. Case # **. This tech was SO helpful, informed, courteous, friendly! Need more like that one on your team for sure.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
Using these tiny wireless phones, hate them. Calls work so far. I'm waiting for my phone number to port so not much use yet. Installation was confusing. Too many set ups. You know what I have. You should have tailored set up to my equipment.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
Your tech handled the problem quickly and easily and called later to check to see if everything was still working. Would strongly recommend Hughes serviced techs. Hughes Net seems to be faster than Dish net and the speed did increase after the session with your tech.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
It is to slow. Will not carry cell phone via internet. Streaming is in and out. Will run a complete stream but this the only option in my area as there are choices for a land line. Will be moving on as soon as possible. Going to pole the subdivision to get a cable company to install cable trunk lines.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2021
New business service 02/03/21. D/L speed is STILL below 2mbps as of 01/21/21. NOTHING has been resolved in the 8 hrs spent on phone with Tech. Supp. YOU cancelled my ticket to send out tech because I refused to pay for them to fix what has never worked properly?!?! GET IT FIXED!!!
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2021
The technician was very helpful. He explained everything to my wife and I to get the best upgrade for our needs. He was very knowledgeable and very caring and making sure it was the right fit for the two of us.
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2021
I was misled by a sales rep into thinking that Hughesnet would work with my company's systems so I could work from home. Then, when it didn't work as advertised, they would not let me out of my 2 year contact but charged me $400.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2021
DO NOT GO WITH HUGHESNET!!!! I have paid $70+ per month for internet that is absolutely useless. I can’t even attach a photo to an email! They have stolen and lied to me for two years, and now that I have switched services, they want to either charge me $100 to uninstall the dish from my roof (which they installed for free), or $200 to keep it. They have been nothing but a pain, and have skeevy business practices and horrific customer service. Just don’t. I have never felt with a worse company in my entire life.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2021
She answered my question in a professional manner, did a great job. She must have been on a HughesNet phone because the phone was acting up and it was hard to hear her, not her fault but there was a bad connection.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2021
I remember years ago I had AT&T dial up internet, it was so slow , I hated it. Hughesnet has proven to be much worse. In almost a year I have had more aggravation with hughesnet than I have had with Comcast.net in the last 15 years, I would really like to cancel my service and do without internet.
HughesNet Company Information
- Company Name:
- HughesNet
- Year Founded:
- 1971
- Address:
- 11717 Exploration Lane
- City:
- Germantown
- State/Province:
- MD
- Postal Code:
- 20876
- Country:
- United States
- Website:
- www.hughesnet.com