HughesNet is nearly the only option for individuals in rural America to have high speed broadband Internet.
HughesNet is discussed on the Satellite Internet Service Providers Index area of the Wiki, under the HughesNet section.
HughesNet is a fraudulent company: Because they advertise unfiltered access to the Internet, and they provide only partial access with support for only MSIE and Outlook. Compared to Time Warner Cable RoadRunner and most major Telco DSL/ADSL, this is not complete access to the Internet.
HughesNet advertises 700Kbps download speed on their basic residential package. With over 76% signal strength we were only able to achieve 203Kbps average, and that was tested using the Java tool on the HughesNet web site. DSL reports and CNet concur with these results.
Dannery (the engineers name) with advanced support: (March 24, 2008) The HN7000S cannot do port forwarding. HughesNet only supports Microsoft Windows with Internet Explorer and Outlook Express for Email. Anything else is considered 3rd party and not supported by HughesNet.
The HN7000S CPE (a modem and router for satellite Internet service) is not capable of operation in a bridge mode configuration. It only works as a router performing NAT. It cannot be configured for port forwarding. It is not fully capable, it is a handicap device that lacks the full functionality of standard CPE equipment.
CPE is acronym, Client Premise Equipment.
Custer is a HughesNet billing representative. He has personally dealt with customer complaints regarding the handicap CPE equipment now being distributed by HughesNet.
- 1-866-347-3292 : HughesNet contact phone number
If you are ordering HughesNet you need to demand they provide a fully capable CPE at no additional charge, that can do port forwarding. Do not accept the HV700S, it is handicap, not fully capable, does not support port forwarding, and can not operate in bridge mode. It cannot be configured by the client.