76, Report:
#358757
Posted Date:
Aug 03 2008
HughesNet Hughes Network Systems LLC HughesNet Slow speeds, No download or streaming RIP OFF Germantown, Maryland
I live in a mobile home park. We have only satellite access. After paying for all the dish/box equipment over $800 ($150 extra for the mobile home roof mount)$89.99 a month, it was never disclosed to me about the unfair FAP policy. They don't disclose this to new customer, if you ha...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers
77, Report:
#357368
Posted Date:
Jul 30 2008
Hughes Network, Hughes Network, Direct Way Hughes network a big scam Internet
I was told by hughes customer care representive that I could suspend my account until it reached the 15 month agreement as long as I paid 40 bucks a month for my equipment. When that 15 months was up, I called to cancel my services with them and they said that because my account wa...
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Categories: Internal Revenue Service
78, Report:
#352877
Posted Date:
Jul 18 2008
HughesNet, Hughes Corporate Headquarters, Hughes Network Systems, LLC ripoff, bad service, no service, loyal customer, no service, rude customer service Germantown, Maryland
July 18, 2008 3:15 pm I finally broke down after 15 months of slow internet and the repeated calls of rude customer care support that refused to let me speak to a supervisor to fix the problem, or credit me anything for no service much of the time. I was charged $222.59 to cancel a...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers
79, Report:
#350997
Posted Date:
Jul 14 2008
Direcway - Hughesnet; Hughes Network Systems, LLC A bunch of Crooks that Rip you Off!! Germantown Maryland
Three weeks ago I moved to a new home to better my family. I called HughesNet to cancel my services at my old location. They immediately started to tell me that they were going to charge me a $300 early termination fee. I then told them that due to where we live we are not able to g...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers
80, Report:
#346519
Posted Date:
Jul 02 2008
HUGHESNET, Hughes Network Systems, LLC bad customer service, refused to transfer, rude, hung up on me, recorded me but doesn't allow recording. Germantown, Maryland
I have been a Hughes net customer in Texas for over a year and a half now and have still 10 months left on my account before I will definitely be cancelling my service. After repeated attempts to get transferred to T1 supervisors, and asking for corporate information, I find myself...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers
81, Report:
#339544
Posted Date:
Jun 12 2008
Hughes Network Systems, HughesNet, DirectwayHughes Network Systems, HughesNet, Direcway Add me to the long list of people being screwed by Hughesnet Germantown Maryland
Hughes Network Services AKA HughesNet, also ripped me off!
The website that I was viewing at the time I ordered HughesNet had their phone number and a box displaying a $200.00 rebate! I was real excited because living in a rural area the only options we have is HughesNet or Wild...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers
82, Report:
#339167
Posted Date:
Jun 11 2008
Hughes Network Systems, LLC Hughes.com Hughes.net Buyer Beware, Rip-Off Prices, Unfair business practices, Non-Existent tech support, Junk equipment Germantown Maryland
I have been a Hughes.net user since 8/22/06 in that time I have experienced the absolute lowest, most useless, most uncooperative tech support that it has ever been my misfortune to experience. I am an electronics tech with over 45 years experience both in circuit level troubleshoot...
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Categories: Internet Services
83, Report:
#334582
Posted Date:
May 24 2008
Hughes Net customer service and billing is a rip off Hughes Network Systems, LLC GERMANTOWN Maryland
i have had hughes net for 2 years...the installation was horrible,it cost me an extra 350 dollars and the service was slow slow slow...they would not listen to my complaints,told me to call another installer,which i did,and it cost me two more hundred dollars.
finally after several...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers
84, Report:
#327623
Posted Date:
Apr 21 2008
Hughes Network Systems, Hughes Network Systems, Hughes Net Joins The List Of Ripoff's Germantown Maryland Nationwide
HUGHESNET SATTELITE DISH SERVICE a Rip-Off. They change the fair access behavor without notice. I pruchased the hardware, dish and service approx 2 yrs ago. Only service available at the time was dial-up.
WELL; Now HUGHES NET is not even as good as dialup.
Anyone considering th...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers
85, Report:
#323795
Posted Date:
Apr 05 2008
Hughes Network Systems, LLC HughesNet Slow, unsatisfactory speed, and getting worse; outsourced service admits problems Germantown Maryland
I am a long term Sat user, converted from xxxxxxxx. The speed was never great; so, was advised to upgrade to new modem (7000) at a cost, and found the speed not much improved, then degraded. I upgraded my computer thinking that would help (nope), went thru many extended tests with...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers
86, Report:
#316003
Posted Date:
Apr 04 2008
Hughes Network Systems, Pradman Kaul President & CEO Misreprentation, untruthful, inadequate service and incompetant support Germantown Maryland
The deicision to use Hughes Net and my broadband supplier had to be the worst decision I have made in my 61 years.
I disconnected my preious broadband provider because I could not undertstand their techincal support and they are in India and I don't speak their language nor they ...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers
87, Report:
#322400
Posted Date:
Mar 30 2008
Hughes Network Systems HughesNet Billing Practices Should Be Considered Criminal & Fraudulent Chicago Illinois
I have been a HughesNet Customer since May of last year. My experience of their billing practices has been one disaster after another. From using my credit card 3 times without my permission (I make one time payments) to threatening to cut off my service for being 4 days late and ...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers
88, Report:
#320759
Posted Date:
Mar 25 2008
Hughes Network they are a ripoff. they lie to you and tell you things that are not true and then want you to pay them $400 to cancel sevices and when you say you won't pay then they tell you that you must abide by the rules of which they won't tell you up front Internet
first of all let me start by saying that not one person can speak english!!
my internet was running slow so i called hughes network and they told me that i broke regulations because i exceeded my limit and i was on fap(whatever fap is) and that in 24 hours i would get my speed ba...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers
89, Report:
#320545
Posted Date:
Mar 24 2008
Hughesnet, Hughes Network Systems,Hughes is selling broadband CONTRACTS that has Uploads slower than dial-up Germantown Maryland
Hughes is advertising on tv. The over a service that is better than dial-up. This is a false advertising. I have been hughesnet internet services since 1998, when It was then called Direcway. Over the years upgrades were necessary because equipment becomes no longer under support. ...
Entity
Categories: Internet Service Providers
90, Report:
#315047
Posted Date:
Mar 05 2008
HughesNet Hughes Network Systems / HughesNet / Direcway hidden fees, downloading restrictions, poor customer service, slower than dial up, false advertising, refuse to give refund Germantown Maryland
Hughes Network Services or better known as HughesNet, ripped me off. I spoke to a customer service representative and she told me all about their service. Seemed to be really good service considering I live in a rural area. I really didn't have a choice but to get their service if I...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers
91, Report:
#309977
Posted Date:
Feb 19 2008
HughesNet Satellite Internet - Hughes Network Systems - Hughes Net Misleading advertisment Germantown, Maryland
I have been a HughesNet customer for about 7 years, until recently my service has worked fairly well as satellite service goes. Beginning on January 8th 2008, my service has been intermittent almost every day. I have the highest home service plan you can get, Hughes advertizes up to...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
92, Report:
#307471
Posted Date:
Feb 09 2008
Hughes Network Over priced for service you can only use a couple hours a day Internet
I paid $649.00 for the modem, then they claim I have to give them my bank/credit card info because so they can draft the money or I can not have service. They offer a $100.00 dollar rebate you can collect after you receive your first bill and you only have so many days to claim it. ...
Entity
Categories: Internet Service Providers
93, Report:
#295661
Posted Date:
Jan 14 2008
Hughes Net - Hughes Network Systems, LLC - Direcway, The HughesNet Fair access poloicy causes their service description to be fraudulent. Atlanta Georgia
Hughesnet broadband internet service for residential customers has various plans, each with a different bandwidth limit. While this approach is very poor from a marketing and customer satisfaction perspective, it is not fraud. Just very BAD marketing.
I can hit my daily limit i...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers
94, Report:
#294049
Posted Date:
Dec 23 2007
Hughes Network Fair Use Policy Germantown Maryland
Original Contract: Direcway satelite Internet 12/09/05
Current services: Bought out by Hughes Network
I never had any problems with my internet speed or had heard of a fair access policy until Hughes Network took over Direcway.
For the past year I thought the problem was ...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers
95, Report:
#278156
Posted Date:
Oct 10 2007
Hughes Satallite, Hughes Network, Directway Satallite Ripped me off INTERNET Internet
I purchased Hughes Satallite from Directway Satallite in 2006. I was promised download speeds of up to 700, but I only got 350 at most. When I called to cancel it, they said there was a $300 penalty for cancellation. But they offered me a new modem and a faster modem that would gi...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers
96, Report:
#268537
Posted Date:
Aug 19 2007
Hughes Network Systems, Hughes Network Systems, Directway - Hughes Net - Not what they advertise Germantown Maryland
If you are reading this, more than likely you're here to complain or for information.
Neither of which is positive.
If you're hear to complain, add this one to the pile. This service sucks.
Plain and simple. It's good for browsing and (expensive) browsing only.
If yo...
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Categories: TV Advertisements
97, Report:
#250922
Posted Date:
Jul 11 2007
Hughes Network Systems - Hughesnet - Direcway Strongarm Billing and Slow Service by Hughesnet Satellite. Don't use them!! ripoff Germantown Maryland
I originally had contact with this company when living in Wylie TX in 2003. I signed up for their system because it was the only broadband solution in my area. This was when the company was called Direcway.
I paid for my dish, modems and installation (about $500) happily belie...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
98, Report:
#240464
Posted Date:
Mar 24 2007
Hughes Network Systems LLC (HughesNet) Formerly Direcway HughesNet ruined my phones, network closet and internet does not even work! Ripoff Germantown Maryland
I'm going to try and attach a couple pictures of my network closet per my HughesNet Installation on 1/23/07. Both phone lines in the house are going to ground since this installation and I am going to have to pay AT&T or another company to fix my phone lines, clean up the network c...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
99, Report:
#236464
Posted Date:
Feb 19 2007
Hughes Network Systems deceptive advertising, unfulfilled rebates, terrible customer service Germantown Maryland
They advertise high speed internet, but it is only slightly faster than dial up, sometimes. I was living in rural NC where DSL or cable was not available. I should have stuck with dial up because Hughesnet is not worth the extra expense over dial up.
I was promised free insta...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers
100, Report:
#231715
Posted Date:
Jan 21 2007
HughesNet, Hughes Network Systems rip-off with much lower data rates than specified at the time of sale Germantown, Maryland
Hughesnet uses other companies to sell their product. These other companies promise internet access with clearly defined data rates. So a person purchasing this service pays more or less depending on the data rate one wants. After the service is purchased, the installer gives you...
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Categories: Internet Service Providers