Complaint Review: HughesNet - Internet
- HughesNet 11717 Exploration Lane, Germantown, Maryland 20876 Internet United States of America
- Phone: 888 390 1243
- Web: www.hughesnet.com
- Category: Internet Service Providers
HughesNet A subsidiary of EchoStar Gen 4 Business Service- The 60% solution Internet
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HughesNet is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar. At the end of Jan, 2013, I responded to an
email regarding HughesNet for Business, as I was moving my office to a location
not served by cable or DSL. After
speaking with the sales representative, Kevin Jackson, and explaining my
service needs, I was informed that the GEN 4 product provide up to 15 mbps
download, which he indicated would more that service my business needs.
Although HughesNet has a poor reputation, their entrance into the business
arena and the new services, along with ssurances that the service contract
could be cancelled within the first 30 days if it did not meet my needs without
penalty, made me feel comfortable enough to take a chance. I entered into an agreement and service was
installed in mid February. With the
installation of the wiring and my server and networking by my IT person, we
initiated our use of 2/25/2013. Storms
on 2/25 and 2/26 delayed calls for poor service until 2/27. At that time our speeds were far below the
advertised 15 mbps. After multiple calls
to their technical service department, with conflicting statements about the
efficacy of our equipment, we were told on 3/4/2013 that our equipment was
faulty and it was replaced on 3/5/2013.
With continued problems on 3/6/2013, and HughesNets policy disclosure,
I decided to cancel service during the first 30 days. The policy disclosed was that HughesNet only
had to provide 60% of the advertised service.
This would seem to suggest speeds between 9 and 15 mbps. However, this means that if at any point in
the day they can measure an average of 9 mbps, or close (7 or 8 mbps) that is
close enough for them to providing the requisite service, even if you frequently
experience speeds of 2 to 4 mbps. I informed
them of my decision to cancel on 3/6/2013 and was told to submit this in
writing and someone would be in touch in 2 to 3 days. Two days following the letter, I called 5
times and was disconnected when attempting to cancel service. After reaching a CSR, I was told I had to
wait until the end of the billing period to cancel (not in the agreement). I was also told I would receive a return kit
to send back the equipment to receive the $200 credit for return of equipment
on the $450 equipment lease termination.
This was to arrive in 5 to 7 business days. Multiple contacts and faxed letters later,
having been assured that these items had been mailed, on 4/2/2013, the day after
the 4/1 billing date for the $450 lease termination fee, I was informed that no
such kit was to be provided. I insisted
on an address to mail the equipment and did receive this. Not only does this ISP have deceptive
practices in advertising, they use delay techniques to charge consumers seeking
to terminate services as agreed in the contract fees that would not otherwise
be charged (ie failure to prorate cancellation, attempt to keep customers on
service until end of billing and therefore end of 30 day right to rescind, and
failure to provide information on return of equipment under lease termination
agreement. This constitutes unfair and
unethicall business practices and demands investigation by a regulatory agency. I am not alone in this, and hope that others
will also provide you with their experiences and lend strength to a movement to
investigate this corporation. If you are having problems, file a complaint with the FCC and the FTC. Let's get together and flood these agencies with the problems we are experiencing with this company and demand that they take regulatory action. In 2011 a class action suit was settled in California, requiring this company to prominently display information about their inability to provide speeds that are any kind of useful. They did not learn their lesson.
http://www.fcc.gov/complaints
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.
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