What is HughesNet High-Speed Satellite Internet Service and How Does HughesNet Satellite Internet Work?

What is HughesNet High-Speed Internet Service?

HughesNet® is the high-speed satellite Internet service that's available to everyone in the U.S. with a clear view of the southern sky. HughesNet satellite Internet uses satellite technology to give you a super-fast, always-on high-speed Internet connection-so you can enjoy the Internet the way it was meant to be. HughesNet satellite Internet service gets you online instantly, lets you surf and open pages faster and download files in a fraction of the time it takes with dial-up.

How Does HughesNet Satellite Internet Work?

HughesNet service delivers high-speed Internet over satellite, not over your telephone line, so you can surf and talk at the same time. A certified HughesNet installer will connect your computer to a high-speed satellite modem and link it to a HughesNet satellite dish that's typically mounted on the roof of your home. The HughesNet satellite dish sends and receives information over the Internet and delivers it your computer almost instantly!

Why Should You Choose HughesNet Satellite Internet Service?

HughesNet satellite Internet service is brought to you by HUGHES, the leading provider of broadband satellite Internet solutions for consumers, businesses, and government. For over 30 years, Hughes has delivered satellite products and services around the world, with more than one million systems ordered or shipped to customers in 85 countries. Hughes pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet services, which it markets globally under the HughesNet brand.

What Download and Upload Speeds Does HughesNet Satellite Internet Service Offer?

HughesNet's satellite Internet access speeds are much faster than dial-up speeds. With these increased speeds, you have the ability to download large files quickly, enjoy an enhanced online experience and be more productive. The table below compares the estimated time of typical satellite Internet downloads using the HughesNet Home and HughesNet Professional service plans versus a 56K dial-up connection. It’s easy to see why HughesNet satellite internet is putting dial-up out of business.


  Internet Usage Estimate Time
  DIAL-UP (56K) HughesNet Home HughesNet Pro HughesNet ProPlus
0.5 MB Digital Image (500 K) 1.2 min 6 sec 4 sec 3 sec
Download a Video Clip (1 MB) 2.5 min 11 sec 8 sec 6 sec
Download a Song (4 MB) 9.9 min 47 sec 32 sec 22 sec
Download Software (25 MB) 62.4 min 5 min 3.5 min 2.3 min

As you can see, the HughesNet satellite Internet connection speeds with the HN7000S modem are much faster than dial-up and make HughesNet satellite Internet users online experience exceptionally rewarding. The table below lists the HughesNet satellite Internet maximum download and upload speeds for each service plan.


  Service Plan HN7000S Speed
  Max. Download Speed Max. Upload Speed
Home 700 Kbps 128 Kbps
Professional 1000 Kbps 200 Kbps
ProPlus 1500 Kbps 200 Kbps
Small Office 1500 Kbps 300 Kbps
Business Internet 2000 Kbps 500 Kbps


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