HughesNet’s top speed of 50Mbps is technically enough to watch video (even 4K video), but we found it incredibly difficult to actually maintain those speeds consistently. We ran into serious buffering issues on video resolution above 720p. Even if you did have the consistent speed needed to watch online video, HughesNet’s low data caps mean that it’s usually best to avoid streaming video anyway to conserve data. One solution is to forget about services like Netflix and Hulu and sign up for satellite TV. Although this means a separate dish on your house, as well as a second satellite bill, satellite TV charges are based on the number of channels you get, not the amount of data you use. If you watch a lot of video, paying for satellite TV might be cheaper than paying for the amount of data you’d need to watch that video over your internet connection.