HughesNet bandwidth status meter is not a meter. To quote their FAQs: "Will the Status Meter show me how much data I have left in my Daily Allowance? Not yet...". It is not a Status Meter, it will merely indicate the status of a 24 hour punishment. Hughes should not punish excess usage when they can not provide monitoring to the paying customer. Obviously Hughes monitors the traffic and could easily upgrade this 'status meter' but prefers you purchase a 'token' to get out of jail. Chuck read full review »