There are a few more quirks you should know about your satellite plan. The important thing to note is that while HughesNet Data Tokens can be kept and cashed in for extra data later if you don’t use them, Viasat’s extra data expires at the end of your billing cycle, so your unused data disappears at the end of the month. Viasat also sells extra data for around $10 per GB of data, though you get a discount when you buy in bulk. HughesNet sells Data Tokens, which cost about $3 per GB of data. If you do go over your monthly limit, you can buy additional data without having to upgrade to a different plan. That’s barely enough speed to check your email. Once you pass your limit, your maximum download speed is dropped from 25 Mbps to around 1–3 Mbps. Viasat offers a variety of different plans with different download speeds and data caps, while HughesNet has a fixed speed and advertises “no hard data limits.” Although this sounds simple, data limits are still the main difference between individual HughesNet plans. Data is an important factor in choosing a satellite internet plan (as well as many other internet plans).