--- title: HughesNet in Washoe County, NV: What the Records Show url: https://hdiss.net/compare/hughesnet/washoe-county/ business: High Desert Internet Services (HDISS) phone: 775-575-9593, 775-391-5660 email: info@hdiss.net mailing_address: Home base: 200 S Virginia St, Suite 760, Reno NV 89501 (dispatch office, not a walk-in store). Mail: Billing Dept., PO Box 11353, Reno NV 89510 hours: Office open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, seven days a week. Network watched around the clock. type: Fixed wireless internet service provider (homes and small businesses), web hosting, customer email, domain registration service_area: Northern Nevada - Washoe, Lyon, Storey, Churchill and Douglas counties and Carson City; availability is checked address by address (line of sight to a tower) plans: Bronze $50/mo up to 500 Mbps down, up to 200 Mbps up; Silver $75/mo up to 800 down, up to 200 up; Gold $99/mo up to 1 Gig down, up to 200 up; ask about the up to 1 Gig / 1 Gig ultra-low-latency service no_online_purchase: true (check your address or call; existing customers pay at https://www2.fernley.net/hdiss/onlinepay/paymentform.cfm) since: 2002 --- - [Home](https://hdiss.net/) - [Comparisons](https://hdiss.net/compare/) - [HughesNet](https://hdiss.net/compare/hughesnet/) - Washoe County # Is HughesNet offered in Washoe County? What the records show HughesNet told the FCC in June 2021 it could serve at least one location in 10,644 census blocks in Washoe County with satellite, not a statement about any address. Check your address on the FCC National Broadband Map, with HughesNet or with High Desert. Washoe Valley from the Geiger Grade, Washoe County. Photo: TheConduqtor, [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), via [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washoe_Valley_from_Geiger_Grade,_22_May,_2011.jpg), cropped. [Photo credits](https://hdiss.net/photo-credits/) Everything on this HughesNet page carries a date. The FCC filing is from June 2021, HughesNet's site was read on October 15, 2026, and the Census figures are from the 2020-2024 estimates, all for Washoe County. ## What does the FCC data say about HughesNet in Washoe County? Look up Washoe County in the June 2021 Form 477 data and HughesNet appears with satellite in 10,644 census blocks, reporting maximums of up to 25 Mbps down and up to 3 Mbps up. Of the 26 provider-and-technology rows in the extract for Washoe County, 1 report more census blocks than this one and 23 report fewer. HughesNet's row counts census blocks, and Washoe County has about 199,296 households (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B28002); the two are different units, so the block figure cannot be read as a share of homes. Form 477 was a company-to-FCC report, HughesNet's included, and the June 2021 release was the last of its kind. Nothing in it confirms that HughesNet serves a house in Washoe County now, and no filing can. The [FCC National Broadband Map](https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov) replaced it, and [a guide to challenging the map](https://hdiss.net/guides/challenge-the-fcc-map/) explains what to do when it is wrong about a Washoe County home. ## What does current FCC data (December 31, 2025) show for HughesNet in Washoe County? The newest FCC Broadband Data Collection data, as of December 31, 2025 and read October 16, 2026, shows that in Washoe County HughesNet reported geostationary satellite at 161,538 locations, top tier up to 50 Mbps down and up to 5 Mbps up. None of the HughesNet rows in Washoe County was filed at the FCC's 100/20 benchmark. The FCC's low-latency flag is off on the HughesNet rows for Washoe County, which is how the agency marks service with round trips above 100 milliseconds. The map lists 161,538 locations in Washoe County in all, so read the HughesNet rows against that. Read as one county for anyone weighing HughesNet, the newest filings put a wired 100/20 tier at 158,376 of 161,538 locations in Washoe County and a fixed wireless 100/20 tier at 154,174, from 13 fixed wireless filers. The overlap is large; the 2,860 locations where a fixed wireless filing stood alone at that level are where a tower link fills a gap on the FCC's own map; separately, 170 had no land-based filing at 25/3 or better, leaving satellite as the only reported option. Washoe County location counts are buildings, not homes or customers, and they come from each company's own filing to the FCC, HughesNet's among them. Next to the HughesNet rows, High Desert's towers are not described anywhere in these files, so its answer for a Washoe County address still comes from a person checking the path. ## What is the picture in Washoe County beyond the filings? Washoe County counts about 199,296 households in the Census Bureau's ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (table B28002), the base behind any HughesNet figure for the county. 7.4% of them, about 14,719, report a satellite subscription, against 7.6% for Nevada, and 9.4% report a cellular data plan as their only internet subscription, against 11.8% for the state, which sets the scene for HughesNet. The county runs from the Truckee Meadows, where Reno and Sparks sit, to Verdi near the California line at about 4,873 feet, out Pyramid Highway to Palomino Valley and east along the Truckee River to Wadsworth at about 4,079 feet (USGS elevation service, High Desert place records). Wire and radio each face a different problem across that much ground. That is the ground any HughesNet comparison in Washoe County starts from. High Desert has pages for [Reno](https://hdiss.net/service-area/reno/), [Sparks](https://hdiss.net/service-area/sparks/) and [Lemmon Valley](https://hdiss.net/service-area/lemmon-valley/) that read the Census figures place by place, a finer grain than any HughesNet filing. ## How would High Desert and HughesNet compare for a Washoe County home? The comparison for Washoe County starts with how the signal travels. High Desert uses a tower and an antenna on your roof, lists Washoe County among its six counties, and settles every address by looking at the path. The plan cards below carry its three published prices for a Washoe County home weighing HughesNet; the company's own words are no contracts. The company-level table is on [High Desert vs HughesNet](https://hdiss.net/compare/hughesnet/); the technology comparison is [fixed wireless vs satellite](https://hdiss.net/compare/fixed-wireless-vs-satellite/). - If HughesNet fits a Washoe County home: No tower or wire reaches your property and you want a professionally installed dish with a starting price near $39.99 a month (read 10/15/26). - If HughesNet fits a Washoe County home: You are comfortable with a plan built around a Priority Data allowance and slower Standard Data after it. - If High Desert fits a Washoe County home: A tower can see your roof, and a shorter radio path from a nearby tower suits video calls and games better than a path out to a satellite, such as a lot in Lemmon Valley, Washoe Valley or Palomino Valley. - If High Desert fits a Washoe County home: You want a plan card with three published prices and no Priority Data allowance to track, just a data transfer limit High Desert gives by email. ## What does HughesNet's site say, read on October 15, 2026? HughesNet lists a $5 a month autopay saving with ACH enrollment, a $50 pole-mount fee when requested or needed, and free standard professional installation for new lease subscribers, noted here for readers in Washoe County. HughesNet says installation typically takes two to three hours and usually happens within five days, worth holding against any Washoe County quote. HughesNet lists live customer support around the clock for residential customers, in its words, and an order line at 844-737-2700, and nothing on it is specific to Washoe County unless stated. HughesNet names no Nevada town on the static pages read, and its prices and plan options appear only after an address is entered, so there is no HughesNet list of Washoe County places to quote. That makes the address check, not a Washoe County town list, the real test for HughesNet. ## How do I find out for my own Washoe County address? Three checks settle a Washoe County address. First, HughesNet's own tool: the address step on hughesnet.com, or its order line at 844-737-2700. Second, the [FCC National Broadband Map](https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov), which shows what providers report at that Washoe County address today. Third, the High Desert [address check](https://hdiss.net/check-availability/) for the Washoe County address, or a call to 775-575-9593. ## What does High Desert do with my address? The next step with High Desert for a Washoe County home is an address. A person looks at the tower path to your Washoe County roof, then calls you back with a plain answer, yes, no or needs a closer look, which is a different kind of answer from HughesNet's checker. ### Sources - [hughesnet.com/home-satellite-internet-plans](https://www.hughesnet.com/home-satellite-internet-plans) (HughesNet plans, read 2026-10-15) - [hughesnet.com/faq](https://www.hughesnet.com/faq) (HughesNet FAQ, read 2026-10-15) - [opendata.fcc.gov/resource/jdr4-3q4p](https://opendata.fcc.gov/resource/jdr4-3q4p) (FCC Form 477, June 2021, historical) - [broadbandmap.fcc.gov](https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov) (FCC National Broadband Map, read 2026-10-15) - [api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5](https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5) (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, tables B28002 and B25024) - [hdiss.net/services/](https://hdiss.net/internet-plans/) (High Desert plan cards, read 2026-10-15) - [broadbandmap.fcc.gov/data-download/nationwide-data](https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/data-download/nationwide-data) (FCC Broadband Data Collection, fixed broadband availability as of December 31, 2025, Nevada files dated October 13, 2026, read 2026-10-16) ### Talk to a person - Call [775-575-9593](tel:7755759593) [775-391-5660](tel:7753915660) Open 9-5 every day - Email [info@hdiss.net](mailto:info@hdiss.net) [Check my address](https://hdiss.net/check-availability/#check) ### Related - [High Desert vs HughesNet](https://hdiss.net/compare/hughesnet/) - [Internet in Washoe County](https://hdiss.net/service-area/washoe-county/) - [Internet access in Washoe County, by the numbers](https://hdiss.net/data/washoe-county/) - [Who reported broadband service in each county in 2021 (FCC Form 477)](https://hdiss.net/data/fcc-form-477-providers-2021/) - [Check my address](https://hdiss.net/check-availability/) - [Fixed wireless vs satellite internet](https://hdiss.net/compare/fixed-wireless-vs-satellite/) - [HughesNet in Lyon County: what the records show](https://hdiss.net/compare/hughesnet/lyon-county/) - [Viasat in Washoe County: what the records show](https://hdiss.net/compare/viasat/washoe-county/) Local since 2002 Fixed wireless from towers in Northern Nevada. Three plans, no contracts, local support, 4.8 on Google from 36 reviews. [About High Desert](https://hdiss.net/about/) ## The current filing: FCC data as of December 31, 2025 | Technology | Locations | At 100/20 Mbps | Top tier filed (up to) | Low latency | |---|---|---|---|---| | Geostationary satellite | 161,538 | 0 | up to 50 Mbps down / up to 5 Mbps up | 0 | FCC Broadband Data Collection, as of December 31, 2025, read 10/16/26. Locations are buildings a provider says it could serve, not households. Check any address on the [FCC National Broadband Map](https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov). ## The 2021 filing, as reported | Name as filed | Technology | Max download / upload reported | Census blocks | |---|---|---|---| | HughesNet | satellite | 25 / 3 Mbps | 10,644 | FCC Form 477 fixed broadband deployment data, June 2021 (the last Form 477 release; a historical snapshot of the OTHER providers - High Desert is not in it). Current map: broadbandmap.fcc.gov. "Reported" means the provider said it could serve at least one location in a census block; it is not a promise at any address. Check any address today on the [FCC National Broadband Map](https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov). How Washoe County gets online - Any internet subscription 91.3% - Cable, fiber, DSL (or fixed wireless) 78.6% - Satellite 7.4% - Phone data plan only 9.4% - No internet at home 5.6% U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B28002 (internet subscriptions), retrieved 2026-10-02. Households can report more than one type, so the shares do not add to 100. The ACS has no fixed-wireless line: those homes are counted under cable, fiber or DSL, or under other service. The thin mark on each bar is Nevada. ## Places in Washoe County [Washoe County Reno](https://hdiss.net/service-area/reno/) [Washoe County Sparks](https://hdiss.net/service-area/sparks/) [Washoe County Sun Valley](https://hdiss.net/service-area/sun-valley/) [Washoe County Spanish Springs](https://hdiss.net/service-area/spanish-springs/) [Washoe County Lemmon Valley](https://hdiss.net/service-area/lemmon-valley/) [Washoe County Golden Valley](https://hdiss.net/service-area/golden-valley/) [Washoe County Verdi](https://hdiss.net/service-area/verdi/) [Washoe County Mogul](https://hdiss.net/service-area/mogul/) [Washoe County Washoe Valley](https://hdiss.net/service-area/washoe-valley/) [Washoe County Palomino Valley](https://hdiss.net/service-area/palomino-valley/) [Washoe County Cold Springs](https://hdiss.net/service-area/cold-springs/) [Washoe County Wadsworth](https://hdiss.net/service-area/wadsworth/) [Washoe County Stead](https://hdiss.net/service-area/stead/) Places High Desert works in. Availability, ours and every provider's, is checked address by address. [HughesNet vs High Desert](https://hdiss.net/compare/hughesnet/) has the full comparison. ## High Desert's three plans [Bronze Package](https://hdiss.net/internet-plans/bronze/) $50 a month Up to 500 Mbps down Up to 200 Mbps up Runs a household: a 4K TV, a video call and a game at the same time, with room left over. [Check my address](https://hdiss.net/check-availability/?plan=bronze#check) [Silver Package](https://hdiss.net/internet-plans/silver/) $75 a month Up to 800 Mbps down Up to 200 Mbps up More headroom: a full house online at once, several 4K TVs, work from home and big downloads. [Check my address](https://hdiss.net/check-availability/?plan=silver#check) [Gold Package](https://hdiss.net/internet-plans/gold/) $99 a month Up to 1 Gig down Up to 200 Mbps up The most headroom we sell: large households, a home office, cameras, backups and everything else at once. [Check my address](https://hdiss.net/check-availability/?plan=gold#check) Every speed is an up-to figure. What you see depends on the path from the tower to your roof, how many people are online and your Wi-Fi router. Each plan has a data transfer limit; ask us for yours at [info@hdiss.net](mailto:info@hdiss.net). Ask about 1 Gig / 1 Gig. Our ultra-low-latency service with upload as fast as download, in some areas. Check your address and tick "Ask about 1 Gig / 1 Gig" and we will tell you if your address can get it. [About the 1 Gig / 1 Gig service](https://hdiss.net/internet-plans/gig-symmetrical/). Prices and speeds as published by High Desert Internet Services (hdiss.net, read 10/15/26). "Runs" lines use the FCC Household Broadband Guide and Broadband Speed Guide (fcc.gov), which the FCC calls rough guidelines; every High Desert plan is above the FCC's highest household band of more than 25 Mbps. Not sure which plan? [Use the plan picker](https://hdiss.net/#picker). ## Questions people ask ### Did HughesNet file with the FCC for Washoe County in 2021? Yes. In June 2021, HughesNet reported to the FCC (Form 477, historical) that it could serve at least one location in 10,644 census blocks in Washoe County with satellite. That is a footprint HughesNet left on the map of Washoe County and not a promise about any address there. ### Does HughesNet name places in Washoe County on its site? For Washoe County: not on the pages read. HughesNet shows plan prices only after an address is entered, and its static pages name no Nevada place, and nothing more specific to Washoe County than that was found on HughesNet's pages. ### How does High Desert compare with HughesNet for a Washoe County home? High Desert is a tower-to-roof fixed wireless service with its three published prices on the plan cards on this Washoe County page, while HughesNet works differently, so an address check on each is the fair comparison for a Washoe County home.