I figured someone would do something like this soon. HughesNet operates in a geosync orbit, and that introduces lots of latency.
Latency has always been a major drawback for sat transmissions, however in this case you have no capability to transmit up to the sat and can only receive what it broadcasts. Pretty much like a common WeatherSat, actually. Plus, a group of 2400 new satellites to be launched and maintained? It’s already a pain to try to insert into orbit without contacting a crunchy. Not impossible but an ongoing concern nonetheless.