| nd Satellite DSL | | | | you speeds from 512k (roughly 10-15 times |
| High speed Internet Service is no longer a wish - | | | | faster than dialup) to 5Mbps (roughly 100-150 |
| some people need High Speed Internet | | | | times faster than dialup), and all from a very small |
| connectivity to carry out their daily tasks. For | | | | 36" dish AND without using your phone line. Just |
| those folks, broadband speeds are a necessity. | | | | imagine always-on instant Internet access! |
| Whether it's online auctioning like eBay, web | | | | Imagine — a download that would take 2 |
| design services, photo editing services, or just | | | | hours on dialup could be had in as little as 1 minute |
| some good old fashioned online gaming, the need | | | | (with a 5Mbps package) to 12 minutes (with a |
| for speed is a fact of life. | | | | 512k connection). 10 — 150 TIMES FASTER |
| The information superhighway has grown by leaps | | | | THAN DIALUP ! |
| and bounds in the last few years. If you are still | | | | Prices vary from location to location, but there |
| using dialup Internet access, you have probably | | | | are always great installation deals (usually free) |
| noticed a rapid decline in the apparent speed of | | | | and rebates/discounts to be had. You can also |
| your Internet connection over the last few years. | | | | bundle Internet and Television services for more |
| Well, I'm here to tell you, it's not your connection | | | | savings. Plus, you will have your phone line back |
| - it is the nature of the Internet. More and more | | | | for good! No more busy signals, no more tying up |
| people are moving to some type of broadband | | | | the phone line for hours on end. Instant on |
| service, be it satellite, cable, DSL, FIOS, or cellular | | | | Internet Access! |
| - and as a result, web page designers have added | | | | Service is as reliable as it gets. You should be |
| more content to their sites. More content = more | | | | aware however, it is a satellite receiver, and |
| bandwidth needed = dialup Internet access getting | | | | performance can be affected by inclimate |
| slower. You just can't get dialup to attain the | | | | weather. This is usually not a problem unless |
| speeds needed to appreciate the Internet as it is | | | | weather conditions are severe, as in |
| today. | | | | thunderstorms, hail storms, etc.. Very cloudy |
| If you live in a fairly populated area, it's possible | | | | weather will slow the speed down occasionally, |
| that you have access to DSL or Cable service. | | | | but not usually enough to even be noticed. |
| But if you're like me, living out in the woods, there | | | | Many people that live in a community setting will |
| seems to be no option. But wait - there is! The | | | | sometimes have a contract that states they |
| same technology used to send satellite television | | | | can’t have large aerial antennas, which isn't |
| signals can be used for Internet access as well. | | | | a problem. The satellite Internet dish conforms to |
| WildBlue and HughesNet are the two major | | | | FCC regulations as a "satellite reception device" |
| satellite Internet service providers in North | | | | and as such falls under the same category as a |
| America, and both offer packages that will give | | | | TV dish. |