| Satellite internet is perfect for anyone wanting to | | | | had to rely on cellular service (if available), or go |
| live a self sufficient lifestyle. Some might wonder | | | | into the suburbs to use a phone. With satellite |
| what I mean by "self sufficient lifestyle," so I'll | | | | internet, not only is email communication possible |
| explain it with a TV show. | | | | but instant messaging and web-cam |
| Back in the mid-to late '70's, the BBC Network | | | | communications are just as clear with satellite |
| had a funny show called, "Good Neighbors." The | | | | internet as any other method of ISP. |
| show featured two couples, the Ledbetters and | | | | Satellite internet is rapidly becoming the most |
| the Goods, who lived side-by-side in a suburban | | | | popular selection of internet service provider (ISP) |
| neighborhood. The Ledbetters were very posh | | | | to replace dial-up internet connections. Dial-up |
| and projected a typical high-society, country club | | | | internet is often slow to connect, very slow to |
| image. The Goods, on the other hand, had | | | | load pages and it ties up a phone line. The chances |
| decided to live the lowly and dirty way of the | | | | of losing connection are high with dial-up, especially |
| "self sufficient" lifestyle. They would have loved | | | | if another family member accidentally starts using |
| the concept of satellite internet. See, they were | | | | a phone line. Satellite internet takes the connection |
| generating their own electricity via their pig's | | | | time delays, page load times and connection |
| manure, growing vegetables, raising chickens, | | | | issues away. |
| milking a goat or two and pressing their own | | | | Satellite internet is a high-speed, broadband |
| version of moonshine wine that stripped paint off | | | | connection that zips through downloads and |
| the table. The Goods were always cold in the | | | | uploads. All the music purchases you want to |
| winter, or on the brink of catastrophe but | | | | download into your MP3 player will load faster and |
| somehow, (of course) they'd manage to stay off | | | | smoother, with satellite internet. Imagine how |
| the grid. That's why satellite internet would be so | | | | much more enjoyable your internet experience |
| perfect for them, it's a way of surfing the web | | | | will be when, what used to take over a minute to |
| while staying off the grid. | | | | download a .5 MB digital image file with dial-up |
| Some families have found a way to release | | | | connection in will take less than 1 second with |
| themselves from the dependency of municipal | | | | satellite internet. Internet satellite lets you keep |
| utility companies by using solar, wind or hydro | | | | multiple pages open while you're doing research, |
| power to generate the electricity in their homes. | | | | so you can go from an article, about making your |
| If they are in a remote area, communications | | | | own wine to step-by-step instructions on how to |
| have most likely been an issue and they've either | | | | strip a table. |