| When you're shopping around for high speed | | | | of which include virus and Spam filtering. You'll also |
| Internet access, you'll probably find that very few | | | | get 24/7 Technical Support to help keep you |
| Internet service providers offer a one size fits all | | | | online and productive. |
| service. Broadband Internet access over cable is | | | | HughesNet can also provide a variety of additional |
| only useful if you happen to be hooked up to a | | | | services that can be added onto your plan for |
| cable network. DSL service isn't available | | | | even more safety, enjoyment, and productivity. |
| everywhere and, in the places it is available, it | | | | For instance, for a small monthly fee, you can get |
| varies radically in price and speed. Wireless access | | | | a Service Assurance option which will make |
| can be a beautiful thing, but like broadband cable, | | | | recovering from a technical problem such as a |
| is very geographically limited. Dial up isn't even an | | | | power surge quick, easy, and affordable. A |
| option for anyone shopping around for high speed | | | | Security Suite software package is also available |
| Internet access. Besides being slow, dial up tends | | | | for a small monthly fee and will provide you with |
| to be unreliable and ties up your phone line. | | | | some of the most advanced protection available |
| Fortunately there is an alternative to all of these | | | | in the form of a firewall, anti-spy software, |
| other options for high speed Internet service: | | | | malware protection, pornography filtering and |
| satellite Internet service from HughesNet. With | | | | more. HughesNet can also host your website, |
| HughesNet, it doesn't matter where you live, or | | | | provide you with blogging software, and allow you |
| even if you have a land based phone line. All you | | | | to log onto the Internet using dial up when you |
| need to get blisteringly fast Internet access is a | | | | travel. All of these features add a tremendous |
| clear view to the southern sky, your computer, | | | | amount of value and flexibility to your HughesNet |
| and a source of electricity. | | | | account. |
| HughesNet high speed Internet service has | | | | While all of these features obviously sound |
| several service plans that can provide you with | | | | attractive, you may be wondering what exactly |
| connection speeds of up to one and a half | | | | satellite Internet access is and how it works. |
| megabytes per second for downloads and two | | | | Satellite Internet service is a lot like satellite TV |
| hundred kilobytes per second for uploads. With | | | | service in the sense that with both, data is |
| connection speeds like that you'll be able to | | | | transmitted from the surface of the Earth up to |
| download digital photos, audio, and video with | | | | satellites in geosynchronous orbit above the |
| ease. You'll also be able to send your own | | | | equator. The satellites then send the signal back |
| multimedia content to friends anywhere via email, | | | | down to the surface where it can be picked up |
| or post large videos and pictures on your website | | | | by satellite dishes. Satellite based Internet service |
| to share with everyone on the web. | | | | differs from satellite TV because the signals can |
| In addition to high speed Internet access, | | | | be sent both ways. In other words, whenever |
| HughesNet also offers a number of features that | | | | you click on a link on a web page, send an e-mail, |
| will help to protect you and your family from the | | | | or upload a photo with HughesNet, a signal is being |
| hazards of the Internet while making your online | | | | sent from your satellite dish, up to the satellite |
| experience as enjoyable as possible. For example, | | | | and then back down to HughesNet's Internet |
| all service plans come with five email accounts - all | | | | servers. |