| There are numerous advantages to living out in | | | | One way option is your best bet. |
| the country, home offices, less traffic and open | | | | Satellites where sent into orbit for one purpose, |
| spaces. One of the biggest disadvantage is the | | | | to send information to us. For Internet purposes, |
| lack of availability of DSL or cable Internet | | | | the world wide web does not reside in space on a |
| service. So basically we have two choices, stay | | | | satellite, it's here. With two way service, we are |
| with dial up or satellite Internet service. Not all | | | | asking the mounted satellite dish, to send page |
| satellite access is the same. Unless you live in | | | | requests to the satellite. Do we really believe that |
| southern California, Arizona or areas that do not | | | | the satellite dish that is mounted on our home or |
| receive much cloud cover or rain, the differences | | | | business is close to being as powerful as the |
| of the satellite systems can be huge! | | | | satellite is? Of course not! This is a major downfall |
| Satellites are used to send information down to | | | | that two way satellite service has. The lack of |
| us. They are used for GPS, television and satellite | | | | strength to transmit back through clouds or rain is |
| Internet service. Some satellites share their | | | | called "rain fade". If it it cloudy or especially if it is |
| capacity with other services to help offset the | | | | raining, you have a high probability of losing the |
| millions of dollars that they cost to launch and | | | | ability to even be on the Internet! |
| implement. | | | | One way satellite service solves the issue of rain |
| The biggest difference for Internet access is | | | | fade. Using your existing phone modem sends |
| between two way or one way Internet systems. | | | | your page request to the World Wide Web |
| Two way satellite service utilizes a satellite dish to | | | | directly. The packets of information are then sent |
| both send and receive information back and forth. | | | | down lightening fast via the satellite to your dish. |
| One way satellite Internet service uses your | | | | This provides a stable and reliable high speed |
| phone line to transmit your page request to the | | | | Internet service. This uses the satellites strength |
| World Wide Web and the satellite to send packets | | | | as it was intended. |
| of information down to you. | | | | One way satellite Internet access will provide you |
| Two way satellite systems boast that they do | | | | the speed and reliability that you are looking for |
| not "tie up your phone line". While this is true, that | | | | to complement the benefits of living out in the |
| is also one of the biggest disadvantages that two | | | | country. Can your home or business really afford |
| way system have. If you live in rural America | | | | to take the chance to be down without Internet |
| where it rarely rains or receives much cloud | | | | service? Give satellite Internet service a try, you |
| cover, then go with a two way system. If not, a | | | | will be glad that you did! |