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| Texas is a big state, with some of the biggest | | | | online, read the news, and access other pages. |
| cities in the United States located inside its | | | | |
| borders. But Texas is also home to a wide range | | | | When switching to satellite, you will have a |
| of smaller cities, towns, villages, and rural areas. | | | | multitude of different packages and deals to pick |
| Marshall, Texas, located in Harrison County in the | | | | from, and, depending on the specific type of |
| northeast corner of the state, with only about | | | | package you select, the maximum connections |
| 24,000 people, is a place of historical and cultural | | | | speed you will experience will vary, as well as the |
| importance, and is by no means the smallest city | | | | price. If you just need your satellite Internet |
| in the state. Despite the city's significance, | | | | account for basic at-home use, you can choose a |
| however, many of its residents still do not have | | | | simpler package and save money. If you are |
| access to the wired high-speed Internet | | | | going to be doing a lot of downloading and using |
| connections that their fellow Texans living in | | | | the Internet frequently, you might want one of |
| places like Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, or Austin | | | | the higher-end packages. These will deliver |
| do. | | | | connection speeds that are up to 50 times faster |
| | | | | than what you can get through dial-up service. |
| However, if you live in Marshall or somewhere | | | | |
| even smaller, just because you do not have | | | | These satellite broadband packages will also cost |
| access to wired broadband services, such as DSL | | | | you a little more money in monthly rates than the |
| and cable, it does not mean that you have to | | | | more basic packages. However, you can save |
| settle for the slow speeds of dial-up Internet | | | | money by signing up for a long-term subscription |
| service. DSL and cable providers may overlook | | | | (usually, a subscription that lasts for at least one |
| you, but satellite Internet does not discriminate | | | | year is considered long-term). When you do this, |
| based on geographical location — in order to | | | | your satellite Internet provider will most likely |
| receive satellite service, all you need is a clear, | | | | throw in all the equipment you will need and send |
| unobstructed view of the southern sky (from | | | | someone to your house to install it for you free |
| where your satellite dish receives and transmits | | | | of charge. Among the pieces of equipment you |
| signals). | | | | will need are a satellite dish, an LNB (Low Noise |
| | | | | Blocker), a receiver, and some cables. If you have |
| With satellite Internet broadband, Marshall | | | | to purchase these items yourself, they can be |
| residents and small town Texans can get the | | | | quite expensive. And installing them yourself (if |
| same high-speed benefits as people living in the | | | | you do not want to pay for a professional |
| huge Texas metropolises can. These benefits | | | | technician to do it) can be risky and |
| include but are not limited to: the ability to work | | | | time-consuming, depending on how much of a |
| from home and participate in distance learning | | | | hands-on person you are. |
| opportunities, the ability to stream and download | | | | |