| Within the past 10 years, accessing fast internet | | | | to run a business that depended upon the |
| has become a must for many people, both at | | | | internet, well good luck. |
| home and in the workplace. If you are fortunate | | | | With the internet becoming more and more |
| enough to reside in a city or town that has cable, | | | | important, the government decided that |
| you don't have to worry about slow dial-up | | | | everyone needed to be able to have access to |
| internet. But many rural locations do not have | | | | internet at high speed. Rural dwellers can finally |
| cable, so the advent of satellite internet services | | | | get high speed internet through satellite internet |
| has allowed residents in rural and under serviced | | | | services. These services are offered in areas |
| area access to high speed internet. | | | | where other types of fast internet are unavailable. |
| Cable companies have been falling all over each | | | | In order to be able to access a satellite internet |
| other offering bundled prices for phone, internet | | | | service, it's necessary to have an unobstructed |
| and TV. There are a lot of great deals available if | | | | view of the southern sky. Although this works for |
| you live in the right area. But if your community | | | | the majority of people, there are between 5 and |
| does not have the infrastructure to support these | | | | 10% of customers who have problems. Obstacles |
| services you are out of luck. | | | | like trees or mountains result in a disruption in the |
| At least satellite TV was available as an | | | | strength of the signal or a reduction of speed. |
| alternative to cable TV, but internet use was | | | | Satellite internet services cost more than other |
| limited to dial-up service. If you went to the | | | | kinds of high speed internet, but you can tailor a |
| expense of having a dedicated phone line, you | | | | package to match your needs and your budget. If |
| could use the internet without tieing up your | | | | you can afford to upgrade, you'll wonder how you |
| phone line. But with dial-up you were very limited | | | | made do with dial-up all these years. |
| as to what you could do online. If you were trying | | | | |