| Look up in the skies...you may not be able to see | | | | an active account. This means that anyone who |
| it, but there are hundreds of satellites orbiting the | | | | wants to remain with the more primitive dial up |
| planet. Some monitor weather, some belong to | | | | options is also going to have to deal with no |
| government agencies and some are the property | | | | phone service while they surf the Internet, or |
| of the satellite television and Internet providers. | | | | they are going to have to pay for the installation |
| What this means to consumers is that satellite | | | | and maintenance of a second telephone line. This |
| services are everywhere. Whether a customer | | | | will still not guarantee them access to the |
| lives in a big city, or in a far away and remote | | | | Internet, because anytime the lines are disrupted |
| location, with the right equipment they can get | | | | or damaged, such as during extreme weather, |
| quickly connected to the world of satellite | | | | there will be no phone and no Internet. |
| Internet. | | | | Additionally, a satellite Internet connection is |
| Though many homes and businesses have come | | | | always operating. This means it is up and running |
| to rely on the broadband networks, a large swath | | | | around the clock. That is fortunate for computer |
| of consumers also decide to use satellite Internet | | | | users who want to update virus definitions, |
| as well. Generally, anywhere there are no | | | | software or other applications while they are not |
| broadband services, satellite can step in and | | | | using their systems. With a satellite connection, |
| provide a far more superior service than | | | | the owner could simply program their computer |
| traditional dial up. Consider that a tiny little graphic | | | | to perform maintenance and upgrades after |
| file of roughly half a megabyte, which is a very | | | | hours or during the evening when they are |
| small .jpg image, takes about two minutes to load | | | | sleeping. Dial up users can do this as well, but |
| over a dial up connection. The slowest satellite | | | | again, they lose their telephone access which is |
| Internet provider can load the same image to a | | | | not really a safe choice to make. |
| customer's computer in less than four seconds. | | | | So, satellite Internet is everywhere, it provides |
| Clearly that means that satellite Internet is tens | | | | incredibly fast operating speeds, is "always on" |
| of times faster than the best dial up, but speed is | | | | which allows for a wider amount of use of the |
| not the only reason that satellite Internet is | | | | account and, finally, it is a very flexible option. |
| appearing everywhere. | | | | With dial up the customer gets access to one |
| In addition to providing a more likeable alternative | | | | speed only, but with the satellite plans the |
| to slow downloads times, satellite is also a | | | | consumer can choose anything from a "basic" |
| smarter alternative because it allows the home or | | | | consumer account (that is still more than twenty |
| business' telephone line to remain clear and active. | | | | times faster than dial up) or they can opt for |
| Though some buildings have more than a single | | | | something as fast and high-tech as a professional |
| line that can be used for services, it must still be | | | | account. |