| When it comes to home use satellite dish, what | | | | at satellite radio services. Currently the only |
| gets into your mind in the first place? I bet 90% | | | | problem from what we see with satellite radio is |
| of y'all will be thinking of TV entertainment. | | | | the price of subscription. The $15/mo seems a bit |
| Without a doubt, satellite TV broadcasting is for | | | | expensive when compare to totally free radio |
| sure the widest application for satellite dish. | | | | services with AM/FM radio. The price, however, |
| Nevertheless as technologies advance rapidly, | | | | seems reasonable as they are run their show |
| more and more services are commercialized and | | | | solely based on user subscription. |
| made available via satellite dish nowadays. A few | | | | Satellite Internet Services |
| instant examples are satellite Internet access and | | | | Satellite Internet service is a new method you |
| satellite radio services. | | | | can get online nowadays. |
| Satellite Radio Services | | | | What's good about satellite Internet service? |
| While satellite radio services might sound stranger | | | | For those who stay in rural area where DSL |
| to you, Sirius and XM, two major satellite radio | | | | cables are unreachable, satellite Internet service |
| providers in United States kept marching on their | | | | works best for those who need high speed |
| pace towards more and more subscribers. At the | | | | Internet. At the time of writing, satellite Internet |
| time of writing, these two satellite radio service | | | | speed ranged around 500kbps to 1.5kbps in its |
| providers own more than 14 millions subscribers | | | | download speed. Not as fast as cable DSL |
| (XM claims about 8 million; while Sirius 6 million) in | | | | connection, but the speed is sufficient for Internet |
| total and the number is increasing fast. The claims | | | | users to do most of the daily surfing. |
| on such fast rising trend is no surprise to anyone | | | | Disadvantages with satellite Internet |
| in the business as satellite radio companies are | | | | The bigger problem than connection speed with |
| taking creative ways to promote their services, | | | | satellite Internet is latency problem |
| including offering their radio setup as original | | | | Latency errors limit the usage of various satellite |
| equipments in the car model. BMW, MINI, | | | | Internet service such as network gaming, video |
| Mercedes, FORD, Honda, and many more are | | | | streaming, as well as real time video conferencing. |
| now the sole partners for Sirius Satellite Radio on | | | | A prominent example is network gaming. Multiple |
| the expansions. With such promotion strategy, car | | | | players connect their gaming consoles or personal |
| buyers are most likely turned into their | | | | computers to the Internet and participate in an |
| subscribers instantly when they made the | | | | online game, World of War Craft for example, to |
| purchase. | | | | compete against each other. The communication |
| What's good about satellite radio service? | | | | and synchronization between each player is highly |
| Satellite radio is most probably the only radio | | | | important. These games require the possibility of |
| services that offer uncensored radio shows in the | | | | reacting quickly to events occurring in the game. |
| states. With about $15 per month, both XM and | | | | With a lagging effect of even 0.5 seconds, normal |
| Sirius radio users enjoy hundred of digital quality | | | | game play is affected, causing players using |
| uncensored radio programming. On top of that, | | | | satellite internet to be at the disadvantage position |
| majority of the satellite radio programming are | | | | in the game. |
| commercial free. This means you get nothing but | | | | Wrapping things up |
| your favorite radio talk show or music with | | | | Both satellite radio and satellite Internet are meant |
| satellite radio, no more crappy advertisement that | | | | for different needs. In case you need quality radio |
| cuts in like AM/FM radio. Sirius Satellite Radio, for | | | | service or you're a big fans of Howard's talk |
| instant offers more than 70 channels commercial | | | | show, satellite radio (Sirius) is surely something |
| free radio programming. | | | | you don't want to miss. Satellite Internet, on the |
| Disadvantages with satellite radio | | | | other hand, solves the needs of high speed |
| While you get free programming from the AM/FM | | | | Internet services in rural area. |
| radio, you need to pay for what you are listening | | | | |