| Are you being unreasonable in your demands on | | | | 3. Greatly improved download speeds, small and |
| an internet service provider? There are a lot of | | | | large. You wouldn't be interested in satellite |
| conflicting ideas on what constitutes 'good internet | | | | internet service at all unless there was a lot more |
| service,' so it is probably best that you line up | | | | speed involved. From regular downloads (browsing |
| your expectations with what's actually available. | | | | between web pages, checking emails and so on) |
| Dialup internet customers will have one idea about | | | | to larger downloads (accessing music or movies |
| what good service means, while satellite | | | | online), there should not be an endless wait which |
| broadband customers will invariably expect more. | | | | involves multiple attempts. The increased speeds |
| Is such a policy fair and realistic? Here are the | | | | make these operations go by quickly. |
| five things you should reasonably expect from a | | | | 4. The potential to upload files for work or |
| satellite internet deal. | | | | recreation. Uploads are the other side of the coin |
| 1. An improved bandwidth allotment. The earliest | | | | with any internet connection. Should you expect a |
| satellite packages could at best be described as | | | | terrific amount of leverage whenever you want |
| stingy in terms of how much bandwidth was | | | | to upload some pictures to email or get some |
| being allotted to every customer. At those rates, | | | | files back on a company server? Satellite internet |
| the Fair Access Policy did not allow for much. | | | | does have its limitations when it comes to |
| Today's internet requires much more bandwidth | | | | uploads, but you will be able to handle your normal |
| to do even small operations, so satellite | | | | amount of work when you need to get it done. |
| companies have increased their allotments | | | | The ability to upload files easily will take a lot of |
| considerably. See how much things have changed | | | | headaches out of your internet use. |
| by talking with a satellite service rep. | | | | 5. Prices that don't make you long for dialup days. |
| 2. A quick setup process. The whole process | | | | Very high prices are enough to sabotage any |
| from start to finish should not be all that long | | | | internet provider, but satellite broadband is not |
| when you want to get a satellite connection up | | | | costing too much at all these days. If you look at |
| and running. You can probably tell a lot about a | | | | the comparison with dialup, all you need to do is |
| company's professionalism by running through | | | | add the internet package plus the cost of a phone |
| what it will take to get set up. Ideally, you should | | | | line it takes for dialup to work. If these two costs |
| get a hold of them almost immediately and get an | | | | together are far, far lower than what a satellite |
| appointment for installation in the coming few | | | | provider is offering, you may want to keep |
| days. Once they arrive at your home, it's only a | | | | looking. Normally, the prices are rather close, |
| matter of hours before you can have your | | | | making the upgrade easy to take. |
| connection going. | | | | |