| Many people don't realize that if you reside in a | | | | rural areas, but it is also a problem in some older |
| rural area of the United States cable, DSL | | | | suburban and urban areas. If it is an older area, |
| Internet might not be an option for you. In the | | | | the chances are high that they don't have the |
| past people who couldn't use these services relied | | | | right kind of wiring necessary. The same goes for |
| on dial up Internet for their online needs. Anyone | | | | cable. While all cities and most suburban areas are |
| who has used a dial up connection knows why | | | | equipped for cable, many rural areas have not |
| this type of Internet service is less than ideal. | | | | been equipped with the necessary technology in |
| Simply put, it's slow. Things take forever to load, | | | | order to have cable. This means that satellite |
| download, and upload. The fact that most of the | | | | Internet has done a lot to improve the options in |
| rest of the country is on a high speed connection | | | | rural areas. Now the people who live there and |
| makes it even more unattractive to use dial up | | | | the businesses that exist there can access a high |
| because everything on the Internet is geared | | | | speed connection and have just as much access |
| towards people with a high speed connection with | | | | to the Internet as the rest of the country. |
| the assumption that everyone has one. The good | | | | Getting set up with satellite Internet is simple. A |
| news is that with satellite Internet people in rural | | | | installation professional will come to your home or |
| areas, or any other area, can access high speed | | | | office to install the proper equipment. This is |
| Internet. They do so using satellite technology. | | | | important because it is not always a simple set |
| Why are cable and DSL not an option for some | | | | up. They will install a small satellite dish somewhere |
| people? Many people are surprised to discover | | | | on your property. This might be attached to the |
| that these two high speed Internet options are | | | | side of your home or in the ground on a post. |
| not available to all areas of the country. The | | | | Either way the satellite must have a clear view of |
| reason is because some areas don't have the | | | | the southern sky. From there the technician will |
| proper technology available in order to transmit | | | | install the proper modem and wiring to your |
| the necessary signals. In the case of DSL | | | | computer and you will be all set. Dial up can be |
| Internet, the phone lines in the city or town must | | | | extremely slow and frustrating. There is no |
| be made from copper wiring. This is required in | | | | reason that you have to suffer through it. If you |
| order to transmit the DSL Internet signals. The | | | | choose to get set up with satellite Internet you |
| problem is that many areas don't have these | | | | will never have to suffer through a slow dial up |
| copper wires. This is definitely the case in more | | | | connection again. |