| ext">For years, rural and remote Internet users | | | | subscription, that same download takes four |
| had to continue to rely on dial up Internet service | | | | seconds, faster if you upgrade to another level of |
| while their city and suburban counterparts | | | | service. A 1mb video clip can take 2.5 minutes to |
| enjoyed the benefits of high speed Internet | | | | download with dial up when compared to 8 |
| access. Soon enough, the satellite industry | | | | seconds with high speed satellite Internet. Popular |
| recognized the void in rural and remote areas and | | | | music files like MP3’s can take as long as |
| began to make high speed Internet available to | | | | 9.9 minutes to download with dial up. The same |
| these areas and put them in technological parity | | | | file with a satellite high speed Internet connection |
| with their city and suburban counterparts. After | | | | would take just 32 seconds. Now when it comes |
| relying on dial up for years, many rural users | | | | to a gargantuan task like downloading a 25mb |
| were relieved when satellite Internet became | | | | software update that is necessary for the |
| available. They drew comparisons as to how long | | | | computer to function properly, dial up users will |
| certain tasks took with dial up versus how long | | | | have to wait over an hour for that download to |
| they took with satellite high speed Internet | | | | be complete, assuming they do not lose their |
| access and saw that in terms of speed, satellite | | | | connection. Satellite Internet users can perform |
| Internet won out every time. | | | | the same download in 3.3 minutes with no worries |
| People with high speed Internet access take | | | | about losing a connection. |
| speed for granted, but imagine trying to download | | | | So with satellite Internet, speed counts. Rural and |
| an MP3 file or a large software update with a dial | | | | remote users no longer have the patience to wait |
| up connection. Many rural users were forced to | | | | for downloads like they have had to with dial up. |
| do just that until satellite Internet came along. | | | | That is why satellite Internet is catching on and |
| Through this innovative technology, they were | | | | thousands of people have subscribed so they can |
| able access the Internet with download speeds as | | | | have high speed access and enjoy using the |
| fast as 50 times more than dial up. This has made | | | | Internet the way it’s supposed to be |
| their Internet experience truly enhanced and has | | | | accessed. Satellite Internet providers usually offer |
| saved a lot of time and aggravation when it | | | | several packages that will determine just how |
| comes to downloading files. | | | | fast your connection will be, but one thing is for |
| For example, when you are downloading a 0.5 mb | | | | certain, that no matter what subscription package |
| image with dial up, that download can take up to | | | | you get, you will have high speed Internet access |
| 1.2 minutes. With a basic satellite Internet | | | | that is faster and more reliable than dial up. |