| Living outside of a large city has its benefits and | | | | monthly usage fee. |
| drawbacks. One of the supposed drawbacks is | | | | Previously, people who lived outside of larger cities |
| the lack of access to the latest technological | | | | where the area’s infrastructure lacked the |
| products and services that come to the market. | | | | wiring needed for cable or DSL thought that |
| While this may be the case for smart phones and | | | | dial-up was the only option. But now with the |
| laptops, this not the case for high-speed Internet | | | | affordable price, ease of installation, a wide |
| thanks to satellite broadband Internet connections. | | | | availability of satellite Internet, people in more rural |
| Satellite Internet is the fastest growing method to | | | | areas can also have access to high-speed |
| connect to the Internet in the United States | | | | Internet. Satellite Internet doesn’t require |
| because its reliable and available to everyone. | | | | the expensive infrastructure that cable and DSL |
| Currently, a lot of people outside of larger cities | | | | require because it communicates with satellites |
| still use dial-up to connect to the Internet. Dial-up | | | | orbiting the earth to transmit an Internet signal to |
| connections are the cheapest, since you do not | | | | your home. So, no matter where you live you |
| have to have anything installed in your home | | | | can get a satellite Internet connection to your |
| besides a home phone line. Users access the | | | | home. Also, with a satellite broadband |
| Internet through this phone line in order to | | | | connection, you are connected with the Internet |
| connect to an Internet service provider’s | | | | at all times so there are no lengthy periods where |
| node to connect the user’s equipment and | | | | you have to wait for your Internet to connect to |
| the host site’s. Lots of Internet service | | | | the server. And because of this, you also do not |
| providers offer this connection for free, but some | | | | have to worry about your Internet timing out |
| do not. Making the connection between the | | | | while you are trying to download or upload |
| user’s modem to the Internet service | | | | something because your Internet will remain |
| provider’s node through the telephone takes | | | | connected at all times. (Obviously if you want to |
| at a minimum several seconds, and connections | | | | disconnect service its not a problem either). |
| often time out dude to the some-what shaky | | | | So if you use the Internet and you are out of |
| connection through the phone. Some Internet | | | | range of a cable or DSL connection, the clear |
| service providers only allow the free connection | | | | choice is a satellite broadband connection. And |
| for a certain amount of time, so dial-up users also | | | | even if you are within range of a cable or DSL |
| have to keep this in mind. So, clearly a dial-up | | | | connection service, chances are that the satellite |
| connection is not the best, fastest or easiest way | | | | Internet package is a better deal and will give you |
| to connect to the Internet, but it can be the | | | | connection speeds that rival both cable and |
| cheapest if your telephone company doesn’t | | | | DSL’s. |
| charge use by the minute and only charges a | | | | |