| Broadband Satellite DSL | | | | America, and both offer packages that will give |
| The information superhighway has grown by leaps | | | | you speeds from 512k (roughly 10-15 times |
| and bounds in the last few years. If you are still | | | | faster than dialup) to 5Mbps (roughly 100-150 |
| using dialup Internet access, you have probably | | | | times faster than dialup), and all from a very small |
| noticed a rapid decline in the apparent speed of | | | | 36" dish AND without using your phone line. |
| your Internet connection over the last few years. | | | | Prices vary from location to location, but there |
| Well, I'm here to tell you, it's not your connection | | | | are always great installation deals (usually free) |
| - it is the nature of the Internet. More and more | | | | and rebates/discounts to be had. |
| people are moving to some type of broadband | | | | Service is as reliable as it gets. You should be |
| service, be it satellite, cable, DSL, FIOS, or cellular | | | | aware however, it is a satellite receiver, and |
| - and as a result, web page designers have added | | | | performance can be affected by inclement |
| more content to their sites. More content = more | | | | weather. This is usually not a problem unless |
| bandwidth needed = dialup Internet access getting | | | | weather conditions are severe, as in |
| slower. You just can't get dialup to attain the | | | | thunderstorms, hail storms, etc.. Very cloudy |
| speeds needed to appreciate the Internet as it is | | | | weather will slow the speed down some |
| today. | | | | occasionally, but not usually enough to even be |
| If you live in a fairly populated area, it's possible | | | | noticed. |
| that you have access to DSL or Cable service. | | | | Many people that live in a community setting will |
| But if you're like me, living out in the woods, there | | | | sometimes have a contract that states they can't |
| seems to be no option. But wait - there is! The | | | | have large aerial antennas, which isn't a problem. |
| same technology used to send satellite television | | | | The satellite Internet dish conforms to FCC |
| signals can be used for Internet access as well. | | | | regulations as a "satellite reception device" and as |
| WildBlue and HughesNet are the two major | | | | such falls under the same category as a TV dish. |
| satellite Internet service providers in North | | | | |