| There are many Saturday afternoons where I | | | | broadband speed downloads without the annoying |
| find it very relaxing to sit in front on the TV and | | | | interruptions of rain fade. Because a two-way |
| watch a baseball game. On rainy days, while | | | | home satellite dish system do not have the |
| watching television from the comfort of your | | | | power (only 2 watts) to send an unhindered signal |
| home, the picture quality with satellite reception, | | | | in a storm, one way satellite Internet systems |
| can be an issue. The picture on your television | | | | send requests (uploads) along more reliable |
| starts to scramble to the point that it is not | | | | telephone lines. They beam the data from a huge |
| watchable. This is called "rain fade". | | | | 18 ft. dish to the orbiting satellite using a much |
| Rain fade issues are not just unique to satellite | | | | more powerful (200 watt) transmitter. The |
| TV. While surfing the web with satellite Internet | | | | satellite then sends (downloads) web pages to the |
| service, rain fade can cause your connection to | | | | receiving home dish (about 30" wide) at |
| go down. Rain fade happens when the satellite | | | | broadband speed. |
| signal is interrupted by small droplets of rain, snow | | | | Because uploads are generally very small packets |
| or even heavy cloud cover. While this is only a | | | | of data, this entire process takes less than one |
| temporary situation, it always seems to occur at | | | | second. The orbiting satellite is powered by |
| the worst times - while you are watching your | | | | rechargeable solar fuel cells that convert high |
| favorite TV show or downloading important files. | | | | intensity sunlight into electrical energy. Covering |
| Because of rain fade, satellite service has been | | | | the entire United States, the satellite relays a |
| considered disadvantageous to cable for television | | | | powerful, uninterrupted beam back to earth. Such |
| or the Internet. That's just fine if you live in the | | | | a beam is not as easily scattered by rain fall, |
| city and have a choice. But most rural areas are | | | | which enables you to enjoy continual satellite |
| restricted to just dial up Internet access. In these | | | | Internet service without rain fade. |
| areas satellite Internet service is still your only | | | | So the next time you sit down at your computer |
| other option. | | | | to leisurely surf the net or to download important |
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| satellite Internet service providers deliver | | | | for without breaking your budget. |