| dBlue Internet Provider is a company that uses a | | | | satellites you will have to have a satellite dish |
| satellite connection to the internet. It is basically a | | | | either attached to your home roof or attached to |
| satellite internet provider and it has the pros and | | | | a pole in the backyard. To access satellite internet |
| cons of a satellite internet provider. | | | | you need to have an unobstructed view of the |
| WildBlue Internet Provider connects to your PC | | | | southern sky. To do this may require a different |
| by the Ethernet to a WildBlue modem. Or you can | | | | position that you might expect. The dish at your |
| use a wireless hub or router to the WildBlue | | | | home is called a mini dish and measures about 26 |
| modem. It has partnered with Google for various | | | | inches. This is connected to your computer with |
| internet services, email, and custom content and | | | | coaxial cable through some receive and transmit |
| web applications. It is a 2-way broadband | | | | units. |
| connection with no telephone required. | | | | You would generally use a satellite provider when |
| WildBlue has two satellites up in the sky. What | | | | there is no DSL or cable service available. If you |
| happens is you are sending your data up to their | | | | are considering a satellite connection to the |
| satellites when is then returned to you and back | | | | internet with these available you should consider |
| up again. It does not support streaming media or | | | | your service commitment. But as all internet |
| voice chat applications. It is not recommended for | | | | providers have a length of service commitment |
| real time gaming or stock trades or any of this | | | | this is not unusual. You also have to consider the |
| type of application because it has latency issues. | | | | tech support available. Another question you will |
| Latency issues in WildBlue Internet Provider or | | | | need answered is how many other computers |
| with any satellite internet provider is that the data | | | | are connected to the same broadband? Too |
| being sent takes time to get back and forth, or | | | | many users will slow down the service and may |
| the round trip time it takes for the data to be | | | | increase the latency time. |
| read and returned. Latency increases the real | | | | Another issue with satellite providers is the |
| response time for the round trip of the data. It is | | | | Reasonable Use Policy, or exactly how much |
| the amount of time it takes for your computer | | | | broadband can you use for data downloads. Is it a |
| response time. Latency and broadband are the | | | | rolling policy on a daily basis or what? On some |
| two things that make your computer network | | | | systems if you exceed your daily use you may |
| connection speed. | | | | be restricted as to how much date you can |
| WildBlue has three different packages they offer. | | | | download for a period of time. |
| The main differences between the packages are | | | | WildBlue Internet is an option when you live or |
| the upload and download thresholds. | | | | work in a remote or rural area. |
| For your computer to interact with WildBlues | | | | |