| If you're like a lot of Americans you probably | | | | So how exactly does HughesNet satellite Internet |
| have a real appreciation for high speed Internet. | | | | service work? Satellite Broadband service takes |
| Unfortunately, the better known ways of getting | | | | advantage of satellite technology to send and |
| high speed Internet in your home or office aren't | | | | receive data in much the same way as a satellite |
| available everywhere. While high speed broadband | | | | phone. When you request a web page by clicking |
| cable access is a popular option, it's only available | | | | on a link or typing an address in the address bar |
| where digital cable TV is available. Which means | | | | of your browser, your HughesNet modem will |
| that rural areas and most small town locations are | | | | send the request up to a satellite in a fixed |
| pretty much out of luck when it comes to | | | | geosynchronous orbit above the equator. The |
| broadband cable. DSL is more widely available than | | | | satellite will then immediately relay the signal down |
| cable, but it still varies widely in price and quality, | | | | to HughesNet (Direcway) servers back on the |
| and has the disadvantage of requiring land based | | | | surface of the Earth. The servers will then |
| telephone service- which eliminates it completely | | | | process the request and send the web page or |
| for anyone living off the grid or in really remote | | | | other document that you requested back up to |
| locations. Widespread wireless networks could be | | | | the satellite, which in turn relays it down to your |
| a good solution for many people, but they too | | | | satellite dish. Once your satellite dish picks up the |
| have the problem of only existing in very limited | | | | signal, the HughesNet modem decodes the signal |
| areas and, because of their nature, have security | | | | and sends it to your computer which displays the |
| problems to boot. So what do you do if you want | | | | document in your web browser. The entire |
| reliable, secure high speed Internet access at a | | | | process happens extremely quickly despite the |
| fair price that works no matter where you live or | | | | fact that the signals have to travel thousands of |
| work? It's simple actually: sign up for high speed | | | | miles through space to get to and from the |
| satellite Internet service from HughesNet. | | | | satellite. |
| HughesNet satellite Internet service is the | | | | One of the major advantages of high speed |
| versatile high speed Internet solution that's | | | | satellite service from HughesNet is that if you |
| available to anyone in North America who has a | | | | ever decide to move, you can have the same |
| clear view to the southern sky. That means the | | | | great service no matter where you end up. While |
| ultimate flexibility when it comes to where you | | | | sometimes moving is necessary, it can be |
| live and work. With a satellite Internet connection | | | | extremely disruptive and HughesNet can be one |
| it doesn't matter whether you're in the middle of | | | | of the few things you can rely on to be the |
| the city or the middle of the tundra- you'll be able | | | | same when you set up in your new home. This |
| to get download speeds of up to 1.5 megabytes | | | | degree of stability can be indispensable if you |
| per second and upload speeds of up to 200 | | | | have a home based business. |
| kilobytes per second. Compare that to a | | | | For this, and so many other reasons, HughesNet |
| maximum download speed of about 50 kilobytes | | | | is the high speed Internet service provider of |
| per second with dial up if you're lucky, and there's | | | | choice for anyone who appreciates flexibility, |
| simply no comparison with the next most widely | | | | quality, and convenience when it comes to staying |
| available Internet connection available. In fact, | | | | connected with the rest of the world. Find more |
| because it doesn't require a phone line, HughesNet | | | | information about the current HughesNet Special |
| is even more widely available than dial up service. | | | | Offers. |
| And obviously a lot faster. | | | | |