subject: Satellite Internet: A Broadband Solution for Rural Residents [print this page] Since it was first brought to the masses a couple of decades ago, the Internet has become an increasingly crucial tool in people's every day lives. People are connecting to the Internet all the time, in all different parts of the world. Nowadays, the Internet is a constantly buzzing network of information, and not a single second goes by in which millions upon millions of people are not connected to it.
The reasons why people use the Internet are many, and they vary from person to person. One of the most common uses of the Internet these days is as a means of communicating with loved ones (and just about anyone else, for that matter) through email. It is safe to say that most people use some aspect of the Internet for work purposes, and more and more people are using it as a source of entertainment, taking advantage of the infinite video and music files that can be downloaded or streamed online. As more and more things become possible to do with the Internet, people become more and more dependent on it, and it certainly seems as though the Internet will not be going anywhere any time soon.
The way in which people use the Internet are not the only thing that varies from person to person. The actual way in which people connect to the Internet also comes in multiple forms. These days, there are a lot of different ways to get online, and depending on where you live, you may have many different types of Internet connections to choose from. Two of the most common types of Internet connections are DSL and cable, which are wired broadband connections. These connections use phone lines and cables to physically connect your home computer to a network. The price per month of such connections does not depend on how often you use the Internet, but rather how fast your connection speeds are.
But wired connections like DSL and cable are not available everywhere. In some remote and sparsely populated areas, it is too expensive or difficult for the providers of these services to install the wires and cables needed for these services. If this is the case where you live, you will most likely have two alternatives to choose from. These alternatives are dial up service, which connects to the Internet using a phone line and a 56 Kbps modem, and wireless satellite Internet, which uses satellite technology to send and receive Internet signals. Of these two options, satellite Internet is the better service.
If you live in an urban or suburban area, you may have trouble even remembering 56 Kpbsmodem connections. It has probably been a long time since you have used one. But if you can remember them, you will remember that they are very slow when compared with broadband services that are in use today. Unfortunately, a lot of people living in less populated areas are still using these slow connections. But with the innovation of satellite Internet, now they do not have to. With a satellite Internet broadband connection, users can enjoy connection speeds up to 50 times faster than dial up conneciton speeds. An the best part of all is that satellite Internet is available anywhere.
Satellite Internet: A Broadband Solution for Rural Residents
