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Is Satellite Internet A Solution For You?

Satellite internet has been available for several years now and many wonder if it is a better solution for their homes and businesses. Many people have already made the conversion when it comes to their TV viewing. The connection to the internet may be more vital than regular TV watching.

Is the satellite internet reliable? How does it work? Is it a cheaper solution than what I have now? These are common questions that are being asked when people are considering switching their ISP provider.

When your PC connects and asks to retrieve your favorite site, the initial request for service is started. The request then goes through your indoor modem and out to the ISP’s satellite dish. The request is transmitted about 22, 000 miles above the Earth’s surface to an orbiting satellite.

The request is then beamed back to the closest satellite dish and send across the United States’ internet backbone to the web server that you are trying to establish a connection with. The request goes back the same way that it came to deliver the request that you sent. All of this communications happens in less than 700 milliseconds; essentially transparent to the end user. If for some reason this process should not work, companies do have back up facilities and antennas so that you are always connected.

Prices will vary from depending on the company and the type of plan that you need. The average person plan runs about $49. 95 a month for downloads speeds of 512 Kbps and upload speeds of 128 Kbps. This speed is good enough for the average user that has basic internet needs like email and web browsing. For those that do a lot of music and video downloads there are faster packages available.

For businesses there are packages for as low as $149 per month for download speeds of 1. 02M and upload speeds of 128 Kbps. And there packages that are as high as $999 per month with download speeds of 2. 55M and upload speeds of 896 Kbps.

Of course, you need the equipment to be installed to start receiving a satellite connection. You need the indoor modem and a place to install your dish outside. You cannot be running a computer with anything less than Windows 2000 or less than the Mac OS 10. 4 in order to utilize this service. And regardless of which operating system you have, you need at least 128MB of RAM and 100 MB of space on your hard drive. Any computer will need an Ethernet card, as well.

You need to find a dealer in your local area and every company’s terms of service may be slightly different. They are all required to operate under the Fair Access Policy so normal internet users will not have an issue but those that rely on heavy downloading and uploading practices may find themselves restricted to a certain amount of bandwidth. Is satellite internet more reliable than traditional ISP connections? That debate is still being fought among the TV viewers. It may all come down to availability, cost and personal preference.