How Satellite Internet Changed Everything

As somebody that lives in a fairly remote community, miles and miles from a gas station, convenience store, or movie theater-much less a cable company! I had for a long time imagined that I would be forever relegated satellite accessing the net via my decade old dial-up modem, which gives me truly dismal download speeds barely above 50kbps. No company has ever mentioned spreading their broadband cable network out to where I live, and with that, I thought that my internet fate was sealed in the cheap plastic covering satellite my oh-so basic modem. Thankfully, I was totally wrong.

I learned through a friend that these days, it's possible to get a satellite internet connection-from anywhere on the planet! Of course it is, I thought to myself; if I can get a better TV service through satellite technology (which, by the way, I already do), then why shouldn't my internet connection benefit from this brilliant technology? There is no reason why not, and now I am happily surfing the web and downloading all my favorite music and shows at extraordinary rates. In fact, the last thing that I did on the web with my obsolete dial-up connection was order my satellite broadband service, which was a dignified death for such an outdated technology.

In addition to downloading music and shows, I also work from home, and so I needed to know that I would be getting a reliable, fast service. Fortunately, my provider offered deluxe packages that more than met all my requirements: with downloads zipping through my cables at over 4 Mbps, I get all my work done in a timely manner, and my job security is A-OK thanks to my great connection.

But not only are my downloads fast, buy my uploads are, too; thankfully, today satellite internet comes as a two-way service, whereas before it was only one-way. What does that mean? In the early stages of this technology's advent on the market, only downloads were sent through the satellite floating in space and uploads were routed through a dial-up modem; today, due to improvements in capacity, both uploads and downloads are sent through the satellite, which means a better service all around for customers.

I have even managed to set up a small network with my connection, and with the help of a Wi-Fi router, I am now providing internet access to other people in my community that have wireless-compatible computers and want to take the trip to the vicinity of my home. It has made all the difference for a lot of us in this small, remote town far from the modernities of city life. And, thanks to the reliability of the service, I have never received any knocks on the door from people complaining the connection died or that it is way too slow. Funny how expectations seem to change on the drop of a dime like that; but hey, it's been a spectacular improvement for me and for those that come by the house looking for a more pleasant experience when surfing the web. It has been totally worth my while and my dime.

HughesNet helps you connect to the internet at speeds as much as 50 times faster than dial up internet service. Compare HughesNet to dial up and you'll see just how much easier your life can be!