High Speed Satellite Internet Access

High Speed Satellite Internet Access

Not everybody has easy access to the internet. Many people live in very rural areas in which even dial up internet is not available. For these people, the best way to get internet service at home is through satellite internet service.

Satellite internet does not use telephone lines or cable systems but uses a satellite dish for two way data communications. The connection to the satellite is not quite as fast as cable internet or DSL but when you get high speed satellite internet service, the service is quite a bit faster than dial up.

Here is how satellite internet works:

A two way satellite dish is installed. The satellite dish has a dish that is about two feet and has an uplink modem, a downlink modem. The two modems and the dish are connected with coaxial cables. The satellite installation requires the satellite have a clear view of the southern sky as the satellites that deliver the internet are almost all over the equator. The satellite dish uses IP multicasting technology which means that a single satellite can serve up to five thousand channels of communication. This system sends data from the single satellite dish to many different points (the satellites orbiting the earth) at the same time.

Pros of Satellite Internet Service

* Even people who live in areas in which dial up internet is not possible might be able to use high speed satellite internet service

* Satellite Internet service is affordable

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