Advantages of Satellite Internet vs. Dialup, ISDN or Mobile Internet Service
If you work or live in a rural area or an area with a digital divide, where high-speed Internet access isn't readily available, you probably already know of the options you have available when it comes to connecting to the world wide web. You could use satellite Internet, dialup, ISDN or mobile Internet service. But do you really know the differences between these Internet services? How can you know which is best for your needs? Read on to learn about the advantages of satellite Internet over dialup, ISDN or mobile Internet service.
With satellite Internet, all you need is a satellite dish installed somewhere outside your home with a clear view to the sky and an electricity source. Other than providing those two requirements, you don't really need to do anything else; your satellite Internet system is fully autonomous. With a two-way satellite Internet dish you are completely independent from local terrestrial infrastructure, allowing you to leverage true satellite broadband connectivity and benefit by having a stronger information technology backbone.
While dialup Internet is more widely available in many areas, it is incredibly slow and faulty. When using dialup Internet (for those of you not around in the 90s), you actually use your phone line to dial to an Internet connection. This not only hogs up your phone line, but at peak hours you can often reach a "busy" signal and have to continuously redial until you get through. Unless you are incredibly patient or only use it for the most basic functions (such as e-mail and entirely text-based websites), dialup Internet is not a good choice, especially if you want to stream audio, watch videos or view any sort of website with images.
Integrated Services Digital Network or ISDN is one of the oldest and most widely available Internet services. Defined by Wikipedia as "a set of communications standards for simultaneous digital transmission of voice, video, data, and other network services over the traditional circuits of the public switched telephone network," the advantage of ISDN is that you can perform multiple tasks like surfing, faxing and talking on the phone at the same time with a single phone line. But you can also do all of these things with satellite Internet, and ISDN can be very difficult to set up (and you're not likely to get much tech support if you're out in a rural area).
Mobile Internet service provided by a mobile broadband card from a cell phone company allows you to use the Internet wherever you can receive a cell phone signal. But if you are in a rural area without Internet connection, there most likely won't be many cell phone towers either, and mobile broadband cards can be very, very expensive.
With satellite Internet you don't have to worry about "dead spots" with no wireless signal, you don't need a phone line, and set-up is a breeze. Satellite Internet is not only much faster, but more reliable than a majority of terrestrial services available in rural areas, including dialup, ISDN or mobile Internet services. For more information on getting satellite Internet in your area, contact a satellite Internet provider.
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