The world is a fast-paced place, especially in the 21st century, and in the blink of an eye sweeping changes can be put in place.
That is precisely what has happened in recent times with regards to high speed internet access: whereas up till not too long ago the only option was to be located within a cable network grid, today there is the option of getting a satellite internet connection and enjoying a fast internet connection from pretty much anywhere.
On the market for a few years already, these satellite connections have taken significant strides forward and the service available has become much more comprehensive than it was originally, now including the sorts of guarantees that demanding customers expect in order to subscribe to a provider company.
Though the industry promises to offer customers a host of additional benefits as time goes by and the technology is perfected more and more, there are already several key features that accompany the more reliable and professional satellite internet service packages, and discriminating customers should keep them in mind when making an order to have a new service installed.
Beginning with the installation itself, you should expect (as does the FCC) to have a professional, certified installer perform this part of the service.
This is because the FCC requires that all two-way communications systems be installed by professionals, without exception-and since satellite internet recently became a two-way, rather than a one-way phenomenon, that would make it fall under the purview of this law.
Which brings us to the fact that you should fully expect to have a two-way service in the first place, with both downloads and uploads being routed through your dish.
With one-way connections, the only option for customers up till recently, uploads had to be routed through a phone line connection, which was a principal factor in keeping customers away from satellite internet connections in general as a new technology.
Those days are over, however, and the dial-up modem is not needed as all traffic can now be routed through the satellite system.
Next, you should expect to have download speeds approaching 5mbps if you opt for the more expensive and complete service packages, though this rate will decrease when there is lots of server congestion.
With the more average and economical packages, expect to have connection speeds of about 1mbps.
Expect to have a service that is compatible with both Windows and Mac operating systems, and perhaps even with Linux-verify with the prospective provider, and don't accept a service that doesn't work with at the very least Windows and Mac.
Furthermore, expect to be able to set up a local area network for your home or office so that multiple computers can connect to the internet via your satellite internet broadband connection.
Of course, having lots of PCs use the same connection in this way will possibly make the connection speed of each very slow, especially if you are not paying for the highest bandwidth service packages.
Nonetheless, a typical home network with two to three PCs all sharing the same connection should be able to operate within acceptable limits.