| Internet connectivity across the country has been | | | | connections. It is not practically possible to download |
| growing at a brisk pace and the FCC has taken steps | | | | large applications using dial-up connections. The slow |
| to ensure that the Internet reaches the interiors of | | | | speed often ends up in congestion, packet losses and |
| America. The different technologies used to provide | | | | ultimately the connection time-out resulting in a |
| Internet connections to customers include dial-up, | | | | frustrating experience. Dial-up service providers are |
| broadband, cable modem, and DSL. Dial-up is one of | | | | also gearing up to the competition and are offering |
| the oldest technologies and among the new | | | | features like higher speeds, unique e-mail addresses, |
| technologies Satellite Internet is being preferred by | | | | Email virus protection, spam controls, Pop up blockers |
| many subscribers. AOL is the leading American | | | | and other functionalities. Monthly charge for dial-up |
| company which offers dial-up connections to | | | | Internet is less than Satellite Internet. While a dial-up |
| subscribers and HughesNet is the leading player | | | | connection will cost you approximately $10-$25 per |
| among Satellite Internet providers. We can draw an | | | | month, satellite Internet services can cost $59.99 to |
| interesting analogy when comparing dial-up services | | | | $179.99 per month. Satellite Internet has some |
| to Satellite Internet services. It is like a short garden | | | | upfront costs for installation of dish and modem. |
| hose compared to a longer fire hose. It may only | | | | Satellite Internet scores over dial-up and any other |
| take a second for the water to get to the end of | | | | modes of Internet connectivity because of the wide |
| the garden hose, but to fill up a pool it can take days. | | | | reach of the services. In areas where dial-up or cable |
| It make take a fraction of a second longer for that | | | | modem is not accessible, Satellite Internet providers |
| water to reach the end of a fire hose but it will only | | | | can offer service because connecting to the |
| take minutes to fill a pool. | | | | transponder requires only a dish and a modem. |
| Satellite Internet connections offer faster download | | | | Cabling is not required like the other modes of |
| and upload speeds as compared to dial-up | | | | Internet connectivity. The cost of Satellite Internet is |
| connectivity. The normal download speed for a dial-up | | | | a roadblock and people in the cities prefer using |
| connection is 56 Kbps and for a Satellite Internet | | | | broadband or DSL connectivity. The major players |
| connection it varies between 700 Kbps to 1.5 Mbps. | | | | offering dial-up connections in America include AOL, |
| Speed is one of the primary reasons why Satellite | | | | NetZero and Juno and AOL leads the race. |
| Internet connectivity scores over dial-up Internet | | | | |