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