First, I'm not a salesman nor am I affiliated to the product in any way.
Living in the sticks, we had no high speed internet available to us. No cable, not DSL, no wireless providers.
Satellite was the only alternative. After much research, I decided on the new technology of WildBlue. The "spot beam" technology was different from what anyone else had.
It's been about a year now, and I can say I'm very happy with the service. Speeds have been very reliable and consistant. I have not had any downtime from snow, rain, clouds in all this time. Price is not bad. There are 3 different speed rates to purchase. The only downside is the limits put on bandwidth usage. But I have to say, being an "average" user, I don't use 10% of what I'm allowed. The only complaints you'll here are from the folks who like downloading to the extreme.
If you think you need an option. Check them out.
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Mark