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Get a $50 Mail-in Rebate When You Purchase or Lease HughesNet
How to Qualify:
  • Sign up for a consumer service plan between 10/19/2009 and 10/21/2009.
  • HughesNet service must remain active for a minimum of 31 days.
  • $50 mail-in rebate applies only to new HughesNet subscribers.
  • This rebate can only be combined with the HughesNet $100 mail-in rebate offer for upfront purchases (lease plans are not eligible for the $100 rebate) made between 10/19/2009 and 10/21/2009. It cannot be combined with any other HughesNet rebate or offer.
  • All submissions must be received by 12/31/2009.
  • Other restrictions may apply.
  • Offer void where prohibited or restricted by law. Visit www.rebate.HughesNet.com for details.

With HughesNet® as your high-speed Internet service, your super-fast, always-on, satellite Internet access is ready when you are – no dialing in, no waiting and no tied-up phone lines. You can download files in seconds, check email instantly and surf faster than you ever imagined. And HughesNet is compatible with Windows® and Macintosh®, so getting online anywhere in the contiguous U.S. is easy!

Additional Features

  • Available everywhere...today
  • It's fast — up to 50x faster than dial-up!
  • Flip through Web pages like turning the pages of a book
  • Download large files in minutes, not hours
  • Super-fast, always-on satellite Internet connection
  • Compatible with Windows and Macintosh operating systems
  • Frees up your phone — no missed calls, no dialing in, no extra phone line needed

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The Satellite Solution

Finally there is a way for people who live in rural areas to receive a high-speed Internet connection.  Of course, broadband satellite Internet connections have existed for a few years, but now subscribers have better access to it and more options for providers than ever before.

Broadband satellite is technically a type of broadband Internet connection, even though it’s very different than

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either DSL or cable.  It is considered “broadband” because of the amount of data it carries in the time it takes to carry it - so basically lots of data in a relatively short period of time. To read more about how Satellite Broadband works, check out our article Inside the World of Satellite Broadband.

How Broadband Satellite Works

Like all Internet connections, broadband satellite starts with the provider.  The provider has a central office on land and a satellite orbiting Earth’s atmosphere.  When data is requested or sent, it is transmitted through that office.  However, before it gets to your house, it must be sent to the satellite, which acts as a middle-man between you and the central office.

In order for you to send or receive data through the satellite, you must first have a satellite dish on the outside of your home or office building.  It is through this device that all information is transferred.

Who Subscribes to Satellite?

Usually, if someone interested in broadband Internet can get cable or DSL, they will.  However, many homes and sometimes businesses are still unable to receive either of those services because they are outside of the nearest providers’ coverage area.

For everyone in this category, satellite is the next best choice.  It normally doesn’t matter where you live, because your satellite dish is designed to pick up the signal from the provider.  This makes it an ideal way to connect to the Internet for rural subscribers.

Broadband Satellite Pros and Cons

As technology evolves, so will the satellite Internet connection.  While it is a great choice for many subscribers, it still has its pitfalls.  Some things to keep in mind about your high-speed satellite connection:

  • Installation and monthly service fees will be more costly than its broadband brothers DSL and cable.
  • Heavy wind and rain can degrade the quality of your connection.
  • Broadband satellite is not as fast as DSL or cable, but significantly faster than dial-up.

Despite these inconveniences, there are things you can do to help your satellite Internet connection along.  For example, you can purchase a signal amplifier to help make the connection stronger and more resistant to outside disturbances.  Also available are signal locators, which help find the signal for the times when getting a connection is difficult.

You can find more information on how to optimize your broadband satellite connection by going to satellite accessories.

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Charter Communications Introduces PowerBoost Technology to Enable Faster Downloads
10.29.2009
Charter Communications has announced new PowerBoost technology that will increase Internet download speeds and enable a more rapid page loading process for its customers.

Rural satellite internet provider bought by ViaSat
10.01.2009
The prospective owners of DirecTV have spun off another one of their subsidiaries as part of a restructuring. WildBlue Communications, which provides satellite high-speed internet to rural customers, will be bought by ViaSat.

Satellite broadband internet? Company says it helps rural areas
09.16.2009
Rural areas of the country that don't have access to wireline broadband internet may need to adopt over-the-air technologies to gain access to high speed internet services. Some companies are offering broadband over satellite as a solution.

Broadband stimulus applications come from smaller broadband providers
08.26.2009
Some of the biggest broadband internet providers refused to submit applications for federal funding in the broadband stimulus plan, but lots of smaller and regional broadband providers are competing for the roughly $7 billion in available grants.

AT&T announces satellite TV for vehicle video systems
06.03.2009
A new service announced today by AT&T would allow subscribers to receive satellite TV and radio for rear-seat entertainment systems in cars, trucks and SUVs. Called CruiseCast, the service is available in the continental U.S. and offers 42 channels of content for a monthly rate.