Satellite Internet Blog

Keen followers of BT’s 21CN project will know that today is the day that Wholesale Broadband Connect launches. The new service from BT Wholesale aims to bring their range of ADSL products up to speed with the LLU services of their competitors. It also introduces a range of QoS (Quality of Service) options that could be utilised for new broadband products (such as streaming video). We’ve covered the technical features of the new service extensively already.

The experience with HughesNet high-speed Internet is astonishing. When comparing typical activities with a dial-up service, the difference in the amount of time you’ll be waiting for what you want is night and day.

You can download software upgrades in just minutes, versus up to an hour. There’s no more waiting for Web pages to fully finish loading; they are typically done within a couple of seconds. Getting your favorite song can be done in less than the song’s length rather than three times as long.

Currently, HughesNet offers three residential service packages to meet your needs and budget - Home, Pro, and Pro Plus. The download speed for HughesNet Home satellite internet service typically averages between 600 and 800 kbps with an upload speed of 120 kbps.(speeds approximate) Broadband by satellite is the only high-speed Internet technology that’s available everywhere in the continental US, Canada, and Puerto Rico! (as long as there is a clear view of the Southern sky)

For those in need of faster service, HughesNet offers Pro and Pro Plus service packages with download/upload speeds of 1 Mbps/200 kbps and 1.5 Mbps/200 kbps respectively. In addition, Hughesnet offers two levels of business class satellite internet service - Small Office and Business Internet. Small Office delivers service speeds of 1.5 Mbps down/ 200kbps up, and Business Internet provides 2.0 Mbps downloads and 500 kbps uploads.