These lines were made of flexible strands of glass, allowing data to move at the speed of light, but at a much higher cost. However, since DSL, cable, and fiber optic lines all required expensive infrastructure buildout, these services were typically limited to urban and suburban areas with higher concentrations of people.
That meant that people in rural areas were being left behind in this technological revolution, with slow dial-up or — in some places — no internet at all. The arrival of internet via satellite helped close those gaps in service. Satellite internet is not limited by cables or contained only to densely populated areas. Instead, a satellite sends and receives internet signals from space directly to an antenna dish on your home. Many rural families were finally able to connect to the internet using this technology.
In , WildBlue — the precursor to Exede, which later became Viasat Internet — was one of the first to offer this kind of service. But it was still a big leap forward from dial-up.
Speed and data plans improved tremendously with the launch of the ViaSat-1 satellite in and the Exede service in Pittman declined comment on other broadband alliances in the works, but analysts said the company likely will form partnerships with more phone companies and cable firms.
Pittman likes his company's odds against any competitor in the long-run. Basic cable internet connections run between 4 and 8 Mbps, with higher priced plans running speeds of 10 to Mbps. To put this into perspective, say you wanted to download a 2 hour movie with a file size of MB. However, between inconsistent connections and cutoffs or caps on hours spent downloading stuff, you would never manage to get the movie downloaded.
High speed internet, on the other hand, would take you about 35 minutes with a speed of 20 Mbps moderately fast cable internet. DSL might take you a couple hours, and even then the connection would be much better and more consistent. Reach out now, and get a plan that fits your needs. While speed is the most noticeable difference once you buy the internet, the biggest difference while shopping for internet will be the price.
AOL does not have any ownership stake in the telephone companies that serve as the infrastructure providers for the DSL service. An AOL spokeswoman said that a "significant" number of AOL's subscribers were already using a high-speed connection, but declined to give specific numbers. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. High-speed AOL services finally emerge After long delays, the world's largest ISP is offering its high-speed Net service commercially and plans to launch a satellite-based version Wednesday, sources say.
John Borland. After long delays, America Online has quietly begun offering its high-speed Internet service commercially in many major markets around the country and plans to launch a satellite-based version of the service Wednesday, sources say.
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