Satellite internet connection is the best alternative for people living in very remote places where DSL and cable connection is not available. For a person intending to use satellite internet connection it is important for one to choose a satellite internet service provider that offers quality services that best suit his/her needs.
In the USA the top 5 satellite internet service providers include:
1. Hughestnet.com
This is one of the oldest and largest satellite internet providers and serves over 48 states in the United States and has been providing internet services to its consumers for over 30 years and is the leading satellite internet provider in the USA.
They offer very high download and upload speeds plus 24/7 technical support and live chatting services.
One can chose to either buy or purchase their equipments.
They offer 3 plans available to chose from:
i. Basic plan
This is the cheapest plan and one can get it for as little as $49.99 per month.
It offers download and upload speeds of 1Mbps and 200Kbps respectively
ii. Power150 plan
This is the second cheapest plan they have to offer for as little as $79.99 per month. It offers download speeds of upto 1.5 Mbps and 250Kbps upload speeds. It also offers military grade encryption technology and one gets five HughesNet Email accounts.
iii. Power200 plan
This is their most expensive plan and is available at a cost of $109.99 per month. One gets download and upload speeds of upto 2 Mbps and 300 Kbps respectively, it also offers military encryption and gives 10 free HughesNet accounts.
Depending on the plan chosen, HughesNet offers an allowance of 30 days between 6,000and 12,000 Mbs.
2. Wild blue
Wild blue offers high upload and download speeds using two-way communication and has three satellites in orbit and is planning on launching a forth one. They offer their services in the contigous US and have a 24/7 customer service available on the phone.
It offers three plans for one to chose from which are:
i. Value plan
This is their cheapest plan available for only $69.99 and offers download and upload speeds of upto 512Kbps and 128Kbps respectively.
ii. Secret plan
With this plan one is assured of download speeds of upto 1Mbps and maximum upload speeds of 200Kbps.
iii. Pro plan
This is their most expensive plan and offers a maximum of 1.5Mbps download speeds and 256Kbps upload speeds.
Wild blue might have slower speeds compared to the other satellite internet providers but if offers a huge download and upload allowance of upto 17,000Mbs and 5,000Mbps for Pro plan.
3. MyBlue fish
Myblue fish offers connection using the same products and services as Wildblue and their price offers are also similar.
One is given a choice of three plans: Value, Select and Pro all of which offer the same download and upload speeds as Wildblue plans and same pricing.
Myblue fish conections have high latency making it not suitable for online gaming, VoIP and VPN.
They also offer a huge download and upload allowance as Wildblue.
Other satellite internet providers slowdown internet speeds for a couple of hours when downloading large files but MyBlue fish makes use of a 30 day rolling Fair access policy (FAP)
4. Satellite Internet america
Satellite Internet america is a sales agent for HughesNet so they offer the same plans and pricing as HughesNet. They also offer online chat and free emails with the number of emails given changing according to the plan chosen.
They offer great discounts which usually last for a few months.
5. GotSky
Got blue is a sales agent of wildblue product and services therefore they off the same plans and pricing as wildblue. They offer free anti-virus and an anti-spyware sofware called F-secure for the first year, after one year customers are expected to pay a small fee to continue using the services.
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