Satellite Broadband Hits Texas

A multifaceted state, Texas is the home of everything from big business to an ever-growing film industry. But while start-ups and carpetbaggers may come and go, one thing that has always been around are the state's numerous universities, many of which offer world-class academic programs while at the same time boasting some of the best college athletics in the country.

While college campuses traditionally went with Wi-Fi for their networks, some switching to WiMax have internet service providers wondering if students are going to branch out beyond the usual means of getting online. One new technology, satellite broadband, offers a new way of accessing the internet that has started to catch on after previously only being used by companies working from very far away.

The next big step in the internet, after all, is for companies to provide service that isn't just nationwide, but worldwide. And who is better poised and ready for that than satellite internet companies, who already know exactly what their service can do? A single dish is all it takes to get connected to internet from anywhere in the world, and that small and conveniently sized dish can sure do some traveling--people have installed them at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, on Himalayan peaks, and even in remote stretches of South American jungle.

But why let non-profits, adventurous filmmakers, and big business have all the fun? Students and rural residents can enjoy satellite internet just as much, especially since it offers a viable option outside of the currently existing monopolies that police so many people's time online. One of the major perks of switching to dish is the immediate downswing in pop-up ads and chances to be hit with something that is really a front for malicious spyware. Since there's no IP address to be had and nothing in the way of the signal going from your dish to the one in space, ads are pretty much limited to what pages offer once they see that you're visiting. Surfing the internet with a dish can therefore feel like a whole different experience, akin to driving down a highway where there isn't a billboard every 30 feet.

It's common knowledge that college students often share housing, and by extension, share their internet connection, too. Whether it's the sororities or fraternities or just your usual off-campus housing, satellite internet is an excellent choice because of the number of people who can be online at the same time without the signal suffering. And unless you're going to be living with some seriously avid gamers, it's possible to do everything on satellite that is done on wireless without experiencing any sort of lag  time. Considering how far the signal has to travel, that's quite a feat of technology in the first place.

As satellite branches out and becomes popular in more and more places, it's going to be those early adopters, like in-the-know college students and eventually universities, who help it catch on with the population at large. So if getting in at the beginning is important, or if people are simply sick of their preexisting options, then there has never been a better time to get rid of a current internet service provider and try satellite internet out for a while.

Oswald Melman

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