Considering adding satellite Internet to your satellite options? Are you interested in having download speeds that are about 10 times faster than a normal modem? Perhaps you've seen the great deals being offered by satellite Internet companies bundled with satellite TV and it looks like a great deal.

Satellite Internet uses a satellite dish to transfer data, not the standard telephone line. Data is transferred two-ways - to the satellite dish and from the satellite dish to the user. Some satellite services require the user to maintain a standard dial-up service to transfer data from the users computer out to the web. In general, satellite Internet service provides up-load speed at about one-tenth of the standard 500 kbps.

To receive two-way satellite Internet service you will need:

• A two-foot by three-foot satellite dish; the dish receives the satellite Internet link from a satellite in orbit. The Internet signals are sent to the satellite from a satellite hub.
• Two Modems - One modem is used for uplink and the other is used for downlink.
• Coaxial cables - the cables connect the homeowners dish to the modem in the computer.

The satellite dish must be placed outside with a clear view of the southern sky. Occasionally, extremely heavy wind or heavy rains may affect reception of the Internet signals.

Two-way satellite Internet uses Internet Protocol (IP) multicasting that sends data from one point to many points at the same time. The data is compressed so it can be reduced in size to accommodate the bandwidth size. Satellite Internet offers a service that typical dial-up land-based systems just can't compete with.