Portable satellite Internet systems are ideal if you
are planning on going to remote locations and need
online access. Unfortunately this access is not free so
you will need to subscribe to a service that will
provide you with 24/7 high speed Internet from anywhere
in the World. There are ways to get free Internet via
satellite but the speeds are so slow and connection time
is very limited.
High speed satellite Internet is used exclusively by
the World's media organizations and setup networks in
mobile trucks so they can relay direct communication
back to the main offices to be processed. We have all
seen the mobile trucks with huge satellite dishes on
extended masts at locations where a news story has
unfolded. There are various options open to you for
Internet on the move and the only places that are out of
bounds on a subscription would be the poles but anywhere
else in the World it's possible to get high speed
Internet connections in minutes.
Portable Internet terminals can connect directly to
your laptop and provide 492kbps high speed access. The
terminals look just like a solar panel that can fit
conveniently inside a laptop case. Subscriptions to this
type of portable satellite Internet vary and some will
provide you with a usage limit while others will charge
you per MB. These terminals are also perfect for voice
calling with each terminal assigned it's own unique
telephone number.
You can also get portable satellite Internet via a
dish setup. The dish can provide up to 4mb of
connectivity on the move. Most of these dishes have
automatic search built in and pre-programmed which will
save you time getting the right connection. The dish
will connect to a satellite Internet modem which
connects to your laptop. You will still have to
subscribe to a connection service and these starts at
around 29.95 per month so you will have to work out if
the length of contract will pay for itself compared to
the amount of time you will be using it.
