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The popularity of satellite internet connections is growing in remote and rural parts of the United States, largely because of these two providers: HughesNet and SkyWay USA. Each company requires that the consumer purchase or lease the satellite equipment - dish, mounts, modem, wiring - but there are key difference in their internet services, plans, and speeds.
HughesNet
- Offers three plans and speeds to choose from starting at $59.99 a month regularly, the first three months are $39.99.
- Download speeds ranging from 1.0 Mbps to 2.0 Mbps.
- Upload speeds ranging from 200 Kbps to a maximum of 300 Kbps.
- Both uploading and downloading are transmitted through the satellite dish.
- Includes free email accounts – five or ten, depending on the plan the consumer selects.
- Offers service to all of the 48 contiguous states.
- Company policy requires a certified installer to connect and activate the equipment.
SkyWay USA
- Offers four connection plans ranging from $39.95 to $89.95 a month.
- Download speeds range from 384 Kbps to a maximum of 1.5 Mbps.
- Only downloading is transmitted through the satellite dish, uploading is transmitted through a dial-up modem.
- Includes free email accounts – five are offered with each plan.
- Consumers can install the equipment themselves or a professionally-trained installer can perform that service for an additional $100 fee.