Satellite Internet is better than dial-up but that is about it. At one time it was all that was offered to the rural community. The satellite signal travels from the Internet up to the satellite and back down to you, 46,000 miles round trip. When you click on a link the request has to go up, down, to the web, to the server, back to the web, back up, and back down to you. This takes time and causes high latency, regardless of the download speed offered. For this reason you can't play games on the Internet like Xbox Live or PS-2. If you want to connect to your office VPN it works slow if it works at all. Just like your satellite TV receiver, rain and clouds can cause the signal to drop. It does not even have to be cloudy over your house, just between you and the satellite on the horizon. Satellite's maximum speeds are seldom a reality and if you go over your download allotment for the month they cut your speed down until the month ends.

Satellite has a high cost of ownership. You must buy the Satellite equipment and pay for the installation. The equipment alone can be as high as $999. Installation costs can be over $200. With hidden tariffs, taxes, assurance programs, equipment costs, and other features that we provide for free, who knows what your final bill will be each month? With WebKraft, what you see, is what you pay! Our residential accounts offer the same bandwidth as their Pro plans for half the price. With our burstable accounts we can give you real minimums and more maximum bandwidth when available for free.