How fast is the DirecWay® System?
The experience with DirecWay high-speed Internet is astonishing. When comparing typical activities with a dial-up service, the difference in the amount of time you’ll be waiting for what you want is night and day. You can download software upgrades in just minutes, compared to hours. There’s no more waiting for Web pages to fully finish loading; they are typically done within a couple of seconds. Getting your favorite song can be done in less than the song’s length rather than three times as long. As you can see, this is a huge improvement…and broadband by satellite is the only high-speed Internet technology that’s available everywhere in the continental U.S.! Q: How fast is DirecWay® compared to other high-speed services? Aren’t they faster? A: Everyone’s Internet technology is based on shared bandwidth, so sometimes one option will allow you to do things in less time than others. But because everyone uses shared bandwidth there’s truly no definitive answer. Q: What if my computer d
