How to Maximize Satellite Internet

Increase the speed of your Internet connection.

Satellite Internet works in a similar fashion to satellite television in which the connection is based off of a satellite and captured by the satellite dish installed on or around your home. When using a satellite Internet connection, there are a few ways to maximize your connection speed; however, if you wish to boost your Internet connection it is not as simple as contacting your provider and requesting an instant upgrade (which is the case for cable and DSL providers).

Instructions

1. Clear out the cookies and history on your Internet browser. The buildup of these slow down your Internet connection, no matter what kind of service you have.

2. Use only one computer on the satellite Internet connection at one time. Because all of the computers share the same bandwidth the computers have less to work with.

3. Contact your satellite provider about a service upgrade. For this a service technician must come out and install a new satellite dish. Often there is also a service charge for this upgrade process (actual price varies depending on the provider).

4. Close out all other Internet programs except your Internet browser if you are running a slower connection. Additional programs suck the connection speed (the same as using multiple computers) so keeping to one program allows you to obtain the fastest connection speed possible.

References

• Satellite Star Internet: HughesNet FAQ