Stuck with slow dial-up
Lee lives in rural Bealeton, Virginia and manages his businesses out of his home office. Snail-paced download speeds made his daily business tasks nearly impossible to complete. Lee thought he was stuck with a dial-up connection because he couldn’t get cable or DSL due to his rural location. When wearing his real estate agent hat, Lee needed to search massive databases in order to find potential houses for his clients. “It would literally take 45 minutes to run a search for a particular housing listing when I was using dial-up,” said Lee. “There were a million things I could be doing with that time instead of sitting in front of a blank screen.”
Lee would drive all the way to the real estate company’s corporate office in Manassas, Virginia—more than 30 minutes away—just to use the high-speed Internet connection. “Obviously, the drive was more time that I was wasting, but I couldn’t stand the slow speed I was getting at my house,” stated Lee. Lee knew there had to be another option than the dreadfully slow dial-up or spending an hour commuting just to use the Internet. Finally, he heard about HughesNet satellite broadband.
Unlike terrestrial solutions, HughesNet satellite broadband does not rely on cable or phone wires, making affordable broadband services available to consumers and small businesses everywhere regardless of geography, at speeds comparable to DSL. The compact antenna dish needs only to have a clear view of the southern sky.
The benefits of satellite broadband
HughesNet has changed the way Lee is able to run his businesses. Real estate database searches that previously took nearly an hour now can be completed in seconds. He can upload, download, and e-mail photos of houses to his clients without worrying about tying up his phone line for extended periods of time. His HughesNet connections allow Lee to work much more efficiently and spend less time in the office and more time on-site with his clients.
Lee’s cattle business also benefits greatly from his new high-speed service. One doesn’t normally associate raising cattle with the Internet, but as Lee explained, “Many buyers want to see photos of the cows before they purchase them. With my new connection, I can send pictures to customers and quickly respond to any questions via e-mail.” Lee also is able to track packages of the quality beef he sends his customers across the country, something that was always a hassle to do with dial-up.
It’s safe to say there aren’t many real estate agents around these days who raise Texas longhorns. But Lee Sherbeyn is proof that, with HughesNet satellite broadband, people can run their businesses—whatever they may be—from anywhere in the country.
Lee lives in rural Bealeton, Virginia and manages his businesses out of his home office. Snail-paced download speeds made his daily business tasks nearly impossible to complete. Lee thought he was stuck with a dial-up connection because he couldn’t get cable or DSL due to his rural location. When wearing his real estate agent hat, Lee needed to search massive databases in order to find potential houses for his clients. “It would literally take 45 minutes to run a search for a particular housing listing when I was using dial-up,” said Lee. “There were a million things I could be doing with that time instead of sitting in front of a blank screen.”
Lee would drive all the way to the real estate company’s corporate office in Manassas, Virginia—more than 30 minutes away—just to use the high-speed Internet connection. “Obviously, the drive was more time that I was wasting, but I couldn’t stand the slow speed I was getting at my house,” stated Lee. Lee knew there had to be another option than the dreadfully slow dial-up or spending an hour commuting just to use the Internet. Finally, he heard about HughesNet satellite broadband.
Unlike terrestrial solutions, HughesNet satellite broadband does not rely on cable or phone wires, making affordable broadband services available to consumers and small businesses everywhere regardless of geography, at speeds comparable to DSL. The compact antenna dish needs only to have a clear view of the southern sky.
The benefits of satellite broadband
HughesNet has changed the way Lee is able to run his businesses. Real estate database searches that previously took nearly an hour now can be completed in seconds. He can upload, download, and e-mail photos of houses to his clients without worrying about tying up his phone line for extended periods of time. His HughesNet connections allow Lee to work much more efficiently and spend less time in the office and more time on-site with his clients.
Lee’s cattle business also benefits greatly from his new high-speed service. One doesn’t normally associate raising cattle with the Internet, but as Lee explained, “Many buyers want to see photos of the cows before they purchase them. With my new connection, I can send pictures to customers and quickly respond to any questions via e-mail.” Lee also is able to track packages of the quality beef he sends his customers across the country, something that was always a hassle to do with dial-up.
It’s safe to say there aren’t many real estate agents around these days who raise Texas longhorns. But Lee Sherbeyn is proof that, with HughesNet satellite broadband, people can run their businesses—whatever they may be—from anywhere in the country.
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