Satellite services are still in their infancy but either work via a 'one way' or 'two way' link.

The one way link works by a satellite sending information to your computer via a dish which costs about 50 euro.

Unfortunately you cannot send information back to the satellite with this method so every time you click a link, your request is sent via a normal dial-up connection.

It does mean you can download information at high speed from the satellite to you, but you still need to have a phone line for it to work.

A two way system can transmit and receive data to the satellite. This means you don't need a phone line and can get a very fast connection (depending on weather conditions) but these systems are very expensive.

Typically about 700 euro to install the equipment and around 50 euro per month for the internet.

SOURCE  http://www.bbc.co.uk  (the prices has been modifyed by Admin)