I live about 6 miles outside of town, no cable, no dsl. The 28k dial-up was killing me. Could have gone with satellite, but heard there are issues with it. I just this month went with a wireless service that uses line of sight to strategically placed dishes on towers. $100 to install, $45 a month. I have a dish that looks like a satellite dish, but it's pointed at a tower about 4 miles away. It's quick, like 512k or something like that. Love it. Course, now easier access means more surfing and buying stuff....