Imagine you are driving down the highway and run out of gas. Surely that’s bad enough, but then you discover that you cannot refill your gas tank and are stranded for 24 hours or more. Welcome to the world of high-speed satellite internet.
To deal with this problem, we built HNFAP, FREE Windows software that acts like a smart gas gauge for your HughesNet high-speed Satellite internet. HNFAP™ (pronounced "HEN-fap") enables you to download as much as possible without running out of gas.
Satellite Internet: Best Option for Rural Customers
There are three major satellite internet providers in the United States: HughesNet, Starband and WildBlue. With satellite internet, you download and upload data via a satellite dish mounted in your yard or on your roof, similar to how DirecTV and Dish networks provide TV channels via satellite.
When compared to other means of internet access (cable, DSL, T1, dialup, etc.), satellite internet is generally more expensive, slower (except for dialup), falters during rain and snow, has a noticeable lag, doesn’t support online gaming or virtual private networks, and has strict limits on how much data you can download each day.
But on the other hand, if you live out in the country, satellite is currently the best affordable option for high-speed internet (though perhaps that will change someday with the US Rural Broadband Initiative).