I wanted to point out that for rural America, there is getting to be a widespread availability of mobile internet providers, such as through TMobile, Verizon, AT&T, who will probably provide much better service in the same areas for much cheaper. There are also dedicated mobile internet providers that are starting to pop up in a lot of rural areas that also provide much better service at better prices. If you're in rural America, as I am, do your due diligence. Hughes net may be an option, but certainly not the only option for rural America, as I have come to find out, as I live in the boonies where no cable/fiber/DSL is anywhere close, yet I get great speeds and much less latency with both Verizon and TMobile than what I had with Hughes net (albeit I was with Hughes net about 2.5 years ago). Mainly, I wanted to point out that if you live in a very rural area, don't give up hope and just sign on with Hughes net as I did. Check out all your mobile options and go to a couple of broadband provider websites and check out your options. Best of luck.