Are you a customer living in a rural or remote area? Even if you are considered off the grid by other service providers, rest assured, satellite Internet is available anywhere. Unlike dial-up and broadband, the HughesNet Satellite Internet system works using a satellite modem that connects directly to your home computer, and a satellite dish that is mounted on an unobstructed exterior part of your home. A phone line is not a requirement, nor is a dial-up data modem. The satellite modem sends and receives information and your modem processes it. That translates to no telephone lines jammed or no waiting to dial up; no extra telephones bought, no more hassles.