ka band satellite is much better than the old direcway shit. I use it since I'm out in the middle of bumblefuck, nowhere.
www.wildblue.com - USA
www.xplornet.com - Canada
Since I'm in Caledon, its hell to get a fucking permit to put up a tower. I have one stacked up ready for usage, but I can't get a permit. But honestly the ka-band isn't that bad. download speeds are good. I can VPN, I can use RDC and PCAnywhere, so its workable.