The user's range is 6 miles, notes co-founder Dennis Riggs, Sydney, Illinois. Evertek provides the antenna and modem, but users must connect to a network card in their computer. 300 kbps down and 64 kbps up, with a 2-gig monthly allotment. Starband offers a similar service. DirectPC will have two-way in 2001.
Many cellular providers offer Internet service.
A mobile system with gyroscopic-stabilized antenna, being developed by KVH Industries, could receive Internet services via satellite TV, along with GPS signals.