Viasat Internet is a residential satellite internet service designed to bring reliable, high-speed connectivity to hard-to-reach areas, including rural or remote locations where cable companies don't go.

Viasat Internet is ideal for people in remote or rural areas where cable or fiber companies don't offer service. It's perfect for essential online activities like shopping, banking, education, and staying in touch with family.

Here's how Viasat satellite internet functions:

1. You click on your favorite website using your laptop or mobile device. Your request goes to your Viasat modem, then through a short cable to the dish outside your home.
2. The dish beams your request up to our satellite.
3. The satellite sends your request down to a gateway station connected to our ground network.
4. The station relays your request to the website.
5. The website delivers the information back to the station, which sends it up to our satellite to be sent directly to you.

Satellite internet is generally not ideal for VPNs and online video games that require very low latency. However, Viasat Internet works well for streaming video, working from home, and essential activities like shopping, banking, education, and staying in touch with family.

Viasat Internet is available to most of the U.S. population, including remote and rural areas where other internet companies offer slower service or no service at all. For more information on availability, search plans here.