Wikipedia is one of the most popular sites on the Web these days. If you aren't familiar with the site, then you probably aren't much of an internet surfer. Perhaps that's because you have a dial-up connection or limited access to the internet. Don't miss out any longer. Satellite broadband can connect you to the internet, no matter what your situation is.
Whether you live in no man's land, where no high-speed internet company would ever think to run a landline to, or you simply have grown complacent with your dial-up connection, there is no reason to not have high-speed internet. Satellite technology provides a super fast signal to literally all points on the globe - even at the Poles. All you need is a satellite dish and you can get started. Not only are satellite connections affordable, but they provide speeds of up to 30 to 50 times those of dial-up. Say goodbye to the endless wait times and that annoying connection sound forever.
The first thing you should do once your satellite internet connection is installed is to head for Wikipedia. What is it? Wikipedia is the world's largest online free encyclopedia. It is available in over 262 languages and currently boasts over 15 million articles - more than 3 million of those are in English. The idea is that anyone can submit and edit articles on the site. All content is user-generated.
Wikipedia is generally considered as a great starting point for researching a topic. High school teachers and college professors routinely warn that Wikipedia should never be cited for academic work. Rather, viewers should check the citations used by the contributing users and go from there. Given that all content is user-generated, it is important to check sources. Its critics point out that the whole site lacks credibility due to its allowing of anyone (i.e., not experts) to edit or contribute whatever they like. However, Wikipedia has vandalism and security checks in place.
Let's say you have no academic interest whatsoever, but just happen to be surfing the Web with the newfound speed of your satellite internet access. Perhaps you saw a special on TV about the Queen of England and would like to learn more her. You can find information on every single member of the British royal family, if it tickles your fancy. Or maybe you'd like to read up on where Kate Winslet is from and how she got her start acting. With over 3 million articles, you'd be hard-pressed to find a topic that isn't covered somewhere within Wikipedia.
If you happen to be an expert on a particular field or area, you may find a new hobby in creating articles during your spare time. With dial-up internet, that process could be quite aggravating and time consuming. However, with satellite broadband, you could have the article uploaded in no time. Satellite technology opens the door to endless amounts of information, both on Wikipedia and the rest of the Web. You will be glad you made the upgrade, but may wish, however, that you had never become addicted to Wikipedia.
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