Viasat offers a large variety of internet plans around the United States that vary in data allowance, price, and yes, speed. Some of those plans offer download speeds that are at the very top of the industry.

When talking about satellite internet speed, we’re talking about a different beast altogether than when discussing other internet types. Satellite internet comes with natural limitations that prevent it from providing the high end performance that you will see with internet types such as fiber.

Fiber and cable internet providers get to shoot internet data at high speeds straight to your home through wires, often from just a few miles down the road. Satellite internet must beam its signals tens of thousands of miles into and out of space. On top of that, there are often only one or a few satellites providing service to thousands of customers at the same time.

These natural limitations mean that satellite internet can’t provide the same numbers that cable and fiber can. But cable and fiber don’t reach that far. When looking at coverage maps of the United States, cable and fiber companies show more gaps than coverage. That’s the benefit of satellite internet. Satellite internet provides high-speed service to customers outside the range of cable and fiber.

If you’re in this situation, then let’s answer your question again. “Is Viasat fast?” Yes, it is. Your options are dial-up, rural DSL, or satellite internet. Of these options, Viasat is the fastest.

There have been two main satellite internet providers in America for many years now, HughesNet and Viasat. Viasat is the clearly better internet provider. Not only does Viasat provide many times the data allowance of HughesNet, but the options for speed are much more favorable.

HughesNet offers nothing over 25 Mbps, not even on its best plans. Viasat has many plans over 25 Mbps, including its Unlimited Platinum 100 plan, which offers a download speed of up to 100 Mbps. This is more than enough to stream videos, download files, and browse social media. Most users wouldn’t notice a difference if it were any faster.

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