I connect to work (fortune 50 company) using a VPN and currently have hughes.net (satellite) and the response is very, very slow. Example, when sending an email, I must wait for seconds for the letters to appear on the screen. Many people in my office use the same system and have no problem. They have DSL or cable, neither of which can i get in the semi-rural area that I live. Having the company change something in the IT section is very difficult to say the least.
I have increased the level of service with hughes significantly and just recently added a static IP address. None of this has helped and currently pay $90 per month. The service is fine for all of our other internet needs.
Currently researching; aircard and fixed wireless internet connections. It seems to get a definite answer you need to sign up for the service first. Not willing to do that, as we need to pay a fee for the time left on the Hughes.net agreement.
VPNs are very popular, so thought this may be a forum to get clear answer, before I go the expense of swithing.