The antenna both sends requests to the Internet and receives Internet content via the satellite, which is in orbit approximately 22,300 miles above the equator. The satellite communicates with the Earth Station (hub facility), which has a direct connection to the Internet.
Inside your house, the i-Blast system consists of a satellite modem that attaches to your home PC through the USB port. In any case, no telephone connection, dial-up account or other Internet service providers are needed. i-Blast does it all for you.

Minimum PC REQUIREMENTS:

· Pentium® class processor
· 64MB RAM (128MB RAM required for Windows® 2000 and XP)
· 120MB of available hard-drive space
· CD-ROM drive
· Ethernet or USB port required
· Operating systems:
  Microsoft® Windows®, versions 98, 98 Second Edition, 2000, ME or XP