I may be going to a rural wooded area that has absolutely no internet. Is there a way I could access the internet? Like through satellite or something?

Excellent answer! Hi Jerv :-)

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by Chicago Lady on November 15th, 2009

There are others too.
I found WildBlue to have a more generous EULA.

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by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on November 15th, 2009

If you are going someplace like where I used to live (Southern NH) that won't work; no cell coverage either.

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by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on November 15th, 2009

Assuming there is cell coverage. Not true in all places.

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by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on November 15th, 2009

theres a good chance though i dont get coverage on the phone but the dongle works fine:)

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by strange1 still in pb on November 15th, 2009

Worth a shot then, I suppose.
It's just that where I lived, I had to drive a mile before I saw pavement, >10 miles to get 1 bar on my phone (good thing it was CDMA; GSM phones (like many today are) just plain did not work anywhere), and >15 miles to get to a store so I'm doubtful... unless the questioner lives somewhere in Europe or Asia where they actually care about infrastructure even if the profit margins aren't great.
 
I guess all boils down to HOW rural we are talking here.

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by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on November 16th, 2009

well i get 1 bar normal cellular on vodafone and none on any other, funily enough the guy in the shop said i would get 4 bars out of 5 at my addy, and sure enough i got home and got 3 works fine (im not using at the moment)except for the odd tantrum fit when traffic is busy. apparently, cellular broadband is sent out with a stronger signal and is totally separate to the normal voice/data.

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by strange1 still in pb on November 16th, 2009

I guess where you are is less rural. Cellular broadband isn't an option in most of the region where I lived. In fact, they originally did not want to bother having *ANY* sort of broadband (aside from satellite) anywhere outside of the three big cities on the coast just North of Boston.
As it stands, the closest city to where I lived (the one 15 miles away) can only get DSL in a small area right near Main Street. As for cable, you can only get that for another couple of miles West; wrong direction and many miles short of where I lived.
 
Like I said, it all depends on what one considers "rural". Some use that moniker if they are in a suburb more than 2 miles from a mall whereas by my definition I lived in a fairly densely populated area because I could walk to my neighbors house in (just) under 5 minutes and the roads usually (though not always) got plowed.
Hell, the fact that I *HAD* neighbors made it less rural than many people in the region!

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by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on November 16th, 2009

ha ha know what you mean its got its down side yes the shop is 7 miles away, and no pizza delivery, no gas, no cable ,phonelines and power above ground, 1 payphone in a 10 mile radius, only 1/2meg broadband, theres one plus! if youre injured/sick, you get to ride in the helicopter. the kids are a bit isolated too shopping/civilization is a novelty, and they dont go out getting into trouble.:)

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by strange1 still in pb on November 16th, 2009