Ugh, satellite internet.
I can empathize with your lack of broadband. I live in a relatively populated area, but since none of the national cable companies could operate here and two smaller cable companies had the region locked up in terms of cable TV, they were the ones responsible for laying down fiber optic cables. I didn't get a cable modem until last year because both of them were too cheap to lay down the infrastructure. It's a huge problem on a national scale, and has to do with cable operators holding monopolies on broadband access in their markets and thus not having an incentive to lay down fiber optic cable or increase bandwidth for their customers since they know that their customers have no alternatives. Hell, if my area didn't get DSL I probably never would've even got cable and would be stuck with a one-way cable modem like I was for years.
Hopefully Wi-Max will be available in your area soon, then you might see some decent broadband in your area.