Yes, you can extend your home internet to other buildings on your property - Here's how

If there’s one place that should always give you reliable internet service, it’s your home. You can’t do much about the network at the local coffee shop, but you can make things better at home.

If you’re experiencing spotty internet, it may not be a problem with your service provider. Routers have limits, and their signals can be impeded by how far away you are. A Wi-Fi extender can solve this issue and boost the signal around your home. Tap or click here for our tips and recommendations.

If you live in a rural area, you probably know the struggle of getting good internet. Satellite is one option but has its limitations. What about extending your range beyond just your home?

YouTube from space?

One of Kim Komando’s listeners posed a couple of questions. Let’s take them one by one:

I live in the country and need to know two things. First, is there a satellite internet service or other way to stream YouTube TV and other services?

Satellite service remains popular in rural areas with no available cable, fiber, or DSL internet. There may be sacrifices in speed, and the prices are typically higher, but you can get satellite service virtually anywhere. And yes, you can stream with a satellite.

HughesNet offers 25Mbps connection speeds, which is enough to stream YouTube TV, according to Google. It may not be fast by today’s standards, but it works.

HughesNet has a limited-time offer that starts at $39.99 per month for six months, after which the price climbs to $59.99. The plan includes unlimited data, but the fine print says that if you exceed your monthly plan data, you will experience reduced data speeds. In this case, the maximum is 10GB.

The highest-tier HughesNet plan has the same 25Mbps download speed but gives you 50GB of monthly data before you’ll experience throttling. It goes for $129.99 per month for six months, then $149.99. Check out more at internet.hughesnet.com.

RELATED: If you’ve been experiencing financial problems during the pandemic, you could qualify for cheaper internet. Tap or click here to learn how.

Another satellite option is Starlink, which is faster but more expensive. You might even have to wait your turn on a waiting list, as orders are fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis. Starlink is a division of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

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