You know that's odd isn't it, I always though that satellite connection would be much better then dial up. I did a bit of re-search because I need a mobile service for my self when I travel and when I started looking in to satellite and came to realize that satellite internet is not better then dial up, just like you said. I was disappointed oh and it's not cheap either
A friend of mine who does military re-search told me that the satellite connection that the military has available to them is 100% better then what I have in the office but apparently it's not available to the general public, shame because i'd definitely rather have satellite internet, well the one that the military has that is.