internet settings for satellite

Use a local DNS by installing dnsmasq
http://sandeep.co.in/2008/01/dnsmasq-browse-the-web-faster/

You can also install a local caching proxy like polipo
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Polipo
Which will reduce data accessed over the link if it is already locally held.

Can also run:
gksudo gedit /etc/sysctl.conf

add these lines:

net.core.rmem_default = 524288
net.core.rmem_max = 524288
net.core.wmem_default = 524288
net.core.wmem_max = 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 4096 87380 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4096 87380 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_mem = 524288 524288 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337 = 1
net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_fack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_ecn = 0
net.ipv4.route.flush = 1

Save the new file then run:

sudo sysctl -p

May help