How can I get the best Internet connection in a place that isn't wired for it?

I am going to temporarily move into a place where the phone company doesn’t have ISDN, and there is no cable. I stayed there about 5 years ago and had satellite and it was really slow and they ended charging us an arm and a leg when we went to cancel it. Should I just be happy I have an iPhone and skip trying to get Internet out there or is there something new in the last 5 years that I don’t know about? My geek level is way way low so I don’t know a lot about this stuff.