Re: OT (very): DSL....carp and cavil
| From: | Roger Mills <romilly@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 17:35 |
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Iain Davis wrote:
(moi)
>> So it appears, for the foreseeable future, I'm stuck with my
>> good old 56K modem, dial-up. Any suggestions? (At this
>> point, I'll even consider illegal
>> ideas.........)
>
>Me too. The DSL doesn't reach me, the cable provider has been promising
>two-way access in my area for 3 years (every year I call and they say
>"in the spring"...apparently they think I'm stupid.)
>
>As Tim mentioned, sattelite is a possibility, but I've not been able to
>stomach the initial outlay to get it. :(
Hmm, I thought Tim's reply was in jest (dons space suit, goes up and hijacks
a satellite....). But if it's a possibility, then I need to check it out.
Is this the same deal as "dish-antenna TV systems"? (which I've considered
more than once after raging at ATT-Broadband's third outage of the night)
Technologically inept Roger.
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