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Brian Wood wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Feb 13, 2006, at 5:19 AM, JDeGraw wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Here in South Bend, Indiana I have basic extended and still get all
the
analog channels. Must be just a Chicago rollout as you say. But
probably
due to happen then in South Bend also soon.
Although I cannot offer any help, Im supprised you got thru to actual
managers at the help-less desk. I find them inept at best in
anything I
need from them.
I would go satellite but then I dont know where to get my internet
connection from. DSL is out of range for me here. That pretty much
leaves me with dialup only. Unless someone else knows of an answer.
Seems every morning around 6am or so the internet goes down here
until I
reset my cable modem. Otherwise it just sits and resets forever.
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The only option other than Cable Modem if you can't get DSL would be
DirectWay, which is a satellite-delivered internet service from
DirectTV.
Unfortunately it's apparently not a very good option. Due to speed-of-
light limitations there is a significant latency problem. If you are
just doing an ftp transfer, for example, from a single server, it's
not too bad, but if you're trying to load a web page with 10-20 DNS
lookups, the latency for each lookup adds up to significant delays.
Also, according to Consumer Reports, they have the worst customer
satisfaction record on the planet, but they *are* an option.
Of course you could always get a T1 line installed, you can usually
get them for around $800/month these days. I find it amusing that a
lot of folks are "too far away" for DSL, but somehow close enough for
even T3 service if they are willing to pay :-)
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I was paying $355/mo for partial T1 from Speakeasy.<br>
The nice thing about T1 is that it's solid, duplex and up 99% of the
time. And, when it goes down, it's down for maybe 2 minutes. At least,
here in SF Bay area.<br>
I was too far away for DSL -- -yes, I really was I tried it with 3
companies. T1 was my only option.<br>
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