<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
Brian Wood wrote:
<blockquote cite="midBDA63D67-84C7-4475-9CEB-8D35FB20250C@beww.org"
type="cite">
<pre wrap="">On Feb 13, 2006, at 7:24 PM, Brad Fuller wrote:
</pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">Brian Wood wrote:
</pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">On Feb 13, 2006, at 5:19 AM, JDeGraw wrote:
</pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<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.
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap="">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 :-)
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap="">I was paying $355/mo for partial T1 from Speakeasy.
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.
I was too far away for DSL -- -yes, I really was I tried it with 3
companies. T1 was my only option.
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap=""><!---->
$355/mo for fractional T1 is reasonable. The so-called "frame-relay"
was probably an option for you as well, sometimes delivered on a 56k
line although it can be delivered on a T. In fact F/R and frac. T are
really just about the same thing, but tariffed differently.
I was an early adopter of residential ISDN (It Still Does Nothing),
which would give me nominal 128K if I used both channels, but the
phone company insisted on charging by the minute, unless I wanted to
pay $400/mo. for unlimited service. It was still a lot better than
the modems that were my only reasonable-cost option at that time
(1994 or so). Anybody want a Motorola Bitsurfr cheap?
I don't think ISDN is used much for internet these days, though it is
used a lot for high-quality audio transport for radio stations etc.
Anyway, we're getting way OT here, so I'll shut up.
</pre>
</blockquote>
I used ISDN too, but I don't remember the price. I think it was less
than $400/mo for unlimited usage in this area.<br>
I can attest that ISDN is still used in the audio biz.
</body>
</html>