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TKJunkMail
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reply to Garcya
Re: Another Alternative

said by Garcya :

You also fail to mention the upload/download caps for satellite users. Just because the fcc might say sattelite is broadband does not make it so.
Speeds are OK and getting better:
»New DirecWay Speeds
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reply to somevipperson
Oh, drop the class warfare crap, it was old in the 80's.

Hey, I'd love to have a fiber optic pipe the diameter of an elephant's trunk running into my basement. Alas, I can't afford it. I remember the days when "dial up" was 300 bps into a Wildcat! Apple II BBS.

dibbb

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reply to rollobancher
Agreed.

Dial-up is better than DirecWay. More reliable and faster at times.

rollobancher

join:2003-04-11
Salinas, CA

reply to TKJunkMail
Yea, I know that satellite is available but personally ( and others may agree with me) i don't feel like paying $500 for the satellite alone and then $60 a month for some sleazy 512/128 kbps connection. That extra $500 spent on that satellite could go to something more use-full, like the months rent, or car payment.

Samwoo

join:2002-02-15
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
reply to somevipperson
bpl doesn't promise more coverage at cheaper prices... where did that idea come from?

wannagofast8

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Cleveland, NC
reply to Lefty
Re: Another Alternative

thanks


Garcya

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reply to TKJunkMail
You also fail to mention the upload/download caps for satellite users. Just because the fcc might say sattelite is broadband does not make it so.


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said by the niTz See Profile :

isnt sat like a few hundred for setup and a hundred or so amonth for service?
$100 for install; $100/mo 1st year; $60/mo after 1st yr.
»www.high-speed-internet-access-g···ite.html

Or »www.rapidsatellite.com/SearchRes···oryID=43
DIRECWAY Special Offer - ONLY $59.99 Down and $99/month for 15 months, then $59/mo. after that. Includes Standard Professional Installation
Both deals are cheaper for internet access if you also get DirecTV too.
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reply to TKJunkMail
Satelite is expensive and BPL is a great idea. Just because he is stuck on dial-up doesn't give you the right to assume he is finacially unstable.

raIDERspeed

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Soledad, CA
reply to the niTz
Good I know a lot of people that live out hill's and their wireless ISP's suck..

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reply to TKJunkMail
isnt sat like a few hundred for setup and a hundred or so amonth for service?


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said by somevipperson :

Even if it was expensive to him. Does it matter to you? So poorer people shouldn't be allowed to have a HSI option even if it is inferior in speeds?

That makes sense. In your opinion we should keep dialcrap alive, huh?
If you can read, I never said block BPL rollout. But it isn't going to move quickly, so satellite is an OPTION if he wants higher speeds now.
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Even if it was expensive to him. Does it matter to you? So poorer people shouldn't be allowed to have a HSI option even if it is inferior in speeds?

That makes sense. In your opinion we should keep dialcrap alive, huh?


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said by rollobancher See Profile :

I really dont give if it doesnt take over cable or dsl. All i care about is if BPL can give me over a 52-kbps connection that my dial-up ISp is providing me. I really dont get you guys that already have broadband and are dissing on BPL. Dont you remember the days when you were stuck on dial-up also ???? IT SUCKS!
Ever hear of satellite?? It is available now. It isn't perfect, but it is better than dial-up. Too expensive for you??
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