[ale] alternative to dial-up

[James P. Kinney III]

Earthlink has a bi-directional satellite access that works quite well.
It is NOT cheap, however, and the setup costs are high. But if you need
a solid connection from a remote location, it is the way to go. There
are other companies that offer a similar service I'm sure. 

On Tue, 2003-12-09 at 10:57, Preston Boyington wrote:
> i have recently moved to a rural area and am having trouble with my internet
> connection.  actually it is my telephone service as a whole, someone's
> electric fence is "bleeding" into my line.  the consistant "hummmm pop,
> hummmm pop, hummmm pop" is allowing me to connect at a blistering 21600 on a
> good night.  needless to say, i am looking at a different way to connect for
> my internet connection.  cable and dsl are (according to official sources) 5
> years away, at best.
> 
> the telephone company (CenturyTel) says they are uninterested in running a
> new line or tracing the problem, so i am stuck as they are the only service
> in the area.
> 
> has anyone used DirecWav or some other similar service?  i plan on looking
> at "dslreports" later today, but was curious if anyone had a suggestion.
> 
> preston
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