-=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT: On Internet Radio........
- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:05:43 -0500
Cable is not an option for us either in our bucolic little community. And
the last time I talked to NexTec all they could offer was Wild Blue. But
things change rapidly so I will keep checking and keep asking. In the
meantime my dialup is free so the price is right!
Sandi
----- Original Message -----
From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 1:11 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT: On Internet Radio........
> Well, I'm afraid that cable is not yet available in this neck of the
> woods.
> Remember, 5 years ago we couldn't even get phone service out here
> (although
> the neighbor had it, go figure). In any case, I'm happy to just be
> connected. lol
>
> There is a wireless company that just fired up a tower nearby. They are
> offering 6Gb/sec connection speeds as long as you're able to get a good
> signal at your location. This tower is not far from here, but the
> landscape
> consists of rolling hills. The tower is located in the village (what they
> call our extremely small town) at the top of one such hill and we are
> located near the top of another. Yet, they tested and discovered that we
> don't receive enough of the signal out here. Our relative closeness to
> them
> with little in between makes me wonder if anyone can get a signal anywhere
> but 'in town'. : /
>
> Peace,
> G
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ypbuue
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keyboard Cowboy" <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:21 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT: On Internet Radio........
>
>
>> Now the next step is to try cable...........that's wake you up in a hurry
>> <chuckle>
>> I was one of the early adapters for DSL when it first came out in
>> Cincinnati. I
>> had a fairly good connection, but it actually degraded over time. About
>> three
>> years ago, I did a side-by-side comparison with cable. My cable is 6641
>> Kb/s
>> download and 471 Kb/s upload - the download on my DSL was around 375
>> Kb/s.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy"
>
>
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