Mike I am in somewhat the same boat.
I have Cable. There is DSL available, but it is hamstrung by poor
line conditions and therefore is limited in speed. (I tried to sign
up for their HS 6 mps, but they had to withdraw the offer when I
could not get consistent service at 6, and I understand they have
notified the local office that 6 will not be offered as they cannot
sustain it. I live less than a mile from the CO)
Satellite is an option but as you said expensive, but I know some
folks who have had to go that route as this is a mainly small town
rural area.
Stewart
At 10:43 AM 8/13/2007, you wrote:
Story on twit this weeks said some timewarner cable subscribers were going
to be subject to packet shaping. This is supposedly the first time any of
the big companies have admitted they would be doing this and of course it's
'for our customers benefit'.
On the other end of the AT$T story, this pearl jam event has underscored the
need for laws to ensure neutral packets. AT$T who has said publicly that
their is no need for such laws, just made the perfect example of why there
is a need for such laws. Some would cry that the market would take care of
such things, if you don't like your carrier packet shaping, then go to
another. I don't know about anyone else on this list, but I've got *one*
choice for internet and it's a bad one. I have nowhere else to go except
perhaps paying hundreds of dollars for hamstrung access to satellite
internet.
Another interesting article on the state of our internet access in the USA
from cringely.
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070810_002683.html
Mike
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
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Prince of Peace
Ozark, AL SL 82
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