>> I find paying for dial-up isn't worth it if you use it for more than >> just >> e-mail. Even surfing the web requires a faster connection now-a-days >> due to >> all the fancy graphics and animation. > > Just patience. I call it tai-chi computing...;-) I also call it > "avoiding flash-laden crap sites like the plague". :-) > I used to have cable but the cost to effectiveness ratio was a joke. Like the song says �all we need is just a little patience� but most of us want it to be �Tardis-ware� because it absolutely positively has to be there before we asked for it ;-) (Tardis was a time machine for those too young to remember Dr Who��) > >> Up here in Toronto (Canada), we have >> 2 major companies vying for the general consumer's dollar and a few >> smaller >> companies fighting for the business sector's dollar. One of the major >> companies offers DSL and the other company offers cable. >> > > > GASP!! Competition??? Oh my! Whatta concept! > > Here I can't get DSL because good 'ol US West cheaped out on their > infrastruture back in the 80's-90's, and there are extra A-D:D-A > connections between me and the central switch. No DSL. Ever. Heck I've > seen their availability map for Tucson...it looks like a checkerboard; > about 50% of the metro area is never going to get DSL...
Same here. I live on the edge of an historic section of the county and DSL is never going to happen. They do have it two block away where the township line ends however. > > As for Cable, well, it's available, but I'm not willing to pay a $45 > month premium on top of my already bloated cable bill. (yeah yeah, the > service is less, but all the extra crap I have to have to get it pushes > up the cost; we'd be paying around $100 a month for little more than > basic cable and modem service. And they just announced rate increases > for everyone, plus they're moving all of their premium channels to > digital, which, of course, they get an extra $15 or $20 for every > month. Gee, it's nice having a monopoly.) > > Satellite? Fuggedboutit. That's winders-only. Not any more. I use Earthlink and it is available for Mac according to them. Unfortunately I used to be a supervisor at an electronics company and we used sat-int when we sold a computer to set up the instant rebate. Sat-int is so awful that my manager actually hooked up a 56K modem to the demonstrator just so our service was consistent for 5 straight minutes. Satellite is great fro watching TV as I have about 3 times as many channels for about 1/2 the price of cable. Besides where do you think digital cable gets its signal? Someone once mentioned that if you have a storm the signal will go out and a repairman once mentioned that if it gets to that point you should not have the TV on in the first place as it is a lightning magnet (the poles for cable boxes are more exposed and therefore more likely to get hit by lightning than Satellite dishes which are usually attached to houses and most of them are grounded). -- Rev Brian A Moore Caring Hands Of Christ -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
