> The winmodem thing is equally useless. I realize I'm gonna get the "we > can't all afford broadband, and some people live where you can't get it" > thing, but that argument gets less relevant by the minute, and I don't > believe it applies to the original poster. Correct me if I'm wrong, John. > And faxes? I've used a fax machine twice in my life, never on the receiving > end, and there are services that convert emailed pdfs and documents to a fax > and send them for you.
Less relevant by the minute? Well, if you need internet access *NOW*, and Verizon seems to be months (or even years) away from having DSL available in your area, then it becomes *VERY* relevant, thank you very much. And since the in-laws have DirecTV, the cable company's surcharge for running the wire to the house & getting broadband *without* cable TV is nearly as prohibitively expensive as getting satellite broadband. I might make use of the extra bandwidth, but we may only be staying there for another month, then moving to an apartment until the house gets rebuilt. As for "fax services", all the one's I've seen charge minimum monthly fees, regardless of whether you use it at all within that month or not. Are you willing to spend $10-20 per month for the 5% chance you'll send one fax that month? I'm not. _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Mar 5 - Wearable Linux Computing Apr 2 - Building a Kernel the Debian / Ubuntu way May 7 - Setting up a platform-independent home/small office network using Linux Jun 4 - TBD Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative)
