on 6/4/04 1:43 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 11:48 AM -0700 06/04/2004, J.S. Garrison wrote: >> >> I live in a teeny town and my ISP can't even pump 33.6 to my place from >> theirs some 8 miles away. The losses drop it to 28.8 on a GOOD day. > > Is the noise problem at your home or in the phone line between you > and the CO? Have you tried calling a different ISP? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The lines in this desert area are antiquated. Heat and sun tear up everything that sits out in them. There's DSL awaiting implementation, but it comes when enough population migrates. As there's not much other than cheap housing here, that'll be awhile. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Their fat pipe is a $500 satellite setup. My pocket-pipe's not that fat. > > yuk. Satellite services can be had for a lot less than that. I'm > not particularly fond of them tho - too many caps. > > - Dan. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meh. I'm not of the huge need for speed. I still enjoy a leisurely cruise on the Internet with a IIci modified with a Daystar and lots of RAM. I'm not always IN a hurry. Dealing with eBay takes some patience, tho'...... Jeff -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
