Re: [CGUYS] T1 vs DSL?

2008-06-14 Thread Eric S. Sande
Please explain what you mean about "touching the switched network." If you dial a phone number you are accessing what we call the PSTN, or Public Switched Telephone Network. We usually classify services as either switched or unswitched. A T1 can be either depending on configuration. In a swit

Re: [CGUYS] T1 vs DSL?

2008-06-14 Thread Tom Piwowar
Please explain what you mean about "touching the switched network." Do you mean that T1 can be used for both data and POTS? If T1 costs 10 times more than DSL or FIOS do I really want to make any effort to get T1 instead of sticking with POTS? Would using T1 for POTS save any money? >Right, ex

Re: [CGUYS] Cell Phone

2008-06-14 Thread Jordan
Yes, I checked coverage for a bunch of carriers. Some have no coverage, and some cover the towns and highways pretty well. Tony B wrote: I doubt large parts of Montana actually have any cell coverage. If they're going camping, they'll need a satellite phone. *

Re: [CGUYS] Cell Phone

2008-06-14 Thread Richard P.
Agreed. You can also search for coverage. Here's one interesting example: http://cellphones.lovetoknow.com/Cell_Phone_Service_Area_Comparison Richard P. I doubt large parts of Montana actually have any cell coverage. If they're going camping, they'll need a satellite phone. ***

Re: [CGUYS] Cell Phone

2008-06-14 Thread Jordan
Thanks all, With your advice and a bit of research, I've put together some good info for them. Jordan * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, an

Re: [CGUYS] T1 Line

2008-06-14 Thread John DeCarlo
I basically agree. The reason that you can get Business DSL or Business Cable is that there are many businesses out there that don't offer downloads to customers, but need to be able to do downloads, email, and other Internet access. The thing about T1 nowadays is that you get 1.544 Mbps. Long

Re: [CGUYS] A hardware question - no RAM

2008-06-14 Thread John DeCarlo
Since I know Tony isn't a complete idiot, I was hoping he meant "BIOS" in the first post, instead of "OS". Cleary, no OS will load (which means copying code into RAM to execute) without RAM. But also, some motherboards could run off the ROM (EEPROM, whatever) that the BIOS is in. I have had mach

Re: [CGUYS] Cell Phone

2008-06-14 Thread Tony B
I doubt large parts of Montana actually have any cell coverage. If they're going camping, they'll need a satellite phone. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a mem

Re: [CGUYS] Cell Phone

2008-06-14 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Another thing is to go to these companies websites and look over their coverage map. They will usually show you where they cover or allow you to put in a zip code and determine coverage. Not all cell phones offer the same coverage. What works in your neck of the woods might not work so well

Re: [CGUYS] Cell Phone

2008-06-14 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Wal-mart has a selection also. I have seen the greatest variety of pay-go phone options at WalMart. Phones typically come with 10-15 minutes of air time included. I would expect the best thing to do is buy the phone in Montana because the phones sold in the store will probably have reasonable

Re: [CGUYS] Mac OS on a PC

2008-06-14 Thread mike
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/13/efix-wants-to-bring-osx86-to-the-masses/ A video preview. Mike On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 8:46 AM, Tony B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You should have capitalized "Real Soon Now". Or better yet, pointed > out this is from the "I'll believe it when I see it" depar