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Originally Posted by SeaKing
If the problem is where you live rather than cost, and you can't get DSL or U-Verse, there is a new satellite service coming out that is better than the old one for internet. Look into that.
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I'd kill for 56K. 11 miles of crappy copper. Nearest cable connection is about 3 or 4 miles back down the road and very little chance of it reaching those 3 or 4 miles any time soon. Yes, I live in *very* rural Oregon with a 21.6K connection this evening.
I've looked into the a couple satellite services. Way too expensive. My only hope is a rural WiFi service that is planning on putting an antenna on a county owned tower just down the road. I've got a clear shot from the corner of my property. Only need to lay about 50 yards of cable.
Mostly I just survive with the dialup, ignoring websites that take too long to load and getting into town to a couple local pubs that have open WiFi at a decent speed. Have dinner, drink a couple of beers and update my system and enjoy a little high speed. Don't want to get too spoiled.
