Re: [IRCA] Dial up
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Re: [IRCA] Dial up

Chuck,
   
  Thanks for improved accuracy.  I guess I was precoccupied with the movie I was watching when I did that calculation.  Duh!!!
   
  Mike

Chuck Hutton <charlesh3@xxxxxxx> wrote:
        v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}  o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}  w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}  shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}        st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }                Actually, the spec limit for ?normal? DSL is 18,000 feet which is only 3.4 miles. Some telcos offer ?range extenders?, allowing service to a much greater distance. It?s worth asking about that.
   
  The real limit for DSL is often not the distance to the CO (central office) but rather to the neighborhood box where your phone line is actually terminated and converted to digital. Some 40% of the country now connects via these neighborhood boxes rather than having their own phone line all the way back to the central office. So: you may live many, many miles from a CO in the next town down the road but still have the possibility of DSL. I say ?possibility? because not all phone companies support DSL through all of these neighborhood boxes.
   
  Moral of the story: call everyone. Call them again to see if you get the same story. If they say you?re in a marginal location, make them try it out. They have very poor records of wiring, so they don?t really know in many cases.
   
  Chuck
   
      
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  From: irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Hawkins
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 5:01 AM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Dial up

   
    Someone I used to work with had DirecTV's satellite internet.  He had nothing bad to say about it EXCEPT that they limit your upload speed severely.  Unless you have FTP servers, web servers or just like to send huge email attachments, that wouldn't be a problem for most.  As far as equipment and setup, anything can be negotiated...usually a trade-off for setup vs. a 1/2-year contract.  If you had that, WebTV would be completely unnecessary , unless you love the frustration of someone sending you attachments that you can't save to the non-existent hard disk.

     

    Astoria is pretty close to you, and you are in a less hilly part of the coast.  You may want to put in a call to the various ISPs who now (or soon will) offer wireless and ask what their plans are for making it available where you are.  Seaside is pretty close, and one repeater in the right location would make it available there from Astoria.  If they sense enough of a market to make putting up the tower and repeater, they might do it.  Sometimes, just the call might tip the balance if they're on the fence.

     

    Also, DSL requires that your location be less than 17000 feet from the CO, which would be five and a half miles.  If they offer DSL there at all AND you're further than that out, you might be able to get degraded DSL service for a fraction of the price.

     

    They're offering me 6MB DSL here now, and I'm debating whether I really need to double the speed for an extra $5/month.  Brighter lights...higher tail fins...you know the routine.

     

    Mike

Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

    Patrick,

The last time I checked it was $300 for the equiptment and $50 a month
for satellite internet. Then I would also have to pay another $19.95 a
month if I wanted to keep Web TV. 

Patrick

Patrick Martin

Come to Seaside Oregon for the 2006 IRCA Convention! It will be held at
the Comfort Inn on September 22-24,2006.

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