Direcway uses a satellite uplink. I don't know what speed it supports.
Bob, N7XY
On Sat, Apr 23, 2005 at 11:44:36AM -0400, Jim Jarvis wrote:
>
> I'm a fan of Molly Ivins. She's a hoot.
> But then, the Tejas 'lege' gives her plenty
> of material.
>
> Bill, how does direcway handle the back-channel?
> via dialup? Or do you actually have satellite UPlink, too?
>
> If the government wanted to incent land based broadband to
> the final 5% of the population, all they have to do is
> assert a tax on telco service, and mandate that the telcos
> provide DSL throughout their network, with a 2 or 3 year
> rollout timetable.
>
> THAT would be intelligent policy making.
>
> n2ea
> jimjarvis@ieee.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Aycock [mailto:baycock@direcway.com]
> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 11:32
> To: j4976@juno.com; jimjarvis@ieee.org
> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com; RFI@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] "The Socialized Power Grid"
>
>
> I am one of those so served. The local phone "service" says "we have no
> plans to extend higher speed connections into that area". I am doing very
> well for both TV coverage and Internet service with satellite links. The
> cost is a little higher, but the coverage is good. I am in a rural area,
> but we do have underground phone service, municipal water, and power, with
> maintenance better than in town. My nearest neighbor is over a half mile
> away, and it is 1650 feet from my water meter to my house.
>
> separate subject-- the Texas Legislature, or "The Lege" as Molly Ivins
> calls it. If you really want to get your laughs from the idiocy of this
> bunch of idiots, see any column by this outstanding journalist. She is good.
> Bill
>
>
> At 09:24 AM 4/23/2005 -0500, j4976@juno.com wrote:
>
> >What I don't ever hear mentioned is that those 5% who do not have cable
> >or a phone line suitable for DSL can get high speed internet service via
> >satelite. Its very common and affordable outside the US, but here, no
> >one wants to talk about it. There's just no reason for BPL in its
> >current format.
>
> Bill Aycock - W4BSG
> Woodville, Alabama
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