[TowerTalk] "The Socialized Power Grid"

[Bill Aycock]

I'm afraid Kelly is a little self-centered and blind to the circumstances 
of some others. I CANNOT get a connection greater than 56kbps by ordinary 
means. DSL and any other system that relies on a solid, Physical connection 
is not available.
My satellite connection  averages over 350 kbps (measured in the last 15 
minutes) and that beats 44kbps (normal for a 56k phone line) a LONG way.
There are several types of connection that beat my Sat, but-- NOT 
HERE.  Higher speeds are great, if you can get them. Until I can, I'm 
pretty happy with what I have.
Bill


At 07:34 AM 4/23/2005 -0700, Kelly Johnson wrote:

>Satellite internet can't be compared to DSL or Cable (or even BPL)
>broadband.  The bandwidth is too low.  I have a 1.5Mbps (downlink) DSL
>line that costs only $26.95/mo.  I could get a 3Mbps (downlink) line
>for $29.95/mo.  Cable can get you up to about 4 or 5Mbps (albeit,
>shared with other users).  I've yet to see a satellite downlink giving
>you more than 512Kbps.  We're talking an order of magnitude lower.
>DSL and Cable will continue to push bandwidth and satellite will be
>stuck.  It's not a viable solution.
>
>A much more viable solution will be 3G cellular, WiMax, or ad-hoc WiFi
>networks.  3G cellular equipment exists today that can give you up to
>3.8Mbps (albeit shared with other users and dependent on cell site
>proximity) and it will soon go to 7.6Mbps.  WiMax is coming too.
>
>There is almost no end to the number of BPL alternatives.  Too bad the
>FCC and PUC regulators can't see it.
>
>
>On 4/23/05, j4976 at juno.com <j4976 at 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.
> >
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Bill Aycock - W4BSG
Woodville, Alabama