Joyleen E. Seymour wrote:
> RuthMullhaupt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> On Jul 2, 10:19 pm, Mary McHugh <emjay...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> I hope you're still lurking around here...
>>>
>>> My MIL needs to get high speed internet access(defined to be
>>> significantly greater than about 28kbps :( ). She's too far for cable
>>> and DSL, which leaves satellite and cell.
>>>
>>> IIRC, you went through the same problem -- what did you end up with
for
>>> internet access, if you don't mind me asking. :)
>>
>> Hey there. This is the first I've checked here in weeks. I'm
>> spending time in "Gifted State Policy Discussion"-land. For whatever
>> reason, Earthlink no longer carries rec.equestrian. Have to use
>> Google which is a PITA for ngs.
>>
>> We had satellite but we now have cable since so many folks moved in
>> around here. :-\ We weren't thrilled with sat but I can't remember
>> why. I'll ask Pat when he wakes up. I know it was weather
>> dependent. Any hard rain or snow and we were out of luck.
>>
>> RCM
>>
>
> You're the second person to say that, but we use earthlink and we still
> have rec.equestrian. We connect on broadband through comcast, earthlink
> is just our isp.
Well, I appreciate everyone's input. Cable may end up being a viable
option if she can get over her aversion to the cable company. When they
originally moved into their house, the cable company wanted on the order
of $2-3k to bring the cable up the drive, now they're banging the doors
down to install it for free.
She got some funky #'s for Hughes satellite, so was put off by that too
but when *I* checked the website, her #'s were way off.
Cell may be the best option for the time being. I see that Verizon now
has a $40/month plan. It's slower but still orders of magnitude faster
than her dial-up. She's not going to be downloading massive amounts,
just getting e-mail and the occasional web browsing. She also does some
training online.
Thanks again,
Mary
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