Mary McHugh explained :
> 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
Mary,
I've got an air card with Sprint that I've been very pleased with. It
has the same download speed as DSL for the most part. I've never NOT
been able to get online with the thing.
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