Originally posted by: skace
Originally posted by: apoppin
What else do you recommend for me?
for the 21st century - except my moving
Lol, I don't have any recommendations. However I live on 2 acres (previously farm land) and have access to both DSL and cable. Guess it is all about location, I'd expect someone close to Palm Springs to have better options than that.
And yea, Pingspike, it wouldn't surprise me if 56K is still a majority, but not because of location, most likely because of need. Most people on a budget who don't do anything network intensive are going to choose dial up since it meets their basic requirements. A majority of the US population is most likely within range of a given cable company at the very minimum.
i would pay $100 a month for a good net connection and i am even considering satellite [which in many ways is
worse than dial-up; and has the very worst bang-for-buck] .. or even buying a notebook to leave at a friends for big D/Ls
But i am not going to move .. willingly .. i purchased this property 25 years ago when i
*thought* we might have a chance at a connection to the modern world. But i love this rural property that is SO private and the "view" is $10,000,000] .. and i am SO close to work ... i should have better options .. i
should be a multi-billionaire, i thought also [that didn't work out yet either]; i am near the end of a cul-de-sac at the base of a mountain; my house is built-into a "natural cove"- my "next door" neighbor [1/4 mile up and at the Very end of the road] can't even get cell phone service in his house due to the terrain!!
only *one* flaw in my plans .. as it turn out
Many people are satisfied with 56K .. if you are doing less than 1GB a week you will not be bothered at all; if you need over 3GB like i do .. well, tough sh!t for me
At ANY rate, LP installed for me from the DVD and then i updated it overnight over Steam on 56K
NP
Facebook
Twitter