[rescue] Boy, am I glad I didn't switch to Cable modem servi c e...

Big Endian rescue at sunhelp.org
Mon Dec 3 17:13:10 CST 2001


>BTW, someone else mentioned an RF/Dish system being used in the
>Warrenton area (about ~60 Miles from me).  Is this one of the
>Starband setups, or something new?  I considered Starband, but
>their restriction on hosting web sites (and the real-time lag due
>to speed of light delays) kind of turned me off on it (not to
>mention the ~$400.00 installation and ~$70.00/month access fees)
>Has anyone had any _good_ experiences with this type of setup?

That would be me.  Its actually a tower to tower thing, no sattelites 
involved.  In warrenton the company is called Commtech Wireless or 
some variation on that.  I know at least two people that have that. 
He hosts his own website off that.

daniel
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