[AT] OT - Satellite Internet

[David A. Laughead Jr.]

Time for me to jump into this...

I have been beggin for high speed for a long time out here to no avail.

But I did come across this,
http://www.sprintsuks.com/pages/americasinternetdisconnect.html
kind of an outrage if you ask me.

Dave


----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry D Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> Re: OT - Satellite Internet


> That precise reason is why I bit the bullet and have contracted for a
> combined cable TV, DSL, phone service later this month.  For the last
> several weeks the AT&T line has been so noisy in the afternoon and evening
> that the dialup won't work.  Since I have nothing except basic service on
> the land line, the monthly cost to me is going to be about $5 more than I
> have been paying, but the convenience of the bundled service should be
worth
> it.  I've been telling my kids (grown adults with families) that I am
> joining the 21st century.  But once Dear Old Dad gets up to speed with
> communications, they'll have to find something else to complain to me
about.
> I wonder what it will be?  :-)
>
> Larry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike" <msm10301 at juno.com>
> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 7:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> Re: OT - Satellite Internet
>
>
> > Hi George,
> > How do you like your Internet phone service? I've been thinking about
> > switching, since our phone line has a crackle that AT&T can't seem to
> > find,(it's on their side of the NIC box). If I bundle my services, I
think
> > I can save a fair amount of money each month.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > -- "George Willer" <gwill at gwill.net> wrote:
> > I spent several years trying to find why the phone company wouldn't sell
> > me
> > DSL.  Stupid on their part since I'm not very remote as they claimed and
> > could be easily served.  They insisted I was over 7 miles away as if I
> > didn't know we're 1.8 miles from their CO.  I knew cable was even less
> > likely but I answered one of their promotional ads and to my surprise
they
> > spent several thousand extending cable service to me!!!  I became a
> > customer
> > right away for internet, phone, and TV.  I told the phone co where they
> > could shove their crappy wires.
> >
> > Even though it seems like a remote possibility give cable a shot at it.
> > They seem to want the business.  :-)  Road runner is fastest of all and
> > seems to be trouble free.
> >
> > George Willer
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
> >> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of John Wilkens
> >> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 6:44 PM
> >> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> >> Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> Re: OT - Satellite Internet
> >>
> >> Hey Francis, I'd hold out awhile for cable.  My kids have it and it
> >> is soooooo much faster than sat.    John W.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 12:43 PM 01/06/2008, you wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> >  I'm tired of having to ignore you fellows links
> >> > > to pictures of your tractors and shops.
> >> > >
> >> > > Warren
> >> > >
> >> >#######################################
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >         I was glad to see this thread, that has long been my
> >> > problem... It doesn't
> >> >take much speed for email but those links to a batch of neat pictures
> >> >leaves me wanting.   :-(   On the other hand, as dial-up goes I do
about
> >> as
> >> >well as most and usually connect at around 50,000 after the phone
> >> >company
> >> >finally replaced the line down the road.
> >> >         I have both cable and DSL within 1/2 mile of me but no go
> >> > here yet. They
> >> >claim that the ground has been bought and the plans all in place to
get
> >> it
> >> >here but somebody is dragging their feet. Son Scott just at the end of
> >> the
> >> >farm has satellite (I think Wildblue) and I will talk to him about it
> >> this
> >> >evening. I need to go do some work on his computer later. I want to
stay
> >> >away from any long contracts since the picture is changing so fast
here.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >"farmer"
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Francis Robinson
> >> >Central Indiana, USA
> >> >Robinson at svs.net
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