[Cialug] satellite internet

[Tim Perdue]

Matthew Johnson wrote:
> Thank you for the info Tom. Thus far, looks like
> WildBlue is my least expensive option.  
> 
> Other info:
> I wish the 4kbs problem was windows based, but I found
> the same rates under both windows and Linux. 
> 
> Prices:  $179 for installation (might be a able to
> find a discount)
> $300 for the equipment
> 
> $50 per month for 512, or
> $70 for 1 Mb           or
> $80 for 1.5 Mb
> 

What about ISDN? Also, verizon and US cellular have some data products 
that work almost anywhere.

I tried out both of those and they were still a bit slow. ISDN is 
available just about anywhere and works OK at 128kbps.

Tim