[GLLUG] OT: Suggestions for High Speed Internet in Stockbridge

[Scott Wood]

Yeah, that was one of the suggestions I had made already.  I guess this guy
called them and they said he could probably get faster satellite connection
with earthlink but then he was put off by the cost of the system throught
earthlink.

I was checking out the www.direcway.com website, but all their stuff is 'fluffy
fuzzballs' whipped up for the uneducated masses.  Does anyone know of a good
resource for the 'actual' benchmark speeds, up and down, of the typical
DirecWay satellite system?

Also, I have been eyeballing a gizmo from another company for a while, and I
looked it up as well as this guy also does a lot of remote site work with a
laptop.  We were discussiong the speed differences between the old 9.6k
TDMA/CDMA cell phone world vs. the newer GSM/GPRS (128k?) systems, when I
thought of this site I had seen - but it appears they haven't updated their
site since I last looked at it and I was wondering if anyone might be familiar
with it?

http://www.orbitresearch.co.uk/docs/mobile_satellite_broadband.html

SW

--- Benjamin Minshall <minshal1 at msu.edu> wrote:
> Although I haven't used it, I know that DirecTV offers high-speed 
> internet if you have a clear view of the South/Southwest.
> 
> www.directv.com
> 
> -Ben
> 
> Scott Wood wrote:
> > I wasn't quite sure which group to post this one too, as it falls on the
> cusp
> > so it looks like Washtenaw and Lansing are the best ones to start with.  I
> am
> > looking for a friend who live in Stockbridge for high speed internet
> > alternatives so he can connect from home to work.
> > 
> > I guess the cable folks can't drop a line to him out there yet.
> > 
> > If anyone is familiar with the area or might have other alternatives that
> would
> > be reasonably priced to get him something better than a dial-up line, I
> would
> > appreciate the feedback.
> > 
> > SW
> > 
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