[RTC List] List Digest, Vol 100, Issue 3

[Gary Nixon]

I've heard good things about Wild Blue:

http://www.wildblue.com/

Their packages run $49.95 for 512 KB down and 7.5 GB of traffic per month to 
$79.95 for 1.5 MB down and 17 GB of monthly data. Good luck!

G.

> On Aug 27, 2009, at 10:35 AM, M Welch wrote:
>
>> Hi gang. Right now, my home has fairly slow dialup for the Internet.
>> After working in town on ATT's premium business DSL, very close to
>> the switch, I want faster at home.
>>
>> I live few hundred yards through a thick forest from cable access.
>> Stringing cables in trees will not work, per the cable company, and
>> ditching my driveway is too costly to consider right now.
>>
>> Direct PC does not have a satellite that I can see from my property,
>> too many trees (I had them come out and test). DSL is not an option,
>> too far from the switch.
>>
>> The tree canopy is too thick to use directional radio hooked up
>> between my house and the cable out on the road. Ditto to the next
>> house.
>>
>> So far, my only possibility is the Hughes.net satellite, as my home
>> does have southern sky access. But their programs start higher than
>> we can afford right now, so I have not had them come out for a look.
>> I have searched for "deals" but have not found any. So my questions
>> are:
>> 1. Anyone know ways of getting deals from Hughes? (Besides their
>> standard free installation.)
>> 2. Can anyone think of other alternatives?
>> 3. Is there any subsidy available for helping to extend connections
>> in situations like mine?
>>
>>