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Have just been enquiring about ADSL in the UK. Fobbed off again (or is it
 again and again?). Does anybody have experience of satellite based internet
 in the UK?

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 DJ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terry B. Rhodes" <trhodes3@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 6:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Off Topic: No DSL or Cable
>
>
> > I have no personal experience with satellite based internet but
> > was talking to a guy that is using it and says he gets a reliable
> > connection as fast as or faster than DSL. He worked for earthlink
> > so I assumed he knows about such things. He said the service was
> > a little more expensive than DSL, but forget exact numbers.
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > tbr
> >
> > > Actually, I thought it was a pretty valid question. I live in the SF
Bay
> > > Area, not Bulgaria, in a very remote canyon. No cable, too far for DSL
> and
> > > the number of phone lines available to my home is maxed out. I too
would
> > > love to hear of new alternatives. Not everyone lives in downtown USA.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>