Satellite & Linux

[Andrew Mathews]

Bill Day wrote:
> Andrew
> 
> What is your "locale".  I live in a  rural, on easter side of Illinois, area
> approx 6 miles from town and have a 'broadband' wireless similiar to a
> lowend dsl for $49 a month  install was $100
> 
> Included a wire mesh dish, the cable to the house(max. 100') and their
> modem.
> 
> Average speeds are about 500 down and 128 up with absolutely no delay as in
> satellite...
> Of course this type of option may not be available to you, but there is also
> one called PrairieInet or somethign or other located in the midwest..
> 
> Just a comment..
> 
> Bill Day
> 
<snip>

Jemez Mountains, 45 miles west of Santa Fe NM. No chance of any line of 
sight to any provider unless it's at least 45 degrees elevation in the 
sky. <g> I had a wireless connection in Taos, but had to sacrifice it to 
move to a beautiful area. Even the phone service is from a microwave 
repeater on the top of the mountains.
I'm from IL myself, only on the western edge where we had a farm. I know 
that line of sight is much easier to get on the plains than it is here. 
Where are you from Hwy. 136?

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