[Linux-users] Hughes Data-Sat service anyone?

[Bob Hemus]

On Tue, 2007-08-28 at 00:09 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
> Plunking along with a 56K USRobotics... I remember the time I would have
> killed for one. Since I'm really in the toolies, I had to throttle her
> down for reliable transmission. Remember init strings? We used to trade
> them like baseball cards. "Here's the Hank Aaron of init strings for a
> DC Hayes!" I would boast. 
> 
> So, a nicely endowed Geek Gurrl was boasting of the <ahem> "Performance"
> of the Hughes Data Satellite System on TV tonight. How about it? Anyone
> have a clue?? Price? Performance? They say they don't need a phone for
> uplink, which is certainly a plus. I gotta get some speed. I'm
> downloading at 3.1 and that really really sucks. Any advice will be
> appreciated!! Great Googly Moog, the mail will be pouring in like
> treacle on a cold day. 
> 
> I'm dying here, someone please just shoot me, Ric
I'm more of a blond guy than red head guy, but I've wondered more about
the $$$$.
Bob