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Posted By: TechSupport on 2009-03-06
In Reply to: Help -- I need alternatives to dial-up - in the boonies

...satellite like HughesNet or WildBlue. You should be able to get satellite as long as you have a clear view of the southern sky. I think HughesNet is something like $49.

Be forewarned, though, that some Internet dictation platforms don't play well with satellite.

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Help -- I need alternatives to dial-up - in the boonies
- Mobile broadband 5GB limit with ALL carriers - HappyFlaMT
  - Just curious....sm - TechSupport
    - Voice files & access to VPN sm - HappyFlaMT
      - Thank you! nm - TechSupport
  - Still have unlimited with Sprint. - Must not have capped everyone.
    - Be careful & check the fine print sm - HappyFlaMT
      - I have. - Thanks.
- I am am in a rural area with lots of trees - sm - Laura E.
  - Sounds like you have...sm - TechSupport
    - P.S. - sm - TechSupport
- I sent you an email - sm
- I live out in the country and - sm
- Have you tried Sprint? - I use it.
- How about dslextreme.com? nm - deenibeeni
  - The phone line has to support DSL signals. Most rural lines don't due to distance from central of - TechSupport
    - Sorry - ..."due to distance from central office or switch." nm - TechSupport
      - "most" - deenibeeni
        to deenibeeni: Why do YOU always have to pick on people who are more knowledgeable than you? - Jan
        I enjoy deenibeeni's posts... - MT
        that piece a little further down - deenibeeni
        & BTW - deenibeeni
        His/her posts are annoying to you, becasue he/she knows more than you and beats you, admit it....nm - Jan
        This is not a competition. - deenibeeni
        I do not think think her postings are 'preachy'. They are just matter of fact... - Jan
        Very sorry if I'm creating the wrong impression...sm - TechSupport
        sigh - deenibeeni
        I find it ridiculous and pathetic that somebody who - Jan
        Jan, you attacked me below... - MT
        It seems there's always someone on this board, with no knowledge of their own , who - sm - always someone
        not the same thing - deenibeeni
        I think it has to do with - deenibeeni
        But if people who know things do not post - Jan
- You might look at...sm - TechSupport
  - satellite sm - CrispyCritterMT

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