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Verizon has a new product that allows pretty fast connections (400-700k) over cell networks. If you have cell service in your area you may consider that.
not sure about the satellite services...don't really understand how they could work well, given the narrow uplink...
I think the Sprint and Verizon wireless cards would be a good option, if you don't have access to terrestrial broadband. I use Sprint in my laptop and it works quite well. Faster than dial up.
satellite connections allow you fast downloads, but overall browsing experiences are not much better than 56K due to upload and latency issues.
Verizon (or Sprint's) EVDO service is severly limited to only cities....in other words, places you can get other types of broadband.
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Thanks for the map, patrick. It appears that the area is out of national access (he's about half way between KC and Joplin). [/b][/quote]
Looks like no-man's land for Verizon. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif[/img]
King ... the local LEC may be able to provide ISDN. I know, it's ancient, but they may still support it. Also, if you are forced to go with dialup you can buy a router that allows bonding, which is putting two phone lines together.
See if his ISP offers a wireless service. That's what I have at home, and it's not exactly broadband, it's still much better than dial-up. We connect at 386K.
QUOTE(GloveSaveandaBeauty @ Nov 9 2005, 05:25 PM) Quoted post
See if his ISP offers a wireless service. That's what I have at home, and it's not exactly broadband, it's still much better than dial-up. We connect at 386K. [/b][/quote]
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