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Strategies & Market Trends : Gorilla and King Portfolio Candidates
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To: erickerickson who wrote (26121)6/11/2000 7:03:00 AM
From: alankeister  Read Replies (6) of 54805
 
OT - Since the plan I use is time-based, there is a 15 minute time-out. That is, if you haven't transmitted data for 15 minutes, a screen pops up and asks you if you want to stay connected. If you aren't around, it hangs you up 30 seconds later. This is probably configurable, but I prefer to keep it.

Is there an "always on" plan so you can stay connected all the time? If not, that is a big negative for DirectPC. Gilat/Dish doesn't use a phone line so it is always on but not available until later this year.

I have had cable modem access for about a month. I am very happy with it. One of the things I love about it is I'm always connected and don't have to dial up. Pulling up TV listings, Yellow pages, weather is a snap. It costs only $30 per month. Additional costs are modem rental ($15/month) or modem purchase for $280, firewall device ($200).

BTW - anyone with broadband access should buy and install a firewall to prevent hacking of your PC. You're an easy target with out one. If you don't think you need one, download the demo copy of Black Ice (www.blackice.com) and run it for a while. You'll be amazed by the hacking attempts you see. I bought a Ugate Umax 3000 for $200 at buy.com. It was easy to set up.

- Alan
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