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Technology Stocks : LAST MILE TECHNOLOGIES - Let's Discuss Them Here -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (6277)	1/16/2000 1:13:00 AM
From: Valueman	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 12823

How about a little "rural last mile" info? I envy all of you who have to fret over cable or DSL, but I speak for millions who will likely age considerably before that choice arises. Take a moment to peruse isky.net --- if you are quick, you can click one of the words at the bottom to take you into the web site before it auto-forwards you to the old KaStar web site. For us dial-up guys, it is simple--if you have the high speed connection, you'll have to be quick. Once inside the site, you can get an idea of what I crave. "iSKY is fast, and always on. It can reach speeds of up to 40 Megabits per second. iSKY's consumer service will typically give you speeds of 1.5 Megabits per second (or 1,500k) - - that's 30 times as fast as today's dial-up 56K modem. With 2-way streaming via satellite, speed is maximized both ways." It will use a 26 inch dish. The sat will be located at 109.2W orbital slot, meaning you can also pick up TV programming from all three slots used by DirecTV and the Dish Network. Terminals are DOCSIS based. Still early, but it looks like a good idea. It is likely to go public eventually, so keep your eyes open. Astrolink, Spaceway, and Cyberstar are all in the works too, but iSKY looks to be first out of the gate.