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Pastimes : Another Good Reason Not To Be Married -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: gypsy who wrote (1840)	8/22/1998 3:33:00 PM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6545

Now see there, Gyp? That's why women should never interrupt when us guys are talking. We're not talking about satellite TV (I already have a DSS system too), we're talking about satellite modems. The new Web TV uses a regular modem and phone line. The expense with a satellite internet connection (or phone, for that matter) is the uplink. Wideband downlink is pretty cheap, but uplink can require a seperate transponder unless there is a telemetry "consolodation" point somewhere. I don't know whether to complain about women or Kanuks. Cheesh! But, I guarantee that as soon as anything close to affordable comes down the pike to replace my phone system, I'll jump on it like a duck on a junebug. I'm hoping that in a few years there will be fiber to my door, and all my problems will be solved. Yeah, right. About as likely as finding oil on the place.