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To: stak who wrote (69074)	11/24/1998 4:09:00 PM
From: L. Adam Latham	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

stak: Re: Cable modems...What are these weaknesses and what can be done? Here in the St. Louis area, Charter Communications/Earthlink is heavily advertising their Pipeline cable modem service. It is my guess that they are having problems. During the summer, they mailed out brochures offering free hookup if you ordered before the end of August. Now here we are in November, and they are still having to offer this to get new subscribers. I don't know anyone personally that has signed up. IMO, the main weakness with cable modems is that in about 85% of U.S. homes (including mine), only one-way communication is available. I have to have a dedicated phone line for uploads, in addition to a new cable outlet, to get their service. Pipeline would cost 2-3x/month what I pay for MSN (depending on what download speed I want and whether I rent or buy the cable modem). This would push my monthly payment to Charter to about $100/month (Internet access plus regular cable), which I'm not willing to do. To get my attention (and $), they need to be no more than about $25-$30/month (25%-50% more than current ISPs), with no need for a phone line. Adam