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To: SOROS who wrote (4374)	1/17/1999 10:14:00 PM
From: Andrew N. Cothran	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 29970

Direct TV offers internet services via a dual sattelite antenna, delivering both TV signals and internet access. It can be purchased from almost any Direct TV distributor and is not too difficult to install. It will provide you all the speed you want.

To: SOROS who wrote (4374)	1/17/1999 10:21:00 PM
From: lml	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

SOROS: I emphathize with your predicament. I presently access the Net via an ISDN connection & have been seriously considering whether or not to invest in DirecPC. I have weighed comments by Jian considerably since returning to these boards just a few days ago. I was at CES in Vegas last weekend & experienced first hand DirecPC in action. To be honest, I wasn't that impressed. Though faster than my ISDN (downstream only), it was a not as fast as a 256K max'd DSL connection I saw over the holidays @ a mall in Phoenix. Jian's comments regarding the 2-4 sec delay & the tinkering with this to hide its effect may very well have been the basis for the unimpressive responsiveness I experienced. If you're situated "in the middle of nowhere" & you have line of vision access to a satellite providing Internet datastreams with no realistic availability of cable or DSL access, then I would recommend it. Its gonna be much better than the dial-up connection you got right now. My situation is different. I've invested in an ISDN as an interim solution, & now considering DirecPC as another interim solution . . until my local cable franchise delivers the goods. I was fortunate last week to speak to someone from the cable company who gave me an honest no BS answer when to expect cable - about 2 years. DSL? I'm 40,000 ft out with no real prospects of every enjoying the sweetheart deal Pacbell/SBC is offering my "neighbors downtown." I connect @ 28Kbps just like yourself over my analog line. ISDN is better, but not much for the extra cost. But I can't complain, since its probably cheapest in California than anywhere else -- but no longer is it less expensive than DSL. I feel your pain.