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To: JerryR who wrote (4765)	1/26/1999 6:26:00 PM
From: Keith Hankin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

I don't have to think about using the phone line. It's already there. If I was to hook up to the cable, (if I had cable in the house) I'd have to move the computer or trip over the cable.... I understand that in the video world way back when, beta was better but VHS won out because it was more available. No doubt cable is the superior technology, but the phone line is much more established. Now with DSL, won't the phone companies just out compete other broadband technologies? Comments? One way around this problem is to use the cable to get into the house and then use either a wireless or electrical-plug (Tut Systems) device to connect from there to the computer. I don't know how feasible, reliable, or expensive these solutions would be.

To: JerryR who wrote (4765)	1/27/1999 7:48:00 AM
From: Scott Garee	Respond to of 29970

I don't have to think about using the phone line. It's already there. If I was to hook up to the cable, (if I had cable in the house) I'd have to move the computer or trip over the cable.... The installation includes a new cable outlet near the computer. Once connected you have to think about it even less than the phone. You turn on the computer and you're always connected to the net. No dialup, no passwords, just a wide open pipe. DSL is supposed to offer the same thing, but I've heard a lot of people say they get disconnected occasionally. This will probably get better over time. Since I can't get cable, I only have available what the phone company offers. Right? What percentage of the market has the same lack of choice as do I? Geographically the percentage is very high, but by population density it is very low. Cable reaches the vast majority of homes in the US now. I don't know what the stats are outside the US.