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To: Lee Martin who wrote (4027)	1/29/1999 6:16:00 PM
From: KYA27	Respond to of 41369

The cable co will run the wire right next to your computer, so don't worry about 10 feet of cable wire all around the room.Come to the ATHM thread and we can answer many of your concerns.I can tell you DSL isn't what it's all cracked up to be ,cable you get what you see DSL, your talking about many diff problems.

To: Lee Martin who wrote (4027)	1/29/1999 10:32:00 PM
From: MaryinRed	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 41369

Get rid of the phone company...bottom line... go for cable... install a peer to peer network in your home...(hub $39, cabling $25, ethernet card $49 a piece) Set up a server, get winproxy or wingate software. $149 for a 6 license package (I prefer wingate www.dearfield.com) (full service techie here...lol) get one subscription to cable modem. $39/month (here anyway) don't buy the modem from the cable company...LEASE IT, cause then you get updates...and they get to fix any problems. the dearfield site...will guide you on how to set up your computers... ......smile......long on AOL and ATHM (and ATHM rocks!!) long term AOL subscriber.....(met my honey there...!!) Mary