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To: Jeff Sutton who wrote (15900)	5/8/1999 2:09:00 PM
From: John Chahl	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

It was mentioned earlier about two-way cable modem access being the only way available. Well, in my area, it isn't available yet and won't be for another 4 years. I am currently set up with a one-way cable modem. Log on via phone lines and receive via cable. I am currently being charged $29.95/month for a one-way. Our cable modem has increased the speed of receiving, but the usual happens at the peak hours on the heaviest sites. They are slower, significantly slower.

To: Jeff Sutton who wrote (15900)	5/8/1999 2:37:00 PM
From: yihsuen	Respond to of 41369

OT Jeff Sutton, Read very carefully between the lines on the SPEED he put down!!! FWIW, timhiggins.com

To: Jeff Sutton who wrote (15900)	5/8/1999 4:06:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

OT << The cable company charges me $125/month and the ISP which is ... Wow and I thought $40 a month for @Home service was a lot! Jeff, The high price is due to the monopoly held here by the cable firm and the service is not directed at the home user. It is directed at business users. But thanks for the info. I hear you can set it up so all the computers (actually, I only need two) can use the same IP address, but so far it's all theory for me. This cannot be done if you are using a hub for your network. The IP address is how the computer is addressed. They need to have separate IDs or IPs so to speak. Funny, although an investor in AOL, I don't use it myself. Have always scorned it, actually :-) I had AOL since they were tiny so I keep the bring your own service for $10/month. Glenn