High speed Internet access alternatives???

[warlord at MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)]

What town do you live in?  There are a number of ISPs around Boston
that will provide ADSL (or SDSL) service.  Indeed, I've ordered
SDSL service from HarvardNet, which should get installed in about
5-7 weeks from now.

-derek

"Subba Rao" <subb3 at ibm.net> writes:

> 
> The town I live in is serviced by Comcast cable and has been promising
> cable modems for over 6 years (you should have it the next 5 months
> etc.etc.). So I have given up the dream of having an cable modem access
> to Internet.
> 
> Alternatively, I thought of subscribing to an ISDN line. The telephone
> switch (from Ameritech) servicing our residential area, does not support
> 
> ISDN lines. If I move a few blocks, I can have access to ISDN. I do not
> expect the phone switch to be replaced by Ameritech, any time soon. I am
> 
> also ruling out ADSL offerings for a while.
> 
> Now my question is, is there any other form of high speed internet
> access. I hear of satellite based Internet connections. I don't know
> which companies offers such connections. What other alternatives are available
> to subscribe to high speed Internet connection?
> 
> Thank you in advance.
> 
> Subba Rao
> subb3 at ibm.net
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