High speed Internet access alternatives???

[Hobbs, Timothy]

I've been doing some research lately on internet connections looking to
better my own situation; here's are some general price guideline I've
found:

>>There is "FATpipe" which straps modems.  Since 56k modems are out and you
>>only need 2x this to get ISDN speed, maybe it would work out for you with
>>load balancing.  Linux does this, I'm told; you just need two phone lines
>>and two modems.
>>
>>Which is cheaper?  I'm sure A/SDSL is more than either of these.
>>
>>Chuck Young
>>GTE Internetworking
>
>With Bell Atlantic, you can plan to pay about $30 a month for basic voice
>service.
>2 lines = $60/month 	bandwidth <= 106K  (until the FCC allows transmission at
>full 56K)
>There are several A/SDL providers, and most will only talk to you if you're a
>business (like Harvard.net which does operate in my area)
>Most of them are offering 144K Sync. for around $120-160/month
>Flashcom.com is offering the same for about $60/month but not in my area of
>Boston (maybe yours)
>
>>
>>On Sun, 27 Jun 1999, Subba Rao wrote:
>>
>>> Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 21:18:18 -0400 (EDT)
>>> From: Subba Rao <subb3 at ibm.net>
>>> To: Boston Linux Users Group <discuss at Blu.Org>
>>> Subject: High speed Internet access alternatives???
>>> 
>>> 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
>
>I have an ISDN line right now.  Although I love the download speed, the price
>hurts.
>My ISP (Shore.net) cost is (only) $30/month (with some restrictions that I
>never hit)
>However, with Bell Atlantic (with no voice service) the cost is almost
>$40/month PLUS $0.01 per call and $0.016 per minute.
>So my Bell Atlantic connection for a low use month (~30 hrs) costs $70.  If I
>wanted voice over ISDN, it would be another $30.
>
>>> 
>>> 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?
>
>As for Cable, there is no hope for me (due to location).  Satellite I am just
>not informed about.
>Hopefully this will help you with the cost comparison of some of the services
>you are looking at.
>
>Tim Hobbs
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