Satellite Internet Access
Posted By: Superkeys on 2008-03-14
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I am currently living in rural Iowa, and my only options for Internet access right now are dial-up (can you say S-L-O-W ?) and satellite. I know I can get HughesNet and WildBlue. My questions are:
1. Are there any other providers I may have missed?
2. Anyone have experience with HughesNet or WildBlue or any other satellite access for MT work?
I have to make a decision on this within the next week or two, so any help would be much appreciated.
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Transcend, although they said my satellite was too slow, they do allow satellite with some accts. nm
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Thanks so much for trying to help. I sincerely appreciate it.
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count access........nm
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Same here..with ExText cannot access...
voice file unless asked for the voice file. Only QA has access. You can pull up the report just no voice file.
Wireless access?
So how do you have access to the internet along the way? Satellite?
/Would absolutely LOVE to do this as husband is schoolteacher off all summer, but I'm always working.
Wireless access. sm
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