[Techtalk] Rural ISDN (was: Home Internet access on Linux)

[caitlynmaire at earthlink.net]

-----Original Message-----
From: "Virginia K. Wills" <kathywills at kathywillsfamily.com>
Sent: Sep 25, 2003 11:24 AM


Caitlyn Martin wrote:
>>
>>We pay $40 a month for unlimited ISP service and about $56 a month for
>>the two lines.  It's fairly expensive, but it doesn't have the latency
>>problems of satellite and it sure is much faster than dialup.
>  
> I live in a rural area where dsl and cable aren't available. 

Me too.  The town is unincorporated and has the same name as an
incorporated but even smaller town elsewhere in the state.

> Equipment 
> for satellite modem use is almost a total of $900.

We considered it anyway but got such bad reports about the 
service offered for Dish Network subscribers (Starband, I think) 
that we decided against.  That, plus the fact that Keith wouldn't
be able to game due to latency, pretty much killed our interest.
>
> How much did it cost for 
> the lines for your isdn and how would I find out if this would be 
> another option for me.

It comes to whatever your local phone company charges for installing
two phone lines.  I think it was close to $200.  It's a lot, but it's better
 than $900 and the service has been very good.  

All the best,
Caity