[KLUG Members] RE: DirectTV-PC-DSL

[Bruce Atherton]

Randall,

Thank you very much for that information. I now know to "delete" these ads 
instead of reading them, :-)

Bruce


>From: "Randall Perry" <RandallP@domain-logic.com>
>Reply-To: members@kalamazoolinux.org
>To: <members@kalamazoolinux.org>
>Subject: [KLUG Members] RE: DirectTV-PC-DSL
>Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 16:21:47 -0500
>
>Hughes (owned by GM) Satellite network bought out Telocity (mega huge DSL 
>provider), so they can offer DSL, what is interesting/stupid/marketing is 
>that they also label DirectTV dsl to the 2way satellite network being 
>implemented.  Although the specs on the land-line DSL seem decent (although 
>they do not disclose a CIR to guarantee any bandwidth), you need to 
>probably steer clear of the satellite.  Why? it's not even active yet, and 
>when it is it will use a proprietary card for Windows boxes (Things might 
>have changed, but last I knew this was still accurate)
>
>Randall Perry
>Senior Consultant, Adjunct Professor
>www.domain-logic.com
>Goshen, Indiana
>
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