<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Bob:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I have fixed wireless out in the country in <st1:place = w:st="on">East Texas</st1:place>.  I get an average of 587 kbs download and 614 = kbs upload.  (I’ve run speed tests 165 times in the past 4 months = and those are the averages.  Yes, I know that’s = irrational!)  Overall I‘m very happy with the service.  Actually there are two = other companies covering this area so there are choices.  I’d = really recommend calling one and get them to run a test of signal strength = rather than just guess by looking at a map.  So much depends on terrain and obstructions that a map of estimated signal strength won’t tell = you much.  My download speed is somewhat faster than the DSL we had before we = moved, and the upload speed is MUCH faster.  The cost is only $39.95 a month = and I save further by having a VOIP phone using that internet connection and = that only costs $14.99 a month.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask = me.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> dp<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> David M. Porritt<o:p></o:p> <a = href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p><= /o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of = BobDavis88@aol.com Sent: Sunday, December = 04, 2005 12:19 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Mail-list = weirdness?<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div> In a message dated 12/3/2005 7:30:52 PM Pacific = Standard Time, <st1:PersonName w:st="on">pianotuna@yahoo.com</st1:PersonName> = writes:<o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue = 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> For some folks there are few choices for an = isp<o:p></o:p> </blockquote> </div> <div> Including me. = Altough we live only 1 mile north of the city limits of a town of 200,000, we're = stuck with 26K dial-up. I can't tell you how slow that is once you've used = cable. Cable stops at the city limit, and a mile north of us. We're = too far away from a telephone repeater to get DSL. We seem to be outside of the = range of two wireless towers by a few hundred yards. Satellite costs $600 up = front and a 15-month commitment at $60/month, and I don't know anyone who has = it, so I can't ask how happy they are. Anyone used either wireless or = dish?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Bob = Davis<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>