Well ,if you have access to one , and the equipment costs are compareable ,
then have at it .
Most people however do not want to pay $189 per month to get on the Net .
At 02:13 PM 2/9/1999 -0500, you wrote:
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>From: Peter Anthony on 02/09/99 02:13 PM
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>Here's a twist. how do you cable modem folks feel about xDSL?
>I have a 7.1 Mbs drop here at work for internet access and I pay 189.99 mo
>(vs. the 1500.00 a month we were paying for a full T1 1.544Mbs)
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>HEMI @ charter.net
>02/09/99 01:42 PM
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>Please respond to dakota-truck@buffnet.net
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>To: dakota-truck @ buffnet.net
>cc: (bcc: Peter Anthony/Physician Computer Network)
>Subject: RE: DML: new email address CABLE MODEMS?
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>>2) My monthly rate from @HOME (Cox Communications) runs $39.95 a month,
>>plus a $10 if you don't currently have cable (I have DSS-DirectTV)...
>>But you can get basic cable for $13.00... So I pay $53.00
>>a month, which includes rental of the cablemodem (Don't buy one, as
>>the technology is changing, and you'd be better to rent it).
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>Hehehe , basic cable here is only $6.95 , thank competitiona again !
>Another reason to rent and not buy the modem is if anything happens to it ,
>they pay for it , versus if you buy it , and say if lightning hits it ,
>it's your problem .
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>>3) Some pluses: You get basic cable (they use an inline filter),
>>but for your Cablemodem it isn't filtered... I split the signal, and
>>run it to my TV tunercard (in pc) and can watch all 80 something cable
>>channels (not the HBO, SHO, MAX, etc...but I have that anyway) on my
>>PC...
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>Well , this may work for some places , but not for others . It depends on
>what type of cable plant they have , positive or negative trap , and if it
>is addressable .
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