Dial-up Hell

freetown fred wrote:you guys & gals make me feel antiquated--we have a pile of brush down by the barn w/ a blanket nearby for smokesignals--never a connection problem except when it's raining

Gee...sounds just like satellite. Unfortunately it's true. Rain kills the connection and everything is line of sight. At least I have an unobstructed view of the skies. One good thing about living in the boonies

SHAZAAM

Richard S. wrote:I believe they are largest provider in US and based in Philly, they are or were looking to buy NBC... that big.

I work for the company that builds the cable connectors for most of the major cable companies.

I believe you are right that Comcast is the US's largest cable companies, followed by Time Warner 2nd and 3rd would be a close call by either Charter or Cox Communications.

It boggles the mind at how many cable connectors we produce per week. I think on average we produce 2 to 4 million conecters per week depending on the demand. That doesn't include what are called hardline connectors, BNC connectors and some others.

And thats just us. There are two other large cable connecter manufacturers in the US.

beemerboy wrote:Does Comcast have an "emergency" dial-up number?

I have AT&T DSL and they have a dial-up number that I could connect to if I'm not home. Although, I think it may be either time or data limited.

I took a trip up to Jackman Maine a few years ago, and I asked Comcast that question. There response was "sorry no". When I was up there I did how ever find a Internet provider I think was in Moose Lake area that I was able sign up for access via dial-up. Had to pay for a month to use it a week but the charge of like $10 or less was worth it to me.

Something one might want to look into before going to a remote area is check out for local Internet providers first. Now with my one hosting company they provide dial-up access and have nation wide numbers, so I just check for local numbers and set it up.

ceccil wrote:

Richard S. wrote:I believe they are largest provider in US and based in Philly, they are or were looking to buy NBC... that big.

I work for the company that builds the cable connectors for most of the major cable companies.

I believe you are right that Comcast is the US's largest cable companies, followed by Time Warner 2nd and 3rd would be a close call by either Charter or Cox Communications.

Even though I am writing this using Comcast Cable Internet, my thoughts on Comcast? I am afraid and feeling they are getting too big... but I guess that's a topic for another thread...

Verizon & Charter too ...

Virgin Mobile Broadband...
$99 for the USB stick...
Pay as you go...
Still has caps...
Faster than dial-up...
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/mobile-broadband