Some months ago I decided to get high speed internet from Earthlink. We went through two modems and 3 routers before we discovered that our house did not receive the signal well in the office and didn't transmit to my wireless card in the laptop. We finally concluded we had to go to cable. They say its supposed to be extremely fast - it is faster than dial up but not the way it's described as instant connection and download - there are pauses. It turns out we are at the outer edge of the central transmitter and the construction of our house with thick walls and chimneys impede the wireless signal. Thus it transmits 17 feet okay but beyond that to where I usually use the laptop (my bedroom) is where I can receive up to 9 a.m. in the morning, but during the day and in the late evening, I have to move into the office with my laptop to download and/or send.
I recently looked into Vonage as a way of reducing phone: international/local and internet service and because of the added phone advantages, but I came to the conclusion, for the above reasons that it would not work in my house. Anybody have any knowledge/thoughts about this? Bea >If you can read this message, trhe answer is YES. > >TCP/IP is TCP/IP no matter if it travels via DSL, CABLE, PHONELINE or >African Drum in packet transmit mode. > >One method is noisier than the other, but it works. >And it will work much better than today. > >Marc >Yersinia wrote on 27-12-2006 20:21 * * * Start of original message text * >* * > >>Hey Listers, >> >>Was having a discussion with my boyfriend during his holiday visit, and >>when I told him what my ISP charged per month for my dialup account, what >>I paid each month for my Verizon Freedom telephone plan, he says that for >>the same monthly cost (but probably less!) I could have high speed >>internet in addition to cheaper long distance telephone service if I got >>basic cable (and therefore a cable modem). Well, if I do this, would I >>still be able to use CE for email? >> >>~Yersinia. >> >>________ >> >>"The meek shall inherit the earth, after their masters have finished with >>it." -- Uncle Al Schwartz >> >>___________________________________________________________________________ >>To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > > >--- >Just Marc - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - ICQ 3888426 > >___________________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
