Oh oh, stirring the pot again. I live about 20KM north of Puerto Vallarta Mexico and have my choice of DSL or cable or dial up, I use DSL. Adios Don
On 8/31/05, Rob Vonderhaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gabriel S. > > > 2. Which are these places where you can't get a high speed connection > > (perhaps a lonely planet like Uranus)? > > There are lots of them! For example, the last two homes I've owned had > no broadband available, and neither was on Uranus (the former was just > outside of Boulder, CO; my current home is only 4 miles north of > Leesburg, VA. This is a heavily-populated suburb of Washington, DC and > is the fastest-growing county in the U.S. Although there's cable all > around me, Adelphia never bothered to pull cable to this subdivision > when it was created so all of us use satellite for TV. And because > we're 4 miles from the telco switch, there's no DSL available either. I > suffered with dialup until a local firm started offering wireless DSL > via a small antenna on the back of my house, and I signed up in a > heartbeat. > > > 3. Gmail is the best web based email client right now...'nuff said. > > That may be true. I've used Gmail a lot on the road - when I don't have > my own computer with me, I forward my regular POP mail to Gmail. But > like David, I still prefer POP-based email with local storage of every > message. I also prefer email-based lists like this one to online > web-based discussion forums. Even slight response-time delays (and > often much longer ones) using web-based stuff drives me nuts. To each > their own, I guess. > > Rob Vonderhaar > > > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- Don & Teresa Merriman Market Place Mexico Vacation Rentals Property Administration www.marketplacemexico.com <http://www.marketplacemexico.com>
