[Rhodes22-list] Computer update.

[R22RumRunner at aol.com]

Well, we finally did it. Yesterday we had a DirecWay satellite dish 
installed. This is not the small 18" dish we were used to, but it's almost three feet 
across. This monster allows us to have two seperate TV's running different 
programs and most of important, it gave us a broadband connection to the internet. 
We also set up a wireless network, so every computer in the house is always 
connected, including my wife's laptop when she's sitting outside.
It was rather expensive, around $720 for the dish, modem and installation. 
Our wireless equipment was about another $300 or so. It was absolutely worth it. 
If you have always had a phone modem, you can't believe the difference the 
speed will make. I did a 1 1/2 hour downlaod in four minutes.
E-mail attachments go very quickly. So far we haven't had a single problem 
with this baby. I would have to say that it was worth every penny. This isn't 
for everyone I understand, but we had absolutely no other option available to 
us. We live in a somewhat rural area and the local cable company doesn't offer 
an internet connection. The phone company doesn't have any plans in the near 
future of upgrading the equipment out here, so we were stuck.
The installers knew exactly what they were doing. Two thumbs up for this 
hardware.

Rummy