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Message: [QUOTE="yarbonwick, post: 217225, member: 17583"] I think it's important that we remember that AT&T is NOT @home. @home, as much as I can tell, is Excite. It's not AT&T's fault that Excite went belly-up with a Billion dollar debt. Everybody who used Excite's networking is effected by this. AT&T "tried" to buy them, but when you're that much in debt, the bondholders refused. Trying to build you own network AND move 2 million customers to it, is NOT going to happen overnight, or even in 10 days. There are a few options available to you. SAT - Benefits[list] [*]"Always on" Internet service: Unlike analog Internet services, where you have to log off the Internet in order use the phone and vice versa, satellite service is always on, enabling you to have Internet access 24x7, even if you are using the telephone. [*]Wireless: Unlike analog dial-up, cable, or DSL services, satellite service is provided via a satellite in the Earth's orbit. Because it works like satellite television service, no extra wires are required to gain access. [*]Accessible: In the United States, the only limitation to satellite broadband is that your location must have a "clear view" of the southern sky. If your area is not wired for cable or DSL service, you may be able to get broadband through a satellite. [/list] Drawbacks: [list] [*]Like cable service, satellite service shares its bandwidth with the number of users using the service at any time. So, access speeds may vary depending on the time of day of usage. Also, because the signals are sent to a larger satellite in the Earth's orbit, access speeds may vary depending on weather conditions, such as rain or snow. [/list] ADSL - Benefits: [list] [*]Fast: Because DSL modems are much faster than analog modems, downloading and uploading Web pages takes a fraction of the time. [*]"Always on" [*]Depending on the level of service offered, download speeds can range up to 8 Mbps; and upload speeds can range up to 1Mbps [/list] Cablemodem - Benefits: [list] [*]"Always on" [*]Fast: Cable modems are capable of transmitting data downstream at rates up to 27 Mbps and 10 Mbps upstream. This number is much higher than the average capacity of the Internet today. Thus, cable modems can usually carry data faster than the Internet. Though you're routinely capped at 1.5mbps. [*]Flexible in Bandwidth: Cable providers can add more bandwidth in a neighborhood. [/list] Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS)- or Known as "Fixed Wireless" Benefits: [list] [*]"Always on" [*]Wireless: Because fixed wireless only requires a short cable from your modem to your computer, you can throw away that extra long telephone extension cord that is freely lining your hallway and bedroom floors. [*]Weather proof: Because fixed wireless travels through the air as radio waves, it is unaffected by various weather conditions, such as snow or rain. [*]Net Shared: Unlike cable or satellite services that share bandwidth from the user to the ISP, broadband fixed wireless has a designated signal to the ISP. [*]Fast: Broadband fixed wireless can download data up to 5 Mbps; however, the upstream is slower, running at 256 Kbps. [/list] I've thought about the wireless myself even though I have all options available to me. But to me, it was price and currently, cable was/is the more bang for the buck. Atleast here. [/QUOTE]

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