From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AUa19-0000Ix-00 for ; Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:14:48 -0500 Received: from simba ([68.212.8.108]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20031211231415.MOLI1903.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@simba> for ; Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:14:15 -0500 Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 17:13:39 -0600 (CST) From: Deedra Waters X-X-Sender: dmwaters@simba To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <20031211224438.GH6297@gmx.net> Message-ID: References: <20031211155245.GA20520@sunset.net> <20031211224438.GH6297@gmx.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: Re: DialUp/DSL/Cable/Satellite X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:14:48 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Actually, there are a couple of isps who have wireless. We have two isps here that are doing it, and I know of at least 3 others that are doing it. As to how available it is in areas, that I don't know, but isps do have it On Thu, 11 Dec 2003, Alex Snow wrote: > from what I've heard wireless is mostly available in apartment > buildings and multifamily houses where everyone shares a t1 or > something. It's not like there are wireless isps that transmit a > strong enough signal for people miles away to pick it up though using > regular 802.11b hardware and the right antenas you can transmit pretty > far... > On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 04:22:14PM -0600, Deedra Waters wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hmm, I'm not fully sure about satelite, but wireless is another option. I have a friend who uses wireless, and it seems to work well. > > > > - From what I gather, wireless is starting to become a very popular option lately. > > On Thu, 11 Dec 2003, Ralph W. Reid wrote: > > > > > The discussions of ISP services recently have been focused on DSL vs > > > cable MODEMs. Has anyone tried a satellite ISP? Do any of them > > > work with LINUX and Speakup? It's not a critical issue, but I wonder > > > if a satellite link might work with LINUX where other services are > > > not available or desirable. > > > > > > Thanks for your comments, and have a _great_ day! > > > > > > > > > > - -- > > Gentoo Linux: dmwaters@gentoo.org, > > http://www.gentoo.org > > > > Freenode staff member: dmwaters@freenode.net , http://www.freenode.net > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQE/2O4cU5AGPOTGNc8RAr5QAJ4kSM7xrTS5z4n3v10z+0y0AbhqxwCdHrr6 > > Kz7tepu/hIRyVZQ2Y5/woRw= > > =lDmu > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > - -- Gentoo Linux: dmwaters@gentoo.org, http://www.gentoo.org Freenode staff member: dmwaters@freenode.net , http://www.freenode.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/2PopU5AGPOTGNc8RAtgsAJ9vEdvTQ+nBaZDxUJq0ONFr5NOszQCcC3K+ NmL7KTrz5oWE2fUmm6Su4pI= =2xPJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----