Verizon DSL doesn't yet extend to St. Inigoes. We have satellite TV instead of cable, so GMP's service is not an option.

Originally posted by Tonio
Verizon DSL doesn't yet extend to St. Inigoes. We have satellite TV instead of cable, so GMP's service is not an option.

direc way satellite internet access, pretty expensive though.

www.direcway.com

on a 56K modem? I dial up using Earthlink...:burning:

Originally posted by happyappygirl
on a 56K modem? I dial up using Earthlink...:burning:

I can't get any faster than that, either. I've been told that the local phone lines need to be upgraded to handle faster connection speeds.

TQCI offers 128k ISDN service. Not quite the best speed, but much better than 28k. I think it costs $31 per month.

http://www.tqci.net

I can't get any faster than that, either. I've been told that the local phone lines need to be upgraded to handle faster connection speeds.
hubby says the lines at Edgewood are older than the dirt there, and he gets 52K on THEM using earthlink...??
the machine my website is hosted on went kaput last week at my isp, and i have t o reload it ALL, with lots of graphics, and it's a BUGGER waiting for stuff to upload!!

The condition of the wiring in your house can also have a big impact on performance.

Hmm. so my one little box with 7 phone lines attached are affecting MY DIALUP?? :banghead: Gee i'll have to do something about that.... :tap:

Your connection speeds on telco lines are usually a function of how close you are to the telephone company's equipment. Signal quality degrades with distance over copper twisted pairs. Same applies to DSL. That's the #1 reason most people can't get DSL--too far from the man's gear.

The condition of the wiring in your house can also have a big impact on performance.

Yep. And living right next to the sub-station is why I get awesome speeds with DSL. My mom has cable at her house and her internet service, though rated at a higher speed, has significantly more lag and load time than my DSL (even after its initially fired up). With that in mind, as long as I live where I do now, I'm sticking with DSL and saying to hell with cable.

I also have DSL because I'm too broke for cable and have more reasons to pay for a hard phone line than for cable TV.

Tonio, I'd have to agree with the others and say that your only hope would be one of the satellite internet providers. I know there's more than just DirecWay. I believe my old roommates had a one-way system with DirectPC which wasn't too bad. Download was awesome, but there was a bit of lag due to the dial-up uploads.

hubby says the lines at Edgewood are older than the dirt there, and he gets 52K on THEM using earthlink...??
the machine my website is hosted on went kaput last week at my isp, and i have t o reload it ALL, with lots of graphics, and it's a BUGGER waiting for stuff to upload!!


Most likely the phone wiring in the house itself. Your connection is only as good as the wiring it connects through.