Broadband Access Via Digital TV Signal?

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday December 24, 2002 @10:16AM from the new-ways-to-get-online dept.

SlashChick asks: "My mother saw a TV commercial the other night about a new form of broadband access which works via a digital TV signal. You place a digital TV antenna on your desk and it receives broadband data at up to 768K/sec. Uploading is accomplished via a dial-up modem. The company mentioned on the TV spot is Web Hopper, which is available in Cincinnati, OH. Are any Slashdot readers familiar with this service or other similar ones? Is this a good option for those who still can't get DSL or a cable modem?"

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Falls between two stools... by MonTemplar · 2002-12-24 10:35 · Score: 2, Insightful

Sure, you get faster downloads, but your phone line is still tied up for the upload side.

If you can't get anything else, it might be worth a look-in, but I'm sceptical that it will be much use for anything but the most basic of Internet usage.

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-MT.