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What To Do When Broadband is Not An Option?

Posted by Zonk on from the last-twenty-miles-problem dept.

professorguy writes "I've been on the internet since 1984 (back before email addresses had @'s). But it looks like we're coming to the end of an era. From my home, I have 26.4 kbps dial-up access to the internet (you read that right). Since I am a hospital network administrator, it would be nice to do some stuff remotely when I am on 24/7 call. However, no cable or DSL comes anywhere near my house and because of the particular topography of my property (I'm on a heavily-forested, north-facing hillside), satellite is also not available. Heck, cell phones didn't even work here until January. So far, the technical people I've asked all have the same advice for reasonable connectivity: move. Move out of the house my wife and I built and lived in for 20 years. Has it really come to this? Am I doomed to be an internet refugee? Is this really my only option? Do you have an alternative solution for me?"

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  1. First step by JustOK · · Score: 0, Troll

    First, get ALOT of pidgins...

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  2. Re:Cell? by robbiethefett · · Score: 0, Troll

    the iphone doesn't support 3g because mabell's network doesn't support 3g... what a dumb trolling post..

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  3. Re:Cell? by Threni · · Score: 0, Troll

    > the iphone doesn't support 3g because mabell's network doesn't support 3g... what a dumb trolling post..

    The iPhone wasn't only released in the US, you fucking dawk.