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seablue

macrumors regular
Original poster
We don't have DSL availability here where we live so I'm on dial up and getting pretty fed up with it.
My other option is satellite. We have a local satellite company and I talked with them but I'm a bit confused. They said the satellite would be hooked up with one computer (the desktop) and if I wanted to use my laptop, I'd have to get a router. But they had no info for me on that.
Second, I asked about traveling with my laptop and not having wireless access where I was staying. That has happened a few times and I just used my dial up at the condo and I could at least pick up my email.
They said that I wouldn't be able to do anything unless I was able to get onto a wireless connection IE: a hotel etc...
So, I'm not exactly thrilled with any of that - doesn't sound very user friendly or rather, easy to get access away from home.
Any other input on satellite??
 
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