Comments on: Dial-Up Internet Connections Getting Pricey

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Fri, 26 May 2006 05:15:12 +0000

[...] I know a few people who are still using dial-up, and dialing long distance numbers to connect to the Internet, so this will be a big reward for them. As a reminder to those still using dial-up, AOL and others providing dial-up Internet connections and services are raising their prices in an attempt to force people to get off their land lines and onto DSL or cable. [...]

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:38:28 +0000

If the neighbor has DSL, maybe he can make a deal to pay for part of the internet in exchange for a wireless connection? You didn’t mention the distance from house to house, but most people have a shed in the back yard that can be used to house a signal booster.

Heck, if the houses are really close, run a hardwire connection.

By: bobmorris

bobmorris — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 19:50:00 +0000

Is there satellite broadband available?

A friend who lives at the end of a dirt road in Utah with no land line phones uses satellite to get on the Net. And cell phones to call people.

By: Sugar

Sugar — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 13:50:50 +0000

Things in Greece (where I live) are much worse. All of a sudden, ISPs and phone companies discovered the joys of aDSL (which got damn long to get to my country) and they make the dialup connections much more pricey (up to 70%) to increase the number of new aDSL registrations.

Which is absurd, in my opinion. When someone wants to use the Internet sporadically, she shouldn’t be obliged to pay a costly monthly fee.

(because even aDSL is much costlier in Greece than in other european countries)

By: Ed Kohler

Ed Kohler — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 17:08:42 +0000

Can he get cell phone reception at his house? Maybe a Sprint or Verizon card would do the trick? They’re more expensive than dial-up, but provide fairly high speed connections. Check to see if he happens to be in an area with EVDO.

Don’t hold your breath, but if it happens to be available, that may be worth checking out.