Date:         Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:40:18 -0800
Reply-To:     jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
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From:         jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
Subject:      Re: XM and Sirius announce merger
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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There are already serveral satellite internet providers out there
(starband, wildblue, etc). It's been available for several years. So, at
least in the US, you can get internet anywhere you go. (With a
DirectTV-sized dish).

It's not cheap, but it works.

Jon

On Tue, 20 Feb 2007, John Rodgers wrote:

> Frank,
>
> Don't hold your breath, but ......... Mr. Bill "Big Bucks" Gates is
> working on a plan that will make internet available worldwide in every
> location on the planet. I seem to recall there was talk about a satelite
> system with multiple satelites especially for this purpose. It would
> amount to direct Satelite service to any satelite dish antenna in the
> world. This could certainly enable folks in more remote areas and some
> not so remote.
>
> Of course it raises the question of exactly who is going to be the
> traffic cop for all those satelites whizzing around the earth, put there
> by various countries. And on top of the collision risk, China now thinks
> that the Satelites are  her clay pidgeons in a world class space
> shooting gallery!
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
>
> Frank Condelli wrote:
> > In a message dated 20/02/2007 12:07:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
> >
> > If  you've got high speed internet access
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >         Are you kidding ?  Out  in the wilds of greater downtown Almonte
> > there is NO high speed Internet - not  yet anyways - and no plans to bring it out
> > here as far as I know - but I've been  wrong before - back in '72.  Listening
> > to Sirius Disorder BTW.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Frank  Condelli
> > Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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> >
> >
> >
>