Thanks for the offer of chipping in for cable. The issue isn't affordability, I'd pay for it in a second if my idiot cable supplier (Adelphia) would offer broadband in my neighborhood. They digitized the cable system well over a year ago, but they can't seem to commit to when they will give us internet access. It's a comedy of errors, exaggerated by the fact the cable company now is in a cash crunch.

DSL is also not an option. Pacific "H"ell says we live too far away from the switching station (27,000 feet). Maximum distance we can be is 19,500 feet.

My next door neighbor has satellite internet access (Dish Network?) for business purposes. It is outrageously expensive (about $100/month) for what is essentially a 200K download, and 28K upload.
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