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Old 01-08-2008, 05:03 PM   #56 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by gonzo View Post
HughesNet is satellite. Some days you'd swear I was on a 56k dial up, and other days it's almost fast. Overall I am not impressed for the price, but it's all that I can get...so I guess it's great!

The extra sucky part is tech help is waaaay east. I still don't "have an ear" for that accent.
Cool, it is good that they can provide this service for remote regions. There is hope if I succeed in escaping Virginia - damn job thing.
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