Subj : Comcast & IPv6
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Joe Delahaye
Date : Wed May 21 2014 21:13:58

  Re: Comcast & IPv6
  By: Michiel van der Vlist to Joe Delahaye on Fri May 16 2014 14:30:58

 MV>>> Microwave?  I am not sure what that means in this context.

 JD>> Microwave I think anyway.  You point a dish of some sort, to a
 JD>> central transmitter which gives you High Speed Internet of some
 JD>> sort.

 MV> That is available here too. The central transmitter is some 65000 klicks
 MV> up! ;-)

Yes, but that is Satelite.  The transmission I am referring to is line of sight
only, over the horizon.


 JD>> It is more expensive, but for people in rural areas who also do not
 JD>> have cable, that is the only option, other then POTS

 MV> POTS is fading out here. Very few providers still offer dial-up Internet.

Very few people I know still have POTS, but there are some.  My provider still
offers it.  I dont know if I still am able, but originally with my DSL I also
had a POTS backup I could use if the DSL failed for some reason.


 MV> Internet via satellite is available all over Europe though, and yes, it is
 MV> more expensive than a fixed line. But it is affordable if you do not need
 MV> top speed.

It is available here, but extremely expensive, and you need a method to upload,
as the Sat is only good for download.  I think that both ways is available but
would be even more expensive.
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