pnichols wrote:
You're right ... a DSL connection ... I didn't realize anyone had those anymore. ;)
By the way, there is also one more (very rare) Internet access method that is the type we have in our residence here in the mountains. It's kindof a wide area WiFi. It's a system with the main Internet trunk feed broadcasted wirelessly from a town miles away to repeaters throughout our mountains. The repeaters aim line of site (high frequency carrier) or through the trees (low frequency carrier) into the canyons and then to antennas on roofs that in turn carry the Internet data via hard wiring into wall sockets inside the residences.
The coffee shop COULD HAVE had that type of Internet access, but I doubt it.
A company that was offering wide area WiFi in that area went broke before they signed up very many customers about 5 years ago. A salvage company took down their towers. I know exactly what the coffee shop has now though, because I installed their WiFi hotspot setup. The DSL is only 6MB tops, but it's the only game in town other than satellite.
