Re: Free Satellite System

"Skywise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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>
> <Snipola>
> > We did the Dish deal last year when our new home was built in a very
rural
> > area, no cable was available.
> > Set it up through Radioshack. $49 down, $49 per month for 2 years. 1-18"
> > dish, 4 receivers. The house was already wired with coax throughout, so
the
> > installers job was easy. We're happy with everything so far, get
probably
> > around 150 channels including local.
> > Now, don't get me started on the calamity involved with getting
Directway
> > Internet satellite connected. Oh man, what a disaster......
>
> Followup set to sci.astro.satellites.visual-observe since that's
> where I'm at.
>
> Actually, I'd be interested in your experience with Directway
> as in my location it's currently my only option at a high speed
> connection. Funny too since I live in the middle of the LA
> suburbs.

Hey Brian.
Well, its been over a month and still not Directway satellite. They
installed a large pole (3" dia) on the roof and a couple of coaxs hanging
down to the ground.
I've called them several times but they keep putting people on the phone
that don't speak english, and no one knows whats going on, and then they
place me on hold for 15 mins. arrrgh
I tried to call them yesterday and cancel but was told I had to wait 30 mins
to speak with a representative. As of yet they haven't extracted any money
from my bank account.
Today I found a guy in a city 30 miles from here that will gladly install
Starband early next week. He said he also installs Directway stuff, but they
are going down. Their technology is flawed. So, I gave him my card number
and set the deal, at least he spoke english and didn't put me on hold. This
time next week, he assured me, I will be crusing the web like 4 m.f. I can't
wait to tell this dialup to stick it where the sun don't shine.
Where are you at in LA? I used to live in Lomita and Torrance, used to hang
at the Strand, worked at Martin-Marrietta on Western Av. That was long, long
ago, when I was a young buck.