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Article #3162Re: Usenet News via Satellite
From: Larry Snyder
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 13:46
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 13:46
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kd1hz@anomaly.sbs.risc.net (Michael P. Deignan) writes: >len@netsys.netsys.com (Len Rose) writes: >> The system consists of a 45 cm dish,small receiver, and modem.... >..... >> will be increasing the price to 2100.00 within 30 days. >Sounds awfully expensive for what appears to be a KU-band system. Similar >setups have been running about $500 (less the "modem"). I was thinking the same thing -- there is lots of room for profit - too much in my opinion I would rather spend the $2000 on phone calls -- since that way the link will be bidirectional -- let alone the prospect of the uplink going out of business sticking endusers with some KU downlink gear with no service (which btw has happened with at least a dozen other DBS ventures) -- Larry Snyder internet: larry@gator.rn.com keeper of the Gator uucp: uunet!gator!larry
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Newsgroups: news.admin,rec.video.satellite,misc.forsale.computers,biz.comp.services Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!uvaarpa!darwin.sura.net!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!att!fang!gator!larry From: larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder) Subject: Re: Usenet News via Satellite Message-ID: <Bv8oxD.HM@gator.rn.com> Keywords: Usenet Satellite 9600bps Organization: The Gator Conferencing System 219-289-3745 References: <len.717489376@netsys> <1992Sep28.025715.9972@anomaly.sbs.risc.net> Distribution: usa Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 13:46:25 GMT Lines: 23