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High Speed Internet for Rural and Remote Users

by Alison Moore Smith on April 16, 2010 · 3 comments

I’ve been online for over 20 years. Before Al Gore invented the internet, before most people knew it existed. As a full-time college student — and with a husband doing research toward a PhD in electrical engineering — we had access to some academia-centered technologies that hadn’t spread into the “real world.” Initially, we had [...]

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The Perfect Television Service

by Alison Moore Smith on February 22, 2010 · 4 comments

Disclaimer: there is no such thing. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, let me share my satellite/cable experience of the past few years. The major contenders in my area are DIRECT TV and Dish Network (both satellite providers), Utopia (fiber optic broadband), Qwest (DSL), and Comcast (cable). The choices can be overwhelming [...]

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