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I am at a cross roads.

I have the choice to keep dial up - 14.4 at best given the age of the phone lines here, or opt for the Satellite internet.

With Satellite internet I can get 500 k down, and 50 k up on a good day with no interferance.

However, the up front cost is $750 dollars and the monthy charge is $70.

The big issue is I have been told that the monthly cost only covers 20 hours of use per month and then I am billed $$$ for every hour - rounded up - for every hour I use it.

I don't know about you guys, but ISP charge of $25.00 + $40.00 for a phone is still cheaper than $70 a month and I get unlimited access.

But the download speeds are utterly atrocious. To download one PBW turn it took me nearly 45 minutes Last night and it was a SMALL game.

So what should I do? We can not get cable out here nor is thier the option of DSL. Phone lines are way to fricking old.

Should I fork over the money for Satellite or just keep my POS dial up service and hope that sometime in the next 20 years Qwest or Comcast will offer service for Hi-speed Internet out ware I live now.