<dold@08.usenet.us.com> wrote in message news:em9hh8$97l$1@blue.rahul.net...
> Rick Blaine <dont@bother.com> wrote:
>
> > Cellphone data service is barely better than dialup at its best with
> > respect to speed, is expensive and is limited in allowed transfer
> > amounts.
>
> I suggest that your comments are out of date.

Not for data over cellular.
>
> Cingular:
> "Theoretical peak downlink speed of 3.6Mbps and uplink speed of 384Kbps

That is fixed broadband, which may not be available in rural areas.

> > Cell data has its place, but substituting for fixed location service is
> > not one of them.