Dana <raff242@yahoo.com> wrote:
> <dold@08.usenet.us.com> wrote in message news:em9hh8$97l$1@blue.rahul.net...
> > I suggest that your comments are out of date.
> Not for data over cellular.

Specifically 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.

Fixed? No, this is cellular. It is only available in certain areas, but
it is those same areas that have some hope of landline high speed access.
Rural is rural, more so for landlines than cellular, as I note from my
experience in Northern California. An area that has no DSL in any nearby
CO, no cable modem service, but does offer EDGE, the 100Kbps+ service from
Cingular.

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

On a case by case basis, given the fixed service available and the cellular
service available, it needs to be considered. This poster has already
looked for a landline alternative.

Cellular might not displace the $12.95 DSL offering from SBC, but it is
available where other services are not.

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