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We have WildBlue as well.  Love it.... it runs us
about $49.00 a month.  We probably have the basic
package whereas Barbara might have the next package up
for larger upload and download packets.  We do get
throttled back a bit with the fair use policy.  But it
is nothing compared to the dial up speed fiasco.

D'Arcy

--- Barbara McCrary <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> If one cannot have DSL, by all means have satellite
> installed.  It costs me 
> about $60/month, but I could NEVER go back to
> dial-up.  I've been quite 
> happy with Wild Blue, and I'm sure there must be
> other companies.
>
> Barbara
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ranelle Rubin" <raneller@xxxxxxx>
> To: <greymare56@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> <alissa.norman@xxxxxxxxx>; 
> <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <jtmb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 8:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Spiffy new look to the
> website!
>
>
> > Karen,
> >
> > I too liked the old format in terms of photos. In
> the new format, alot of 
> > the photos are small, which was never the case
> before. I am lucky to have 
> > High Speed internet finally, but I can remember
> the days of dial up..not 
> > fun..when it comes to your area, you will love it.
> Have you considered 
> > satellite? I know it is pricey, but I have several
> friends who like it 
> > alot.
> >
> > Ranelle Rubin
> > Coaching and Consulting Services
> > The Coaching Center
> > Distributor Dynamite Products
> > Freeform Referral Source (meet me at the trail and
> try one!)
> > ranelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > raneller@xxxxxxx
> >
> > 916-663-4140 home office
> > 916-718-2427 cellular
> > 916-848-3662 fax
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > From: "Karen Sullivan" <greymare56@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: "Alissa Norman"
> <alissa.norman@xxxxxxxxx>,<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > CC: "teri" <jtmb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: Re: [RC]   Spiffy new look to the
> website!
> > > Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:06:51 -0800
> > >
> > > Just some thoughts....
> > >
> > > Not meaning to be a bah-humbug person......but
> perhaps taken with 
> > > constructive criticism....
> > >
> > > Some thoughts from a website addict and
> shop-aholic.....
> > > 1. I'm still having problems establishing my
> account for an ad placed...so 
> > > I can pay; I am sure this is a glitch that will
> get fixed.
> > > 2. The new set up of the classifieds will
> certainly curtail my daily 
> > > perusing.....I guess being in the dark ages with
> plain old dial up. it's 
> > > painfully slow to view ads. Before, I could just
> scroll down and 
> > > speed-read and scan ads...reading all the ads
> probably in less than a few 
> > > minutes...and could get all the pertinent
> information in an instant.
> > > With the new format...given the titles are
> whatever; you can't tell if a a 
> > > horse is old, young, how tall, etc. All that shows
> up on the main menu is 
> > > price and location...so I would have to click on
> each title;and wait for 
> > > it to load...to even see if it's a horse I want to
> read about....then wait 
> > > to go back to main menu....maybe having a few more
> categories would help, 
> > > just giving age of horse, gender and perhaps
> height.......? (this being 
> > > constructive criticism)
> > >
> > > On the tack ads....only one thing may be listed in
> the title, while more 
> > > things might be in the ad....so unless I click on
> each ad individually, I 
> > > can't see everything that is there....again, with
> dial up,this could take 
> > > hours!!!!
> > >
> > > Just my opinions....I liked the format of the old
> ads with just a link for 
> > > photos.....so that if the ad was nothing I was
> interested in, I could just 
> > > avoid the photo download time.
> > >
> > > Oh well, I don't need to be looking at horses or
> tack anyway!
> > > Karen
> > >
> > >   ----- Original Message -----
> > >   From: Alissa Norman
> > >   To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >   Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 6:19 AM
> > >   Subject: [RC] Spiffy new look to the website!
> > >
> > >
> > >   Wow, John and Steph!  You go home for a night,
> come back the next day, 
> > > and BAM!  Whole new website look!
> > >
> > >   If you get ridecamp via email, go to
> endurance.net sometime and check 
> > > out the new look.
> > >
> > >   The only thing I don't like, John, since I read
> the archives, is that 
> > > the colors of posts "read" and "unread" are very
> similar (purple vs. 
> > > blue) so it's a lot harder to distinguish what I
> have already read.
> > >   Thanks for all your hard work in keeping the
> endurance community 
> > > informed!
> > >
> > >   Alissa
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