On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:58:25 -0800 (PST), Larry L
wrote:



Larry, from what I gather from your post, your telephone line is not
adequate for a DSL high speed connection, (hell, it sounds like you
can't even get full speed out of your dial up connection).


I have to get wireless and there seem to be two types available ....
satellite and "radio"


Both setups require a fairly hefty setup cost for antennas and such
and contracts, of course, so I want to make sure I have a decent idea
what to expect for the $$$

I'd avoid satellite if possible, especially systems using geosynchronous
birds, as the round trip transport latency alone is nearly a full second, and
that can be surprisingly aggravating to both applications (eg: Skype) and
users. And while systems based on low earth orbit birds have 1/100th the
latency, they suffer from pathetic throughput (well under 100 Kbits/sec) and
can have coverage issues (mountains).

If radio frequency two-way service is available with download throughput in
the 12 Mbit/sec range you cited earlier, that'll likely be the best bang for
the buck.