However, The ethernet over cable system/cable modems, work quite
well most of the public schools and Hawaii department of Education are
using this system for accessing the internet. I am thinging about it my
self. It should be available next year. However we are looking at $20-40
per month flat rate. The prices you are seeing seem to be kinda high.
MTF
>
>Ps.Any of you computer FREAKS out there operating their computer on co-axial
>cable? I need some opinions on the following: my cable company is now offering
>this service and it sounds very good. It will be a cable expressly
>dedicated to
>internet service. No more using the phone lines to access the net.
>
>Expensive to set switch to: $150 installation fee and $55/mth thereafter. This
>includes rental of a cable modem. You get 1Gb of data traffic per month; 5
>mb of
>personal space w/- 30 mb of traffic permitted per month for your webpage
>operation. You can tell I'm reading from the brochure now! More than I could
>probably use in a lifetime but, super fast because of the huge increase in
>bandwidth and internet ready 24hrs/day. Just turn on and go!
>
>Maybe I'll wait until the price comes down like it has for RAM ;-)
Mach Fukada, Computer Specialist
Information Technology and Communications
Tokai University at Honolulu
"You need it, I'll make it. You break it, I'll fix it.
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