New Wireless Internet Provider
February 2, 2006
Holy Cow, it appears to finally be happening. I absolutely love living in the mountains of Arizona and wouldn’t change it for nothing, but a fact of that life is crappy internet service. My only options are satellite (Direcway) and dialup. I actually have both as I used the Direcway service (as poor and expensive as it is) for general internet stuff and use the dialup for my America’s Army gaming. Some would argue that dialup is not acceptable for internet gaming, but I have made do.
Well, the local paper ran a story tonight about a new internet service provider, Digital Technology Group, that will launch new service in my rural neck of the woods at the end of February. Hooah! Its even gonna be cheaper than Direcway, so it sounds like a win-win situation. Gonna do some research tonight, but plan to call tomorrow for details and installation date. The latency will still be larger than cable or DSL, but should be better than both the satellite (ha ha) and the dial up.
Can I finally be leaving the dark ages of internet service?
Finally Taken the MP3 Plunge
February 2, 2006
I consider myself a techno geek. I like to have all the new toys and am an early adopter for electronics. However, until yesterday, I had not acquired an MP3 player. I never really could explain why I didnt have one, but I just didnt. I have been a user of Rhapsody as a music library, so I had access to all the music I wanted to listen to at work or on my computer, it just wasnt portable.
Well, as of yesterday, that has changed. I ordered my first MP3 player. Both of my kids have Ipods, but I didnt want to be tied to Apple nor do I envision purchasing a whole bunch of songs/albums. I like the idea of an entire inventory of music that I can listen to and the Rhapsody On the Go program allows me to do that. The only drawback is that if I leave the service, I lose all the music. The extra $5 a month seems pretty minor too. If I were to use ITunes, I have no doubt I would easily exceed that amount in purchases.
The MP3 player I purchased is the IRiver H10 5GM model. It looks sharp, gets nice reviews and didnt break the bank at about $229 including a free (I am sure I will get what I paid for) set of headphones in addition to the earplugs. It should arrive soon. I will post back on my impressions once I begin to use it.
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