Michael Grant wrote in a message to Robert Defibaugh:

 RD> something out here.  I've looked into Satellite, but it's SO
 RD> expensive.  So, asking to continue the previous discussion, does
 RD> anyone have any suggestions on what I might do to acquire faster
 RD> internet connection?

 MG> One thing you can do with a dial-up connection is use two phone
 MG> lines and link two modems together. If they are both 56k modems,
 MG> that will give you 112k speeds, which is comparable to entry level
 MG> DSL, generally at 128k. The speed would be subject to the phone
 MG> line quality, though; and many 56k modems can do no better than 44k
 MG> over standard phone lines.

 MG> Of course, your ISP also needs to allow you to use multiple logins
 MG> from one account...

And you need to have enough extra money to afford to pay for another phone
line that probably will NOT boost your speed to 112K.  Why is the extra
speed needed?

    Everett 
      evhert{at}juno.com 
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