From: "Glenn Meadows" 

The radio station on the phone will for SURE be a problem with DSL.  I'd
get that fixed NOW, even before you order the DSL.

Does it appear on all phones, or just certain ones?  Are they wireless in
the house, or hard wired to the wall phones?

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Glenn M.
"Ellen K."  wrote in message
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>I once assembled a microwave cart that I didn't know was going to
> require assembly.  (I bought it, drove around to customer pickup, and
> was horrified to see a long flat box.  I think there were 90-something
> pieces.)  It took me an entire afternoon but I have to say I definitely
> had a feeling of accomplishment, and I'm still using it.  I guess if I
> had all the tools and probably about two days I could follow the
> instructions in the article, but since neither condition applies....
> does this imply that with some kind of antenna I could use a nearby
> hotspot's network?   (I'd gladly pay the $150 mentioned in the article.)
> There is NOT a "clear line of sight" to any hotspot I know of.
>
> Also, there is a radio station a few blocks from my house which I hear
> on my phone... friends told me the phone company can fix that, which I
> guess I will have to do for the DSL to work, yes?   (Besides which it's
> really irritating when talking on the phone.)
>
> Separate question:  This is probably academic because it's looking like
> the dslextreme is the simplest way to go, but:  Suppose I got one of
> those cards you stick in a laptop so you can be connected anywhere...
> would there be a way for the desktops to somehow use that connection?
>
>
>
> On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 06:18:54 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote in
> message :
>
>>http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448
>>
>>Geo.
>>
>>"Ellen K."  wrote in message
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>>>I could arrange one...
>>>
>>> Guess I can't resist asking why?
>>>
>>> On Tue, 2 Jan 2007 22:05:01 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote in
>>> message :
>>>
>>>>"Ellen K." 
wrote in message
>>>>news:jm2mp2l4v0lvjjehh70sngq5d5dl9lblsu{at}4ax.com...
>>>>
>>>>> There are several strip malls within about a half a
mile of my house,
>>>>> at
>>>>> least one of which has a little restaurant providing a
wi-fi hot spot.
>>>>> Also, although the side streets are all single-family homes, the
>>>>> street
>>>>> I actually live on is mostly apartments.  (I have a
SFH but it's zoned
>>>>> multi-family.)
>>>>
>>>>Do you have a pringles can?
>>>>
>>>>Geo.
>>>
>

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