Daniel Lawson wrote:
Michael McDonald wrote:
I've been asked to recommend a system for an 80-yr old first time user living in the South Island. My first choice would be naked DSL, VOIP phone, Ubuntu. However, there may be constraints like dialup access only. Do you have any "off the cuff" alternative solutions/suggestions?
Suggestions or solutions to what problem? The lack of DSL?
while comparatively expensive, farmside seem to be the answer to no dsl service, and is certainly cheaper than satellite once was - and 2-way. whether your friend would want that level of expense is unknown. perhaps the starter plan is viable and he would qualify for the partner rate? http://www.farmside.co.nz/services/farmside_broadband/compare_plans/ have you checked to see if dsl is available on his phone number? dsl is available in plenty of places that some would classify as "rural". i'm nearly 10 minutes drive out of chc and have had dsl here for a few years now. Cheers, Roger